Program Staff | The Washington Youth Summit on the Environment | George Mason University

Program Staff

Summit Leadership

Amy Takayama-Perez
Executive Director & Dean of Admissions, George Mason University

Richard Friesner, Ph.D.
Program Director

Elena Johnson, M.Ed.
Program Director

Rachel Cleaver, MPA
Associate Director & Student Support

Lauren Jackman
Speaker Lead

Ali Dodson, MS, MPP
Senior Assistant Director

Sam Wolfe
Assistant Director, Logistics

Rachel Urkowitz
Director, Logistics

Faculty Advisors

Gretchen Gorecki
Faculty Advisor

Jesi Hessong
Faculty Advisor

Marieke Kester Jones
Faculty Advisor

Maction Komwa, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor

Kevin Magerr
Faculty Advisor

Mike McDavit
Faculty Advisor

Erica R. McKenzie
Faculty Advisor

Corey Payne
Faculty Advisor

Gary Swick
Faculty Advisor

Caitlin Wall
Faculty Advisor

Keni Rienks
Faculty Advisor

Donna Downing
Faculty Advisor

Laura Swessel
Faculty Advisor

Samantha Oester
Faculty Advisor

Junior Faculty Advisors

Freya Patel
Junior Faculty Advisor

Olivia Slack
Junior Faculty Advisor

Serena Seiler
Junior Faculty Advisor

Jesse Wong
Junior Faculty Advisor

Christa Madison
Junior Faculty Advisor

Emily Ellithorpe
Junior Faculty Advisor

Spencer Bennett
Junior Faculty Advisor

Donnelle Bodnarchuk
Junior Faculty Advisor

Lillian Herring
Junior Faculty Advisor

Jazmin Golden
Junior Faculty Advisor

Abigail Swick
Junior Faculty Advisor

Megan Wilson
Junior Faculty Advisor

Tessa Bennett
Junior Faculty Advisor

Charlotte Joannidis
Junior Faculty Advisor

Stephen Taglieri
Junior Faculty Advisor

Advance Team

Sam Wolfe
Assistant Director, Logistics

Sydney Kirwan
Advance Team Member

Keirsten Robinson
Advance Team Member

Camden Layton
Advance Team Member

Jada McClure
Advance Team Member

Riley Noyes
Advance Team Member

Kalea Perez
Advance Team Member

Rachel Urkowitz
Director, Logistics

Allison Wells
Advance Team Member

Student Support

Rachel Cleaver, MPA
Associate Director & Student Support

Pat Money
Student Support

Interns

McKenzie Moore
Conference Intern

Rebecca King
Conference Intern

Tai’Juon Walls
Conference Intern

Haley Paul
Conference Intern

Photographers

Meghan A.T.B. Reese
Producer, Writer, & Photographer

Anna Layden
Assistant Photographer