Originally from Russia, Sofya graduated from the University of Chicago in 2008 with a degree in environmental studies.  She has conducted research on the intersection of environmental, health, and poverty issues at Chicago’s Field Museum, studied conservation and natural resource management in Brazil, and researched the potential for environmental initiatives … Read more

Veronica graduated with honors in nutritional sciences from Cornell University in 2008. She was a Cornell Commitment Tradition Scholar, volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and worked in Nicaragua teaching at a local school and volunteering at a program for pregnant women. She also wrote an honors thesis on body composition techniques, … Read more

Originally fromVermont, Page graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2010 with a degree in environmental studies. Her past independent projects include researching the implications of chop-and-mulch agriculture on Amazonian household food security and exploring the Green Revolution dialectically. As an education volunteer at Heifer International’s Overlook Farm, she facilitated programming … Read more

Hailing from Davis, California, Stefani is a 2010 graduate of Stanford University, where she studied health policy and health inequities in the human biology program.  She was a leader in Stanford College Prep, a support program for first-generation college-bound high school students. She also coordinated Volunteers in Latin America, a student-run … Read more