I’m a Senior undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities majoring in - Sustainable Systems Management (SSM) and minoring in Sustainability Studies. I am synchronously obtaining my Master's of Science in Biosystems Science, Engineering, and Management through an Integrated Master's 4+1 Program. As a student within the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE), my curriculum is constructed of environmentally/biologically focused engineering, science, technology, and resource/financial management courses.I am passionate about protecting biodiversity, understanding how nature will adapt due to the changing climate, and the sustainable management of resources in systems. Outside of class, I am the President of Bioproducts and Biosystems Ambassadors and a Clean Energy Leader for the Institute on the Environment. I also supply support working for my Department as the Outreach Assistant for SSM, a Teaching Assistant (TA) for an honors Climate Change Course, and various part-time roles for my UMN college, CFANS. In these positions, I collaborate directly with fellow students, UMN faculty/staff, and alumni.