Pierce is finishing his second year in the Master of City Planning Program, concentrating in Environmental Planning and Healthy Cities. He earned his B.A in Sociology and French from UC Santa Barbara. His research has primarily been focused on stakeholder engagement in climate action planning.

Sondra is finishing her first year in the Master of City Planning Program, concentrating in Environmental Planning and Healthy Cities. She earned her B.A in Environmental Analysis from Scripps College. Sondra has worked with local governments and private firms on climate action planning and green building programming. In her spare time, she loves exploring new neighborhoods and running and hiking out in nature.

Pawida Bualert is a first-year graduate student in the Master of City Planning (Urban Design Concentration) at UC Berkeley. She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her work experience and research focused on ecological democracy, public space place-making and how to promote sustainability and create harmony between urban and nature through inclusive approach.

Kendra has a BS in Economics with a focus in environmental and natural resource economics from James Madison University. Prior to graduate school she worked in the environmental education sector as an outdoor science teacher. She is currently in her second year of the Masters of Landscape Architecture program at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on multi-species habitat restoration and the landscapes of childhood.

Javaun holds a B.S. in Economics at Envioronment and Natural Studies from the Universty of Wyoming and is currently pursuing a Master of City Planning degree at UC Berkeley. Within the MCP program, he focuses on transporation and environmental planning, interested in transforming streetscapes in a way that provides equitable access to green spaces for urban residents. Javaun is passionate about the intersection of transportation access, active transportation, and environmental and ecological justice. In his free time he enjoys traveling, live music, and spending quality time with his cats.

Martine holds a BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University and is currently a graduate student in UC Berkeley's Masters of City & Regional Planning program. They are particularly interested in migrant geographies - how the movement of people, resources, more-than-humans, and capital challenge jurisdictional boundaries, borders, and our conceptions of "urban" and "rural."

Ella Kamai Is a visitor student in UCB in the department of landscape architecture and Environmental Planning. Her background includes environmental studies and environmental education. She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the Technical University of Haifa, Israel and is currently pursuing a Master of Geography and City Planning in Hebrew University. Her research focuses on Social and Environmental justice. In her free time, she enjoys hiking out in nature and dancing traditional African Dances.

Sydney has a BA in Urban Studies from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and she is now pursuing a Master's of City Planning, focusing primarily on sustainable transportation. She's most interested in learning about how multi-modal transportation systems can support non-vehicular travel while improving social equity and community resilience. In her free time, she enjoys trail running, rock climbing, and baking.

Joyce is currently a first year Masters in Range and Wildlife Management student and previously received a BS in Environmental Systems, Earth Science from UC San Diego. Her study interests include botany and agroecology, and in her free time enjoys gardening, dancing, gaming, and iNat-ing on hikes.

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Alex has a BS in Environmental Systems and a BA in Urban Planning from UC San Diego, and is now pursuing a Master’s of Development Practice and career in sustainable agriculture and food security. Her work background is in border rights activism and wilderness guiding, and in her free time she can be found cycling along the Bay Area’s backroads.

Johanna holds a B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies from UC Berkeley and is currently pursuing a dual Master of City Planning and Public Health at Berkeley. Within the MCP and MPH programs, she focuses on environmental health sciences and environmental planning, and healthy cities. Johanna is passionate about the intersection of environmental planning and public health and her research interests include environmental justice, land use planning for public health, climate change policy, and spatial analysis. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, gardening, and listening to live music.

Leyla has a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado, Boulder and is currently enrolled in the UC Berkeley's Master of City Planning program. Within the MCP program, Leyla is concentrating in Transportation Planning and is interested in applied data science and urban analytics. Prior to her studies at UC Berkeley, Leyla worked in digital fabrication for Architectural Interior projects, as well as project management of tech art installations in commercial spaces, giving form to interactive AR/VR installations and other technologies.

Snow is a City Planning graduate student at UC Berkeley with expertise in public health, public financing, and real estate development. She holds a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley. Currently, Snow is an Associate at Economic & Planning Systems and serves on the leadership team for the Berkeley Food Insitute's grad council. Upon graduation, she hopes to use her skills to support equitable real estate development and food systems.