Fellows and Ambassadors
Meet the 2020-2021 Fellows and Ambassadors
Hometown:
Savannah, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year mechanical engineering major at Georgia Tech.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
In my spare time (that should not be spare), I like to build holograms. I am proud of my accomplishments and sincerely apologize to my Georgia Tech professors.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
Ray’s company doubled its profits while cutting pollution by 90%. I aspire to align business and environmental interests as he did. The ability to work from home is a technological marvel that has proven itself during the pandemic. At my workplace, I became an ambassador for leveraging this practice that provides both fiscal and environmental benefits.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year business administration major at Georgia Tech. I have a concentration in operations and supply chain management.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I spent two weeks living in an RV in New Zealand.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I want to work in a supply chain role where I will have the opportunity to reduce waste in shipping, packing, and manufacturing products. I make it a point in all of my interviews to ask how I could be involved in sustainability if I were to get the job.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a third-year earth and atmospheric sciences major at Georgia Tech. I have a concentration in environmental sciences.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I had the opportunity to live on the Great Barrier Reef as a participant in the Spring 2020 Georgia Tech Pacific Program!
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I have always been passionate about the earth and its inhabitants, which means that integrating sustainability into my personal and career goals comes naturally to me. I am currently involved in paleoclimate research at Georgia Tech under Professor Kim Cobb. We use fossil corals to reconstruct past temperatures in the Tropical Pacific, which improves scientists’ ability to predict climate change. I plan to continue my involvement in better understanding climate change in graduate school.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year civil engineering major at Georgia Tech. I have a minor in industrial design.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
In the sixth grade, I sat in the real county criminal courthouse as the judge (wearing a full set of robes and a powdered wig) hearing the case of Mr. Hyde on trial for the crimes of Dr. Jekyll.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
Like Ray, I see Earth as a web of life connecting us through stories. In my story, I hold all businesses accountable for taking immediate climate change mitigation action. I will advocate for policy that incentivizes sustainability, design products that promote sustainable lifestyles, support businesses that belong to a clean energy economy, prioritize bringing equity to renewable energy and women’s health, and use the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to guide me.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Hong Kong
Current student status:
I am a third-year environmental engineering major at Georgia Tech.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
My last name, “Ip,” means “leaf” in Cantonese. It’s the most sustainable last name you can find!
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
My work lies at the intersection of faith, climate, and storytelling. I am planning to launch a career in science journalism, science communication, or science policy, and sustainability is a keystone of my career and personal goals. In the Summer of 2020, as a Serve-Learn-Sustain intern, I worked on digital storytelling and outreach projects for West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, a local Black-led environmental justice nonprofit.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Snellville, Georgia
Current student status:
At Georgia Tech, I am a third-year business administration major with a concentration in strategy and innovation. I am also pursuing the certificate in sustainable business.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I am a track and field student-athlete at Georgia Tech.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I am very conscious of the choices I make in my life. I have reduced my carbon footprint by using less single-use plastic, carpooling, and going vegan. I also educate myself on other sustainable practices (for individuals as well as businesses) by reading articles multiple times a week. I look forward to serving as an Ambassador because I want to learn more about how to implement sustainable initiatives in business.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Evans, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year business administration major at Georgia Tech. I have a concentration in information technology management.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I was bitten by a lone star tick, and now I am allergic to beef, pork, and lamb.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I plan on implementing sustainability into my career goals by always being cautious of the type of work I do and the vendors from which I purchase. During my job interviews, I always ask what the company is doing to encourage sustainability in its work process and the community. I strive to share my skills with a company that makes a serious effort to promote sustainable work practices.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Oviedo, Florida
Current student status:
I am a third-year double major in mechanical engineering and physics at Georgia Tech.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I have seven siblings, four of whom were adopted!
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I want to be an agent for change in global poverty. I believe sustainable economic development can support the change I hope to see. I would like to use my engineering background to inform my work in social entrepreneurship. To this end, I am focusing on gaining opportunities, such as volunteering and interning in underserved communities abroad and at home, that helps me understand the nature of poverty.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year history major at Agnes Scott College. I also have two minors: one in education and another in environmental and sustainability studies.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
In my senior year of high school, my school’s band was selected to play for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
By being an Ambassador, I hope I can inspire someone to join the fight for environmental protection and justice. After graduation, I will be a teacher. I hope to integrate all that I have learned about the environment into the classroom in order to make a positive impact on the next generation. Currently, I am an environmental resident at Agnes Scott College and the education and outreach coordinator for Metro Atlanta Youth Energy Corps (MAYEC).
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a third-year biology major at Georgia Tech. I have a concentration in environmental science.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
For the past five years, I have spent my summers on various research projects to monitor and protect nesting female sea turtles!
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I’m interested in an academic career to study wildlife sensory and behavioral biology in response to anthropogenic habitat fragmentation. I love conservation research because it’s about studying how the natural world functions and developing sustainable solutions with people. I applied to be an Ambassador because I don’t know much about business. I hope this opportunity gives me an additional perspective on potential solutions to conservation issues.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Columbia, Maryland
Current student status:
I am a fourth-year environmental engineering major at Georgia Tech. I also have a minor in sustainable cities.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I studied Japanese from the sixth grade through my second year in college.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I plan to utilize my bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and minor in sustainable cities to implement infrastructural change. I’d like to dedicate my career to sustainable urban development. My passion in this area has grown stronger as I have realized the need for long-term infrastructural change to help disadvantaged communities. For me, this work would involve planning and developing truly sustainable urban communities that prioritize equality, the environment, and the economy.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Grayson, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a third-year chemical and biomolecular engineering major at Georgia Tech.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I have a rat terrier named Blue (her full name is Aramis Blueberry Cornchip). She looks like a cow. I also have a Roborovski dwarf hamster named Theo. He’s the size of a chicken nugget.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
I believe that sustainable products and processes should be cost effective for both the consumer and the producer, so my goal is to work with companies to develop affordable and sustainable solutions to our problems. I chose my field because I believe that chemical engineers have a pivotal role to play in implementing sustainable business practices for the companies that contribute most to polluting our environment.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Tucker, Georgia
Current student status:
I am a first-year public policy major at Georgia Tech. I am specializing in environmental policy.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
I flew a plane long before I drove a car.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
As I begin my college experience, I am choosing courses that will directly further my education on the issue of sustainability. I am also choosing to get involved with programs (such as becoming an Ambassador) that help students learn how to design practical solutions to sustainability challenges. Eventually, I would like to intern with or have a co-op at a company that aims to have sustainable operations throughout its supply chain.
Program: Sustainability
Scheller College Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassador
Hometown: Bath, Pennsylvania
Current student status:
At Georgia Tech, I am a first-year business administration major with a concentration in information technology management. I am also pursuing two minors: computing and business, and German.
What is a fun fact about yourself?
During my first visit to Atlanta, I accidentally rode the elevator with Pink and her bodyguard at the Omni Hotel.
What makes you a “Ray C. Anderson of tomorrow”?
From my point of view of as a first-year undergraduate, I noticed from the get-go that the Georgia Tech campus boasts a plethora of sustainable practices, from infrastructure like the Kendeda Building to the compostable packaging utilized in dining halls. I also make individual efforts to support sustainability. Aside from my role as an Ambassador, I’m also working on an education project with Emerging Leaders (a first-year leadership organization) to facilitate increased awareness and utilization of campus recycling sites via strategic placement of outdoor signage.