Student Leaders Mentor First-Year Wildcats Interested in Sustainability
Meet the 2025-26 Changemaker Fellowship Lead Coaches, Coaches and Fellows!
This group of incredible student leaders will be mentoring incoming Changemaker Fellows, first-year students who are excited about sustainability. The Coaches will support them in navigating college life, will share various ways to get involved with sustainability on campus, help them build leadership skills and find their community. These student leaders help make our campus community (that can feel so big at first!), feel small.
Lead Coaches
Belle and Abby are stepping into a larger leadership role this year, helping to mentor and guide this year’s Coaches.
🤩 Belle Dee ‘26 is dual majoring in and . “I’m so excited for the year ahead as a Co-Lead Coach! I’m looking forward to supporting and learning alongside this incredible group of students as they grow into more sustainable, intentional leaders. Watching them inspire one another, and be transformed in the process, is one of the most rewarding parts of this role. Each Fellow is part of a much larger story, and I can’t wait to see how their actions this year ripple outward into our collective future.”
🍃 Abby Kincaid ’27 is dual majoring in and sustainability. “I am so excited for the upcoming year! This will be my third year involved in the program from Fellow to Coach and now Lead Coach. The program provides so much community, opportunities to grow, make change, and get involved in sustainability. I think this will be an awesome year with an awesome cohort and I’m so excited to see where it goes.”
Coaches
🌟 Garrett Hunter ‘27 is dual majoring in mechanical engineering and sustainability. “I’m choosing to be a Changemaker Coach again because of the impact this program has had on me. It was really amazing to be able to help freshman chase after their dreams and help supply them with some of the resources they need to achieve those dreams.”
🐝 David Crory ‘28 is dual majoring in s and sustainability, with a . “I am most looking forward to getting to know the freshman class, and brainstorming ways for them to implement sustainable practices into whatever career or hobby they are passionate about – creating a more sustainable campus community and global future!”
🌎 Taylor Barry ’28 is dual majoring in and sustainability. “This year, I am most excited to explore the ability to pursue professional opportunities and befriend like-minded peers through the Sustainability Institute.”
🫎Freya Sirois ’28 is majoring in . “I am looking forward to meeting new people and helping incoming students to develop career plans, get involved on campus, and take the next step towards sustainability!”
🌳 Nyssa Barrett ’27 is majoring in . “What I'm most excited about being a Changemaker Coach this year is the opportunity to connect more deeply with sustainability on campus!”
🏥 Mary Woytowicz ’28 is a major. “I am most excited to meet the incoming class and continue to work with other students in order to create positive change within each other and our communities.”
🤩 Mykala McConaghy ’28 is dual majoring in environmental engineering and sustainability. “I’m looking forward to helping incoming students get engaged with sustainability both on and off campus!”
🦋 Annie Ragland ‘28 is majoring in environmental science: ecosystems. “I am looking forward to meeting others who are also passionate in sustainability and helping the fellows explore and find their unique interests in sustainability!”
🖥️ Mike Savio ’28 is majoring in . “I am looking forward to guiding a group of Fellows as they grow into strong sustainability leaders, so they can build a better future not only for themselves, but for all of us.”
ʵ Sofia Holmes ’28 is dual majoring in and sustainability. “I am most excited to be able to connect with incoming freshman and get to discuss all things sustainability!”
First-year Changemaker Fellows
Maria Soares, electrical engineering: biomedical engineering
Caylen Holleman, engineering physics
Avery Andrews, ocean engineering
Kennan Jones, marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology
Orla Fogarty, ocean engineering
Jessica Yap, business administration: accounting
Amna Zeeshan, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Emily King, environmental engineering
Alexander Blasbalg, electrical engineering: biomedical engineering
George Andre Yaw Owusu, electrical engineering: biomedical engineering
Clara McCauley, environmental conservation and sustainability
Katie Kurtz, communication sciences and disorders
Kierra Martin-Biggs, business administration: marketing
Felix Prigge, undeclared, health and human services
Liam Green, civil engineering
Gabriella Scott, neuroscience & behavior
Scarlett Yurcisin, zoology
Natalia Rothwell, marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology
Erin Harrington, psychology
Vincent Bates, undeclared, CEPS
Naomi Nelson, environmental engineering
Josie Hosler, wildlife and conservation biology
Gina Rossi, marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology
Madison McCall, undeclared, CEPS
Aleah Ryan, neuroscience & behavior
Kaitlyn St. Gelais, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Evan Bongiovanni, biology
Caitlin Smith, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Matthew Norman, undeclared, CEPS
Karunika Srivastava, psychology
Olivia Rogers, mechanical engineering
Devaja Dutta, electrical engineering
Emily Hunt, biology
Morgan Oling, undeclared, COLSA
Ava Frazier, political science
Andy Darcy, environmental conservation and sustainability
Sana Khan, neuroscience & behavior
Jessica Dudley, undeclared, COLA
Haley Schleeweis, environmental conservation and sustainability
Sylvia Varney, environmental conservation and sustainability
Tommy Ho, business administration
Hayden Slaughter, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Freya Gukelberger, nursing
Owen Herz, pre-business path to Paul College
Sadie Schultz, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Noelle Stash, psychology
Ryder Wanamaker, environmental engineering
Bennett Mayer, civil engineering
Ariana DeSimone, nutrition
Emmalee Ruiz, environmental sciences: ecosystems
Brogan Roy, undeclared, COLSA
