I seek every opportunity to apply sustainable and culturally appropriate applications to community development. I am interested in the collaborative approach to sustainability, environmental education, food security, and poverty reduction. I am currently finishing my last semester studying Natural Resource Management and Environmental Planning at California State University Humboldt.
Interests in Appropriate Technology
- Revitalization of community space
- Poverty reduction
- Food security
- Analysis of ecosystem services in both economic and intrinsic perspectives
- Reduction of waste in forms of plastic, Styrofoam, and e-waste
Experience in Appropriate Technology
- 1 year co-directorship at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
- Experience with earthen plasters, cobb, and straw slip
- Weekend seminar at Emerald Earth
- Summer internship at Bayside Park Farms as an Organic Gardener
Affiliations
- Member of Architects, Planners and Designers for Social Responsibility
- Campus Center for Appropriate Technology Steering Committee
Related Coursework
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Natural Resource Planning
- Economics of a Sustainable Society
- Grant Writing
- Environmental Law and Regulation
- Environmental Conflict Resolution
- Politics of a Sustainable Society
- Third World Politics
- Introduction to GIS
- Rangeland Resource Management
- Introduction to Soil Science
- Beekeeping
- Green Building