Kyreen is a fourth year student attending University of New Mexico studying Geography with minors in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Sustainability Studies. She is interested in climate justice and environmental justice amongst many other social issues. She took a course titled Introduction to Environmental and Social Justice which piqued her interest in Environmental Justice and Environmental Protection. She is an intern at UNM Lobo Gardens, as is rooted in soil health and soil erosion.

Hope is a fourth year student majoring in geography and environmental studies with a minor in sustainability. She is passionate about learning about climate change and the effects it will have on future generations. She has been involved with UNM LEAF since her freshman year and became a leadership member her sophomore year. She wants to help students learn more about environmental justice and get involved with it through UNM LEAF.

Jack is a sophomore at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Environmental Planning & Design with minors in Sustainability Studies and Film. He's had a lot of involvement in the climate movement over the years, beginning during his senior year of high school when he attended his first climate strike (pictured above), he then campaigned on social media against fossil fuel projects (Willow & CP2), and was recently a UNM Climate Science Communication Fellow where he created a short documentary to educate the UNM community. Now he's a fellow with Campus Climate Network and hopes to contribute to LEAF winning their climate emergency campaign. ​You can contact him at jbarkhurst@unm.edu or on IG @jj.barkhurst!

Caitlyn is a second year undergraduate at UNM majoring in Environmental Communication and minoring in Sustainability Studies. She is passionate about connecting with her community to introduce practical sustainability methods and environmental justice through both education and actively meeting community needs. As a community liaison she hopes to ensure that UNM LEAF stays connected with the greater UNM and Albuquerque circle to bring environmental justice to the forefront of discussions, and eventually bring forth positive sustainable change.

Hannah is a second year student at the University of New Mexico. She is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Sustainability Studies. Hannah was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, so she understands the importance of a healthy environment and a culturally diverse community. You can reach out to her at either of these emails, loftushannah434@gmail.com or hloftus31@unm.edu 

Emily is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Public Policy program at the University of New Mexico. Informed by her undergraduate studies in sociology, Emily is passionate about environmental and social justice. She is actively involved in climate justice organizing as a member of Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA). In her role at LEAF, she hopes to engage graduate students and build coalitions across student groups to address environmental injustice and improve sustainability.