
ABOUT
OUR PEOPLE
welcome to our team
The Green Campus Action Plan is a committee of undergraduate students from all majors dedicated to pursuing and advancing sustainability on-campus through a variety of pathways, including advocacy, grants, and programs. Meet our 2021-2022 team below.
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Our application Process
Applications to apply open in the Summer Quarter.
We are currently recruiting committee members and interns*. All undergraduate students interested in joining are encouraged to apply and get involved!
The application deadline was on August 15th, 2021.
*Paid position
our 2021-2022 committee
Alondra Martinez Marquez
Vice President of Sustainability and Director of GCAP
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Environmental Engineering
Alondra plans to work at a company focused on air pollution control. She would like to work towards a zero-waste and carbon-neutral campus. She is passionate about energy efficiency and educating others about ways to be more sustainable. renewable energy technology.
Cindy Pace
Policy Director
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Political Science (International Affairs), and Sustainability Studies
Cindy is preparing for a career as an environmental lawyer and lobbyist. She is fascinated by the role that social constructs (like race, class, gender, etc.) in regards to both how we view the environment or our "ecological landscape," as well as environmental policy. She hopes to address environmental concerns on our campus by keeping in mind the unique struggles of ALL students.
Hannah Renée O’Brien
Committee Member
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Political Science, Law and Society
Minor: Philosophy
Hannah's main career goal is to attend a law school and become an attorney. She has not picked an emphasis yet but might go into immigration law or environmental law.
Two critical elements of her activism are protecting the environment and advocating for the disabled. These are the two issues that she is the most passionate about and integrates into her activism at every single level.
Purnima Qamar
Intern
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Psychology
Purnima is preparing for a career as a clinical psychologist, focusing on communities who suffer from health disparities. She is deeply interested in research and advocacy.
Purnima wants to bridge the gap of mental health resources in communities ostracized from their homes due to environmental and social causes. She has completed a research project on the effect of air pollution on mental and physical health and continues to learn how communities in the Imperial Valley are challenged by air pollution.
Guohang "Henry" Zhang
Intern
Pronouns: He/Him
Major: Theater, Film, and Digital Production
Henry is working towards a career as a professional video editor, commercial producer, and creating spontaneous and captivating content for the world to enjoy. He would love to utilize my video production skills to highlight and educate the major environmental and ecological complications such as food waste, energy pollution, causes and effects of over-population, and proper recycling.
Shraddha Bhonsle
Program Director
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: CMDB
Minor: Public Policy
Shraddha is passionate about working towards a sustainable and 100% renewable energy-based campus. She is a strong advocate for protecting our planet's oceans and biodiversity through conservation and policy efforts. After graduation, Shraddha plans to pursue a career as a physician.
Vidhya Kumaraswamy
Committee Member
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Biology
Minor: Business Administration
Vidhya is working towards pursuing a career in sustainability management.
She is passionate about mindful consumption in terms of food and other use of our planet's natural resources. Additionally, she is interested in marine conservation by lessening pollutants and allowing ocean life to flourish. Vidhya wants to extend her personal efforts and contributions to sustainability to a larger-scale platform.
Kennedy Lincoln
Committee Member
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Environmental Engineering
Kennedy is studying to pursue a career in environmental engineering, focused on water issues in unserved communities.
She is passionate about ending Environmental Racism, helping save the planet, living a sustainability lifestyle and spreading awareness about environmental issues. Kennedy wants to work towards providing clean water in all parts of the world and leaving a positive impact in all facets of her life.
Ellen Nguyen
Intern
Pronouns: She/Her
Major: Environmental Science
Ellen hopes to become either a chief sustainability officer or environmental scientist working for a government organization to address policy changes backed by science in order to uplift marginalized groups.
She wants to mainly work towards environmental justice initiatives that prioritize black, brown, and indigenous communities through targeting food insecurity, educational disparities, and urban planning. Ellen is also extremely passionate about sustainable fashion, the protection of garment workers in this industry, and the impacts of fast fashion on the environment.
Sam Berdichevskiy
Intern
Pronouns: He/Him
Major: Public Policy
(Environmental and Economic Policy)
Sam plans to pursue a career as an environmental policy analyst or researcher with an emphasis on sustainable water policy.
He hopes to solve the global dilemma we are facing regarding the increase in water scarcity through the reformation of current unsustainable water-use practices currently in place in much of the world and advise on policies to preserve the fragile balance of the natural watershed.

2020-2021 GCAP Committee
Vanessa Gomez-Alvarado
Vice President of Sustainability
Green Campus Action Plan Director
Tori Kim
Program Director
Leo Ballesteros
ASUCR Senator and Committee Member
Hannah Renée O’Brien
Policy Director
Alondra Martinez
Vice Chair
Barry Liu
ASUCR Senator and Committee Member
Ariana Turner
Committee Member
Layvin Manghane
Committee Member
Kennedy Lincoln
Committee Member
Fadi Zaki
Committee Member, Finance
Cindy Pace
Committee Member
Magdelene Lai
Intern
Purnima Qamar
Intern
Leslie Rendon
Intern

2019-2020 GCAP Committee

