Meet Our Fellows

The Environmental Fellowship Program has been running since 2022. To date, there have been 16 fellows, including our current cohort, most of whom have gone on to pursue careers in conservation, environmentalism or climate justice.  

Current Fellows, 2024-2025

Uzoma Adichie, Climate Education Fellow

Uzoma Adichie (she/they) is a native of Boston whose passion for the environment started at a young age. Her interests lie in environmental education, policy, and environmental justice. She graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies, and in her favorite class, she frequently visited and surveyed Washington Square Park. Their coursework helped instill their interest in nearby nature and assisting communities, especially low-income communities and communities of color, in establishing an environmental sense of place in the city. In their free time, Uzoma makes music as ‘planet zuz’ and ranks movies on Letterboxd.

Abigail Garcia, Bird Conservation Fellow

Abigail Garcia (she/her) graduated from Kenyon College with a Bachelor of Arts in biology and a wealth of research on environmental science and bird physiology. She enjoys learning about new and unfamiliar environments through exploration and community interactions.  

Abi is connected with this work through her experiences growing up in the San Fernando Valley, where she learned to appreciate nature in all its different forms. Outside of work, she enjoys taking care of plants, bird watching, crocheting, and walking around new places.

Emily Jones, Ecological Restoration Fellow

Emily (she/her) earned a Master of Professional Studies in environmental biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She enjoys learning about the long history of the land and ecologies around her and experiencing the short life that she's here for through reading, hiking, and swimming.  

Emily's first experience with ecological restoration was as part of a restoration crew in Seattle, WA, working on projects spanning from upland tree plantings to seaside trail maintenance. Since then, she has been grateful to learn about how restoration can be integrated with environmental and land justice efforts to allow nature to thrive alongside people's cultural and community ties to it.

Nicolás Reyes, Land Conservation Fellow

Nicolás Reyes (they/he) grew up in the Bronx and was first drawn to environmental justice and spatial analysis through learning about urban heat islands in their neighborhood. They went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science & Policy from Smith College. There, their work at the Spatial Analysis Lab expanded their skills in, and excitement for, all things GIS, spatial analysis, and cartography. Their passion for critical cartography stems from utilizing principles of data feminism to generate accessible maps.  

Outside of work, they enjoy photography as well as playing video and board games. These interests often intersect, and they tend to seek out projects that highlight interactive visual data as a way to communicate environmental issues.

Isabella Chung, Nature in the City Fellow

Isabella Chung (she/her) is from Honolulu, Hawai’i, where she grew up seeing how her communities often lacked equitable access to green spaces. She graduated in 2024 from Wellesley College, where her interest in community-engaging work and conservation grew through her classes and job at the botanic gardens on campus. Isabella hopes to pursue a career in urban and environmental planning, with a passion for projects that expand community access to food, greenspaces, housing, and more. In her free time, she loves experimenting with cooking and hunting for sea glass.