Staff and Interns

Sofia Santos '24 (she/her) - Food Sustainability • I am eager to evaluate how our college can take steps to invest in more sustainable food practices while collaborating with different partners, such as the dining staff. In California, where I am from, I have witnessed immigrant field workers’ rights and living wage compromised for food production. I hope to examine the individual steps in the food process from a social and sustainable lens.

Mico Mendoza '24 (he/him) - Food Sustainability • I am most excited about the people! Examining and understanding the intersectionality of food sustainability begin with the multiplicity of lived experiences, of ideas and inspirations, and of the viewpoints of the people who are involved. The conversations, the collaborations, the stories to be told and heard — those are what I’m most excited about.

Rika Nakato '24 (she/her) - Zero Waste • I'm excited to learn more about how zero waste plays a role in the greater picture of sustainability on campus (especially with COVID-specific challenges). I'm also eager to work to help implement systemic changes to reduce waste!

Lauren Lynch '23 (she/her) - Zero Waste • I am most excited to work through the second stage of the campus-wide Zero Waste assessment I worked on last year, which means getting to implement the recommendations we made. It will be really impactful to be able to make meaningful structural changes.

Theo Detweiler '24 (he/him) - Gardening and Landscapes • I am excited to care for the perennial gardens. I hope to support local wildlife, grow food, and keep carbon in the ground by building soil. I want to set the example that we can each fight climate change in our own backyards!

Rosa Kirk-Davidoff '21 (she/her) Gardening and Landscapes • I'm really excited to work in the gardens and help the land around the Zilkha Center be productive. I'm also interested in working to get Williams' campus landscaping to be more sustainable, with more native species and habitat for pollinators.

Tali Natter '23 (she/her) - Communications • I am excited to start managing the various Zilkha Center platforms to keep all Williams students informed and connected about the importance of sustainability and the ongoing efforts and events at Williams. I look forward to compiling these updates and initiatives into accessible and interesting formats and getting more students, departments, and centers involved!

Alisha Naidu '24 (she/her) - Communications • I'm so excited to get the word out about sustainability initiatives the Zilkha Center is taking on!

Molly Lohss '21 (she/her) - STARS/Assessment • I am most excited about synthesizing information from a variety of sustainability reports into a more digestible format. The information will be relayed to high ranking williams members- maybe even President Maud

Jaya Alagar ’22 (she/her) - Sustainable Buildings • I'm fascinated by the intersection of sustainability and the built environment. Increasing awareness of chemical hazards, especially to vulnerable communities, is really rewarding.

Haley Jefferson ’23 (she/her) - Historical Emissions • It has been fascinating to learn more about Williams as an institution and about its history through a specific lens that is of interest to me. Being able to work on a project that deals with pressing societal issues is incredibly fulfilling and keeps me motivated as I progress through the internship.

Katie Jung ’24 (she/her) - Composting • The conceptual idea of composting is rather straightforward. We reallocate a large fraction of waste — food waste — in order to create something new and useful. We turn waste into treasure through simple organization, and this treasure is nothing short of precious. This fascinates me; a rudimentary change can so naturally lead to big results. My internship allows me to actualize this type of change, and to explore first-hand this concept that I find so fascinating.

Andrew Hallward-Driemeier ’21 (he/him) - Historical Emissions • Digging through past treasurer's reports is fascinating because you get a sense of what people thought was important enough to mention in the blurb at the beginning or to list as a separate budgetary category.