Student Employees

Research Assistants

Caitlyn Finnegan
Sustainability Data Research Assistant

Caitlyn M. Finnegan (she/her) is a first-year Master of Environmental Management candidate, specializing in Green Chemistry and Industrial Ecology, at the Yale School of the Environment. Before arriving at Yale, Caitlyn graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and a minor in Urban Planning. In her free time, Caitlyn enjoys backpacking, snowboarding, and baking. She is thrilled to contribute to Yale’s ongoing efforts in advancing sustainability and fostering a greener future.

Brennan Wong
Sustainable Procurement Research Assistant

Brennan Wong is a first year Master of Business Administration candidate at the Yale School of Management, hailing from Toronto, Canada. He’s passionate about supporting companies and organizations seeking to create value through sustainability. Prior to Yale, Brennan was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, partnering with investors and corporate leaders across North America on their decarbonization and energy transition-related agendas. Outside of school, Brennan loves to play volleyball, cook meals from different cuisines, and religiously watches workplace sitcoms. He’s excited to work on developing the business case for implementing a sustainable procurement strategy at Yale.

Bulldog Sustainability

Oren Aviad
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Oren Aviad is a junior in Pierson College on the varsity gymnastics team. She is currently undeclared but interested in potentially majoring in Neuroscience on a pre-med path. She has always been an outdoors person, enjoying any hike, beach trip, or sunset she can get to. She is very excited to promote Bulldog Sustainability on campus and hopes to make Yale a greener community. 

Emma Taylor
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Emma Taylor is a sophomore in Morse College. She is on the Yale Softball Team and majoring in environmental studies. Emma is from Havertown, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. Her interests include biodiversity and conservation and she looks forward to creating more connections between athletics and sustainability with the Bulldog Sustainability Team.

Hannah Turner
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Hannah is a junior in Silliman College majoring in Environmental Studies. She is also a member of the Yale Softball team. Hannah was born and raised in Texas, and she enjoys spending time kayaking, cooking, and reading. Hannah is passionate about the intersections of health equity and the environment, and she aspires to promote collaboration and unity via sustainability. She is excited to work with the Bulldog Sustainability team to foster meaningful action and progress.

Sustainability Peer Education

Ciara Lonergan
Communications Team Leader

Ciara Lonergan, a junior in Morse College, is from a small town in Massachusetts. She is
majoring in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. Ciara is also a Yale College Council Senator for Morse and is involved with the Equitable Bikeshare @ Yale. In her free time, Ciara enjoys writing, drinking coffee, and making Spotify playlists.

Jackson Ringley
Program Coordinator

Jackson Ringley (he/they) is a master’s student at Yale Divinity School with special interests in food justice, queer writing, and religion. Jackson is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BA in English and Global Studies, and he has a deep passion for community formation through storytelling. He loves working with students and guiding people through transitional periods of life, and you can typically find him enjoying a good cup of coffee or hiking around CT. 

Hailey Seo
Communications Team Member

Hailey Seo is a sophomore in Jonathan Edwards College from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who is majoring in Global Affairs and Environmental Studies. Outside of work with the Yale Office of Sustainability, she writes and edits for the Yale Review of International Studies, the Yale Environmentalist, and the Yale Globalist. She is passionate about creating an inclusive and approachable culture around sustainability. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, reading, and drinking coffee.