Student Employees

Research Assistants

Nyle Jones
Social Media Assistant

Nyle Jones is a Freshman in Jonathan Edwards College majoring in Cognitive Science with a focus on Art and Technology. He is from Miami, Florida and actively involved in music production, visual arts, film, and acapella. Inspired by his experience designing sustainable fashion in high school, he’s excited to explore the intersection of his multidisciplinary creative experience with sustainability.

Yevgeniya Regent
Videographer

Yevgeniya Regent is a sophomore in Branford College, double majoring in Film and Media Studies and Cognitive Science. On campus, she is actively involved in film and the performing arts, serving as Head of Production on The Cinemat Board, assistant director of the Yale Student Film Festival, and as a producer, director, and writer on numerous projects. In her free time, she enjoys experimenting in the kitchen with her own recipes, as well as swimming and staying active.

Aileen Santiago
Graphic Design Assistant

Aileen Santiago is a Sophomore in Trumbull College majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Architecture with a Portuguese Certificate. She is from Miami, Florida and is passionate about incorporating design in education to promote sustainable practices on campus. In her free time, she enjoys painting, reading and going to the beach.

Miffy Wang
Social Media Assistant

Miffy Wang is a sophomore in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Computing & the Arts and Statistics & Data Science. She is from Hong Kong and she has a passion for photography, design, and sustainability. She is excited to contribute and bring more environmental awareness to Yale.
 

Bulldog Sustainability

Megan Brueck
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Megan is a senior in Morse College from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a member of the varsity gymnastics team and has been the Bulldog Sustainability Coordinator for two years. She is double majoring in Environmental Studies and History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. She enjoys the hiking and has made it a goal to visit every National Park. As a Communications Lead for Bulldog Sustainability, she hopes to spark excitement about sustainability initiatives in the Yale community.

Ellie Joseph
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Ellie Joseph is a first year in Davenport College. She is on the Yale softball team and undecided on her major. She is really excited to start her first year with Bulldog Sustainability and spread awareness about the importance of sustainability here at Yale and beyond. 

Lauren Kellen
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Lauren is a senior in Silliman College from Northwest Florida. She is a member of the volleyball team and is majoring in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy. In her free time, Lauren enjoys spending time in nature, hiking with her dog, and playing pickleball. She is looking forward to promoting environmental awareness within the athletics community and encouraging teams to implement sustainable practices in their time at Yale and beyond.

Emma Taylor
Bulldog Sustainability Project Coordinator

Emma Taylor is a senior in Morse College. She is on the Yale Softball Team and majoring in environmental studies. Emma is from Havertown, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia. In her free time she enjoys trips to the beach, baking, and spending time outside. Her interests include biodiversity and conservation and she looks forward to creating more connections between athletics and sustainability with the Bulldog Sustainability Team.

Sustainability Peer Education

Valeria Castañeda
Green Certifications Team Member

Valeria Castañeda is a junior in Pierson College, pursuing a double major in Global Affairs and Environmental Studies. At Yale, she focuses on the intersections of energy transition, global health, and environmental law and policy. Outside of her academic pursuits, Valeria enjoys immersing herself in different cultures, drinking coffee, and exploring the outdoors.

George Duran
Green Community Team Member

George Duran is from San Francisco, California. George is a sophomore studying Global Affairs in Timothy Dwight college. He grew up playing and hiking outdoors and ever since then a passion for the environment and its conservation has developed within him. He looks forward to working with the community to create a more sustainable campus.

Cherlyn Ferguson
Communications Team Leader

Cherlyn Ferguson is a junior in Ezra Stiles College, pursuing a major in Anthropology with a concentration in Medical Anthropology and Global Health as well as a Spanish Certificate. She is from Seattle, Washington and has grown up going on hikes and camping in the surrounding Cascade Mountains. In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, movie-going, learning languages, and trying out cafes near campus. She’s eager to help develop a campus culture of sustainable practices this semester as a member of this program.

Allison Gilmeister
Graduate Coordinator

Allison Gilmeister holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Point Loma Nazarene University, and is now pursuing dual graduate degrees at Yale Divinity School and Yale School of the Environment. Her primary interests lie at the intersection of religion and ecology, specifically understanding how spirituality and faith can be avenues for environmental activism. In her free time, Allison enjoys hiking, running and drinking lots of coffee. She hopes to bring innovation and new ideas to Yale’s Office of Sustainability, and looks forward to supporting its passionate team of undergraduate students. 

Tomas Gonzales
Communications Team Member

Tomas Gonzales is a freshman in Davenport College. At Yale, he plans to major in Environmental Studies (B.S), with certificates in both Climate Science & Solutions and Energy Studies. He is from Miami, Florida and he is passionate about environmental justice, climate activism, playing music with friends, and cooking. Tomas is excited to learn more about how to sustainably manage or oversee larger projects and implement sustainability at a corporate or societal level. At Yale, he plans to spread the importance of practicing sustainability and regain control over the future of the youth, as well as further explore environmental management.

Isabella Greubel
Communications Team Member

Isabella Greubel is a sophomore in Timothy Dwight College from New Hampshire. Passionate about the intersection between climate change and communication, she plans to major in Environmental Studies and East Asian Languages & Literatures. In her spare time she enjoys listening to music, walking through the woods outside her house, and traveling and exploring as much as she can.

Esperance Han
Green Community Team Leader

Esperance Han is a sophomore in Grace Hopper college. At Yale, she is majoring in Chemistry B.S with an energy studies certificate! She is from Ocala, Florida and is driven by climate activism, Korean restaurants, songwriting, singing, and hiking. Esperance is passionate about clean energy technologies and other innovative climate solutions. 

Bella Le
Green Community Team Member

Bella is a junior in Branford college double majoring in Environmental Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. She is passionate about the intersections of environmentalism and social justice, specifically how the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting those most impacted by social injustice. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, trying new restaurants, and hiking.

Arohi Nair
Zero-Waste Team Member

Arohi is a junior in Pauli Murray college double majoring in Computer Science & Economics and Applied Mathematics. She is passionate about the intersection of sustainable development and technological advancement, and hopes to contribute to sustainable practices and awareness on campus. In her free time, Arohi enjoys running, reading, and exploring new restaurants & cafes.

Bruno Kai Ong
Zero-Waste Team Leader

Bruno is a junior in Trumbull College from San Francisco, California. He is majoring in Applied Math with a certificate in Energy Studies and is passionate about renewable energy. Outside of the classroom, Bruno enjoys biking, drawing, and spending time at the beach.

Krisha Ramani
Green Certifications Team Leader

Krisha Ramani is a junior at Yale College majoring in Ethics, Politics, & Economics. Hailing from Novi, Michigan, Krisha enjoys watching basketball, practicing yoga, and trying out new coffee recipes. She is passionate about the political economy, specifically the deployment of capital towards sustainable enterprises. She is looking forward to promoting sustainable practices within Yale’s community. 

Sarah Ramos-Gonzalez
Green Community Team Member

Sarah L. Ramos-Gonzalez is a Yale sophomore double majoring in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration and Spanish, with a Hindi language certificate. Sarah is passionate about comprehensive and accessible legal representation informed by interdisciplinary decolonial scholarship. She is interested in expanding Yale College’s understanding of sustainability as a tangible lifestyle, while learning more about the Indigenous communities that have ancestrally practiced environmental sustainability and communal reciprocity. Sarah is excited to join this year’s Sustainability Peer Educator program!

Stephanie Roston
Graduate Coordinator

Stephanie Ruth Roston is a performer, educator, videographer, and writer currently pursuing a graduate degree through Yale Divinity School and Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography as well as a certificate in Urban Leadership. Roston has taught and performed internationally in Japan, Exuma, Canada, Malaysia, and Vietnam and was a company member with Inlet Dance Theatre in Cleveland, OH 2018-2024. She also served as the company’s video production coordinator and resident teaching artist in Cleveland public schools, as the North American performing talent for Polyglot Children’s Theatre, and is a premiere cast member for the national tour of The Remember Balloons under the direction of Dominic Moore-Dunson. Roston also worked designing and editing curriculum and videos for The Evangelical Environmental Network and contributes to their liturgical resources, political advocacy, and local sustainability efforts. Her current work broadly examines the presence of worship and artistry in community formation, civic agency, and negotiating relationship and responsibility in a more-than-human world.

Ece Satici
Zero-Waste Team Member

Ece is a junior in Pierson College from Istanbul, Turkey. She is majoring in EP&E with a particular interest in the intersection of economics, politics, and environmental issues. She is excited to contribute to the Office of Sustainability and promote circularity at Yale. In her free time, Ece enjoys traveling, trying out different teas, and spending time with her friends and cat. 

Amalia Tuchmann
Certifications Team Member

Amalia Tuchmann (she/her) is a junior in Pierson College raised in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. At Yale, she is majoring in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy. This summer, she interned at the Institute for European Environmental Policy in Brussels, Belgium and received a Yale Conservation Scholars fellowship from the Yale School of the Environment for the summer of 2024. Amalia is particularly interested in sustainable urban design and urban environmental justice, and loves to explore new cities.

Aria Wang
Zero-Waste Team Member

Aria Wang is a junior in Benjamin Franklin College. She was born and raised in Pasadena, California and is studying Applied Physics with a particular interest in alternative energy sources. She loves running, food, animals, books, movies, the list goes on. She’s excited to be a part of the Sustainability team as someone who grew up on Wild Kratts and David Attenborough!