Student Leadership Council on Climate and Sustainability

The Student Leadership Council on Climate and Sustainability is a dedicated group of students working in partnership with the Environmental Collaboratory to address climate and sustainability issues on campus and make tangible changes to Drexel initiatives and practices.

The goal of this leadership council is to present a student-led vision for how climate and sustainability topics could be addressed in the following six areas:

Events, initiatives and programming on Drexel’s campus(es) and at the Academy of Natural Sciences
Major and minor courses of study and classes (first year through graduate courses), as well as student advising
Student research opportunities made available through the STAR program, research co-ops, and other thesis, dissertation, capstone, and independent study projects
Career development, external co-op opportunities, and post-graduate employment leads
Outreach to the broader student population (current, prospective and admitted) to seed interest in the nexus between climate, sustainability and related justice and equity topics within campus academics and activities
Campus footprint (energy and climate, food and dining, waste, procurement, transportation, and buildings and facilities)

Meet the Representatives

The 2022-2023 Student Leadership Council on Climate and Sustainability includes both graduate students and undergraduates spanning many interests and diverse Drexel experiences:

First-Year Representatives

Bijaya Manandhar ’26
Los Angeles, CA
BS in Biological Sciences

Samya Banduka ’26
Karachi, Pakistan
BSBA in Marketing

Krishna Thaker ’27
Yardley, PA
BS in Finance

Sophomore Representatives

Charlotte Meader ’26
Virginia Beach, VA
BA in Environmental Studies and Sustainability

Oyunbileg Bazar ’25
Mongolia
BA in Psychology

Pre-Junior Representatives

Atara Saunders ’25
Cheltenham, PA
BA in Global Studies and BS in Economics and Public Health

Isabella Bostrom ’24
Knoxville, TN
BS in Management Informations Systems and Organizational Management

Alexandra Zambrano ’25
Phoenixville, PA
BS in Mechanical Engineering (conc. Energy)

Junior Representatives

Drexel LogoCarson Moon, ’24
New York City, NY
BS in Business & Engineering (conc. Environmental Engineering)

Tobias Tagliaferro ’24
Drexel Hill, PA
BS in Environmental Science (conc. Ecology and Evolution)

Anh Nguyen ’24
Vietnam
BS in Finance, Business Analytics

Senior Representatives

Katelyn Odoms ’23
Philadelphia, PA
BA in English

Vaidehi Andhare ’23
New Jersey
Nature Integrated Design

Avni Patel ’23
New Jersey
BA in Business Administration, Operations and Supply Chain Management

Graduate Representatives

Michael Klein ’26
Cheltenham, PA
PhD in Education

Emmeline Pearson ’24
Seatle, WA
MS in Computer Science

Lisa Castrachini

Ecoreps Representatives

Rahul Preetam Inaganti
Allentown, PA
BA in Environmental Studies & Sustainability

USGA Representatives

Victoria Rodriguez Villarreal ’25
Monterrey, Mexico
BS in Public Health