Sambhav Sankar Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice Sam Sankar is Earthjustice’s Senior Vice President for Programs. He leads Earthjustice’s Program Leadership Team, which develops and oversees our overall strategy and coordinates the work of our Litigation, Communications, and Policy and Legislation departments. Sam has been working on environmental issues throughout his career, which has Read more about Sam Sankar[…]
Peter Hamby Host, “Good Luck America” at Snapchat and contributing writer for Vanity Fair Peter Hamby is the host of Good Luck America at Snapchat and a contributing writer for Vanity Fair. He began his journalism career at CNN. Hamby was as an early adopter among political journalists of social media and won a 2012 Read more about Peter Hamby[…]
Dana Bash Chief Political Correspondent and co-anchor, “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” CNN Dana Bash is CNN’s chief political correspondent and co-anchor of State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the network’s Sunday morning newsmaker show. Bash is based in Washington, D.C., where she covers both campaigns Read more about Dana Bash[…]
Spencer Bennett Junior Faculty Advisor, Teal Group Spencer Bennett is a rising junior at the University of Connecticut. He is currently an Environmental Science Major with a Public Policy and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Double Minor. At UConn he is the newly-elected Outreach Chair of EcoHusky, the largest environmental group on campus. His goal would Read more about Spencer Bennett[…]
Gretchen Gorecki Faculty Advisor, Teal Group Gretchen Gorecki is an analyst and project lead at Marstel-Day, an environmental consulting firm, where she supports natural resource programs, encroachment management strategies, and geospatial analyses primarily for federal clients, including the U.S. Department of Defense. Her project portfolio includes invasive species management, native species and pollinator habitat restoration, Read more about Gretchen Gorecki[…]
Abigail Loughlin Faculty Advisor, Red Group Abigail Loughlin graduated Magna Cum Laude from George Mason University in 2019 with a BA in Global Affairs, a Concentration in the Environment, and a minor Middle East Studies. She received the Global Affairs award for Academic Excellence as well as the Outstanding Poster Award for her Undergraduate Research Read more about Abigail Loughlin[…]
Dominic Straquadine Junior Faculty Advisor, Red Group Dominic Straquadine received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental & Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Environmental Policy & Politics from George Mason University in 2019. After attending WYSE in 2013, Dominic has been deeply invested in the growth and success of WYSE, having come to Mason in 2015 Read more about Dominic Straquadine[…]
Tom Reid Faculty Advisor, Purple Group Tom Reid (he/him/his) is the associate director of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning and Leadership of Hebrew College. Professional interests include environmental sustainability, innovation, conflict transformation, faith, religion, and interreligious engagement. Prior to returning to higher education, Tom spent over ten years working in a variety of fields Read more about Tom Reid[…]
Lillian Herring Junior Faculty Advisor, Purple Group Lillian Herring is a rising senior at George Mason University pursuing a major in Environmental Studies and Sustainability with a concentration in Conservation, as well as a minor in Biology. Her future career plans include becoming an Ethologist to study animal behavior. Lillian is a member of Alpha Read more about Lillian Herring[…]
Jesi Hessong-Brown Faculty Advisor, Pink Group Jesi Hessong is a first generation WYSE-r! She attended the inaugural conference in 2010 and quickly became apart of the WYSE family. She was the first WYSE fall intern in 2011 when she began her degree at George Mason University and was one of the first summer interns for Read more about Jesi Hessong-Brown[…]
