EcoReps— Creating a sustainable Pomona.
Pomona EcoReps serve the Pomona College community as student liaisons between the administration and student body. They aim to promote sustainable practices on campus by connecting students to information, resources, funding and the Pomona College administration. EcoReps believe that everyone has something unique to contribute to the conversation and that sustainability requires a community-based culture of awareness, care, and engagement.
The EcoReps promote energy- and water-saving, low-waste living, sustainable eating, and alternative transportation in tangible ways, such as organizing panels on current events, pursuing long=lasting sustainability initiatives on campus, facilitating student access to Sustainability Office resources, and more.
For more information, email ecoreps@pomona.edu, follow on social media (Instagram and Facebook) or subscribe to our EcoNews Bulletin.
Get to know your EcoReps!
Sydney Tai
Hometown: Cary, North Carolina
Major: Public Policy Analysis
How do you practice sustainability?
I enjoy admiring sustainable city planning by spending time in natural spaces in San Francisco, where I currently live. I also love caring for my aloe plants!
Isha Raheja
Hometown: Claremont, California
Major: Undecided
What is your favorite sustainability habit?
I love to thrift and upcycle clothes as well as make jewelry out of second-hand materials. My favorite sustainability hobby through would have to be keeping chickens and bees!
Gina Yum
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Major: Public Policy Analysis-Environmental Analysis
Why are you passionate about sustainability?
I believe that incorporating sustainable practices into your everyday life makes you a stronger social advocate.
Maria Wen
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Major: History and Anthropology
Why are you passionate about sustainability?
Some of my most cherished memories include helping my mom take care of her garden, where she grows all sorts of plants from strawberries to orchids!
Echo Zhang
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Applied Math
What is your favorite sustainability habit?
I love hiking, jogging, and just enjoying nice weathe
Jonna Sobeloff-Gittes
Hometown: Moscow, ID
Major: International Relations
Why are you passionate about sustainability?
I’m passionate about sustainability because I believe that integrating sustainable practices (especially being thoughtful about which companies and politicians to support) into everyday life is one of the best tools we have to combat climate change as individuals.
Arianna Lawrence
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Public Policy Analysis, Environmental Analysis concentration
How do you practice sustainability?
I'm passionate about using public transportation, and I love spending my free time at the farm!
Naomi Locala
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Major: Public Policy Analysis - Physics
How do you practice sustainability?
I love cooking and looking for new plant-based recipes and spending time outside!
Bella Carreon
Hometown: Foster City, CA
Major: Environmental Analysis
Why are you passionate about sustainability?
I'm passionate about learning more about how I can incorporate sustainability into my daily life as well as sharing it with others to raise greater awareness about the climate crisis.
Gianna Hutton
Hometown: Miami, FL
Major: Undeclared
Why are you passionate about sustainability?
I'm passionate about sustainability education and literacy as a mode of empowerment to galvanize collective youth action to help address the climate crisis!