Fellows List

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Maya Revell

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Maya Revell is a doctoral student in Environmental Studies, Science, and Policy with a concentration in Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education at the University of Oregon. She received a Bachelor’s in Biology and Master’s in Sustainability from Wake Forest University with experience in environmental education, research, and grantmaking. Her research is focused on interrogating antiblackness in environmental education and exploring how decolonial perspectives and Black Feminist Ecologies can enhance the transformative potential of environmental education. 

Foundation Sponsor: 
Yale - EGA Grant
Host Organization: 
EarthDay Network

Jeffrey Ross

Fellowship Year: 
2022
Jeffrey Ross is Anishinaabe (Ojibway) from the Northwest Angle #33 First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Jeffrey is a Ph.D. student in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho, where his research focuses on climate change finance and investment. Before returning to graduate school, Jeffrey served as the Program Manager in Forest Governance and Stewardship at the BC First Nations Forestry Council in North Vancouver, BC, and the Director of the Territorial Planning Unit at Grand Council Treaty #3 in Kenora, Ontario. Jeffrey is a graduate of the University of Montana (B.Sc.) and Yale University (M.F.S.).
Foundation Sponsor: 
New York Community Trust
Host Organization: 
Wildlife Conservation Society

Corinne Salter

Fellowship Year: 
2022
Corinne (she/they) is a PhD student at Louisiana State University, studying environmental science with a concentration in planning and management. Their research encompasses community resilience in EJ communities and how it is affected by the intersection of criminal justice and environmental justice. They consider themself both a Louisiana and Marshall Islands native, as they were born in the Marshall Islands but were adopted and brought to Louisiana at a young age. This early-life immigration from one frontline community to another enriched their understanding of environmental injustices and inspired them toward advocacy for environmental and climate justice and racially equitable policy.  
Foundation Sponsor: 
Yale - EGA Grant
Host Organization: 
CLEARCorps Detroit

Katharine Schassler

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Kate is a recent graduate from Princeton University in New Jersey, having completed a Masters of Engineering in 2022. The nurturing influence of the natural world during Kate’s childhood in upstate New York (and born love of science) urged them toward a career in environmentalism. A co-founder of the Princeton Indigenous Advocacy Coalition, Kate seeks to center racial justice, political sovereignty, and economic independence in their work. Kate’s scholarly research thus far has focused on the current liberatory practices and potentials of urban and community gardens. They also enjoy gardening, DIY bicycle repair, and reading science fiction.

Foundation Sponsor: 
National Philanthropy Trust
Host Organization: 
Mystic River Watershed Association

Puneet Singh

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Graduate Institution:
The New School

Degree Program:
Environmental Policy & Sustainability Management 

Foundation Sponsor: 
The JPB Foundation
Host Organization: 
UPROSE

Julia Talamo

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Graduate Institution:
Yale University

Degree Program:
Master’s in Environmental Management (MEM)

Foundation Sponsor: 
The JPB Foundation
Host Organization: 
Yale Conservation Scholars -Early Leadership Initiative

Eliandro Tavares

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Eliandro Tavares is a graduate student at Tufts University pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Planning. He has four years of experience in environmental research, including fieldwork, data analysis, and funded research projects. Mr. Tavares appears on Boston University’s alumni list of visionaries, thought leaders, and problem-solvers who inspire community members to act. As an Assistant Researcher at Applied Economics Clinic, he conducted non-profit research and data analysis on energy markets, utility regulation, and energy policy. Eliandro expects to graduate in May of 2023 and continue his career in sustainable economic development.

Foundation Sponsor: 
New York Community Trust
Host Organization: 
Environmental Defense Fund - New York City

Faith Taylor

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Graduate Institution:
Yale University

Degree Program:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Foundation Sponsor: 
The JPB Foundation
Host Organization: 
The Cary Institute

Rosario Torres Covarrubias

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Rosario is an environmental justice advocate and trained archaeobotanist studying indigenous landscape stewardship practices in the department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. She is pursuing a designated emphasis in the division of society and environment and is committed to collaborative and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Rosario is currently working to further her general understanding of the advantages of and barriers to effective human social and political cooperation needed to effect policy changes that support sustainable land management practices and issues centered around environmental justice. 

Foundation Sponsor: 
Justice Outside
Host Organization: 
Justice Outside

Jessica Tran

Fellowship Year: 
2022

Jessica Tran (she/her) is a Natural Resource Science and Management Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She is interested in designing research to be equitable and accessible to those at the forefront of issues like climate change. Her academic, field, and research experiences cultivated a devotion to community science and environmental justice which she hopes to expand upon in the future. Jessica’s passion for her work stems from her identity as a first-generation Asian American, and she finds resilience and strength in community, oceans, and art.

Foundation Sponsor: 
Island Foundation
Host Organization: 
Native Land Conservancy