Our Team

Juliana Carvalho

Engagement Associate, Office of Sustainability

Juliana Carvalho is the Engagement Associate at the Office of Sustainability. She works with GW students, staff, and faculty to shape culture around sustainability and oversees the Eco-Reps and Green Office Network programs. Juliana earned a Master of Environmental Management degree from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Her research focused on environmental communication and community-led wildlife conservation. Prior to her time at George Washington University, she served as the Stanback Fellow at Defenders of Wildlife, researching solutions to promote coexistence between humans and wildlife. Juliana holds a B.S. in Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology from Duke University. She can be reached at [email protected].

Colin O'Brien

Sustainability Associate

Colin O’Brien is a Sustainability Associate with the Office of Sustainability. He manages a variety of Zero Waste initiatives including composting, recycling, textile reuse, and Green Move Out. A graduate of the Elliott School, Colin earned a minor in Sustainability along with a B.A. in International Affairs. As a student-employee, Colin led the Eco Rep program for two years, organizing dozens of GW students around sustainability issues like reducing water and energy consumption, and significantly expanded student access to composting. He can be reached at [email protected].

Adelaide Dunbar

Intern | Eco-Reps

Adelaide Dunbar interns with the Eco-Reps program. Adelaide is majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in International Environmental Studies and a minor in Public Policy. 

Adrianna Celtruda

Intern | GroW Garden

Adrianna is an environmental science major with a minor in GIS and currently interning under the office of sustainability as a GroW Garden Manager.

Amanda Wylie 

Intern | Zero Waste

Amanda Wylie is a Zero Waste Graduate Research Assistant in the Office of Sustainability. She is a first year Master of Public Administration student interested in environmental policy and urban sustainability.

Anusha Tamhane

Intern | Marketing & Communications 

Anusha Tamhane is the Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Office of Sustainability. She is a master's student at the Elliott School, pursuing a degree in International Affairs with a concentration in Global Energy and Environmental Policy. She completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University in 2020.

Carla Bosch

Intern | Emissions and Offsets

Carla interns with the Office of Sustainability, focusing on research of GW's emissions. A current Master's student at the Milken Institute of Public Health, she completed her undergraduate in International Relations at Agnes Scott College. She has worked in climate resilience at the local level as the Sustainability Fellow for Agnes Scott.

Christen Chappelle

Intern | Compost Programs

Christen Chappelle interns with the Composter Educator program. She is majoring in Environmental Sciences with a focus on Ecological Management. 

Ella Marsh

Intern | Compost Programs

Ella Marsh interns with the Compost Educator program. Ella is majoring in Political Science and Sociology.

Emily Meltzer

Intern | Eco-Reps

Emily Meltzer interns with the Eco-Reps program. Emily is majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in both Sustainability and Political Science.

Jackson Dueweke 

Intern | Compost Programs

Jackson Dueweke interns with the Compost Educator program. Jackson is majoring in Environmental Studies with minors in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Political Science.

Kristen Caldwell

Intern | Compost Programs

Kristen Caldwell interns with the Compost Educator program. She majors in Geography and Environmental Studies with a minor in Geographic Information Systems.

Liana Friedman

Intern | GroW Garden

Liana interns with the Office of Sustainability as one the GroW Community Garden managers. Liana is majoring in Political Science and Organizational Sciences and is minoring in Sustainability.

Madeline Billet

Intern | Compost Programs

Madeline Billet interns with the Compost Educator program. Madeline in majoring in Political Science and Environmental Studies and minors in Public Health.

Melina Triantos

Intern | Eco-Reps

Melina Triantos interns for the Eco-Reps program, in which she holds the role of the Marketing and Communications Intern. Melina is majoring in Public Health with a minor in sustainability and a micro-minor in health equity.

Rio Daims

Intern | Compost Programs & Food Recovery Network

Rio is a senior studying Political Communication in the School of Media and Public Affairs at GW. They work with the Office of Sustainability as a Compost Educator and as President of the GW Food Recovery Network chapter donating leftover food on campus to community members facing hunger.

Ruth Holliday

Intern | Textile Reuse

Ruth is a Textile Reuse Intern for the Office of Sustainability. She is majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in GIS. 

Sam Draisen

Intern | Eco-Reps

Sam Draisen is an intern with the Eco-Reps Team. He is a passionate sustainability organizer majoring in Political Science with minors in History and American Studies. 

Sasha Nathan

Intern | Compost Programs

Sasha Nathan is an intern with the Compost Educator program. Sasha is majoring in environmental science and plans to minor in Philosophy.

Shelley Zuckerman

Intern | Compost Programs

Shelley Zuckerman interns with the Compost Educator program. Shelley majors in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Spanish and Sustainability.

Shiyan Kesser

Intern | Eco-Reps

Shiyan Kesser interns with the Eco-Reps program. She is majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in Political Science.

Tal Kamara 

Intern | Compost Programs

Tal Kamara interns with the Compost Educator program. He majors in American Studies with a minor in Sustainability.

Vidya Muthupillai

Intern | Engagement

Vidya interns with the Office of Sustainability. She majors in Political Science and International Affairs with an International Environmental Studies Concentration, and minors in Sustainability.

Student Organization Partners

Several GW student organizations have missions related to sustainability.  The GW Center for Student Engagement has resources to help students join, form, and manage student organizations. Search for these organizations on GW Engage.

GW Engage 

The Sustainable Fashion Club is a collective of students and faculty at GW aiming to teach students about sustainable fashion practices. They organize upcycling workshops, knitting circles, thrift pop-up shops, and other programming. Follow their instagram account @gwsustainfash to learn more.

The Environmental and Energy Law Association brings together law students to provide educational, career and networking opportunities.

Food Recovery Network aims to tackle both food waste and hunger by collecting food that would otherwise be thrown away from restaurants and catered events.

Orca works to educate the community about the injustices posed by environmental degradation, racism and the global climate crisis, build student power, increase transparency and democracy within our University institutions, and pursue a moral strategy of sustainable investment.

Green GW works to make the university more eco-friendly and spread awareness of environmental issues to the student body.

The Humanitarian Mapping Society brings together those who seek to render aid and improve the world through humanitarian Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects.

Net Impact GW Chapter mobilizes next-generation leaders to use their skills and careers to make a positive impact on the world.

GroW Community offers students and community members a space to engage with sustainable agricultural practices, consider issues of food access and food sovereignty in Washington D.C., and cultivate community around food. The GroW Community also facilitates a CSA program you can sign up for using GWorld.

Take Back the Tap is an initiative to transition from using single use plastic water bottles to reusable, refillable bottles. 

Environmental Justice Action Network is dedicated to advancing and bringing awareness to the field of Environmental Justice.

GW TRAiLS stands for "Teaching Recreation and Adventure incorporating Leadership and Service." They are a group of students serving the GW community by planning and leading outdoor adventure trips throughout the year. As a departmental organization in the CSE, GW TRAiLS is a private, non-profit learning institution that is run by GW students.

Veg Out is a community of students interested in veganism and the issues that intersect with animal agriculture. We strive to make plant-based eating more accessible to the GW community and delve into issues such as animal ethics and sustainability.

OneWorld GW is a non-partisan environmental organization dedicated to combating climate change, building a sustainable future, and reconnecting students with the natural world. Through service and storytelling, OneWorld inspires students to Think Globally and Act Locally about our collective responsibility to care for the planet. 

The Student Association at George Washington University represents over 27000 undergraduate and graduate students in Washington DC. The mission of The George Washington University Student Association is to further the interests and promote the welfare of all students at GW. Our responsibilities are defined in four ways: to advocate, allocate, advertise, and assist.

Does your organization belong on this list? Let us know! Email Juliana Carvalho at the Office of Sustainability at [email protected].