Student Interns
Aru Tazhibaeva
Intern | Zero Waste
Aru is an Interior Architecture major with a minor in Sustainability, and she loves bringing design and sustainability together. As part of a capstone project, her team developed Sustainabite: Greener Dining at GW, an interactive map examining sustainable dining practices in the Foggy Bottom area. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, and volunteering.
Ben Jacobs
Intern | Marketing and Communications
Ben is currently enrolled in GW's BA/MA Program in Environmental Studies and Political Science and Environmental and Sustainability Policy. His interests include conservation policy, nature, music, hiking, and the ocean!
Carmen Hall
Intern | Textile Reuse
Carmen is double majoring in Environmental Science and Economics and minoring in Public Policy. She loves thrifting, crafting, and going on walks.
Elizabeth Ellingson
Intern | Textile Reuse
Elle is an intern with the Textile Reuse team. She's a native Hoosier and an avid fashion lover! She is majoring in political science with a public policy focus and an economics double major.
Elizabeth Hajosy
Intern | GroW Community Garden
Elizabeth Hajosy, native of South Carolina, is studying International Affairs and Spanish at GWU and her interests include law and sustainability.
Elias Theofilopoulos
Intern | GroW Community Garden
Elias Theofilopoulos is an Intern at the GW Grow Garden. He is majoring in Environmental Studies with a double minor in Sustainability and Public Policy. He inherited his love for gardening from both his grandfathers.
Eva Howe
Intern | Mount Vernon Community Garden
Eva (they/she) is a gardener at the Mount Vernon Campus. They are majoring in political science and minoring in food leadership. In their free time, Eva loves to cook, eat, and care for their house plants.
Fiona Nelson
Intern | Zero Waste
Juliette Travassos
Intern | Zero Waste
Juliette is a Zero Waste Intern. She is double majoring in Political Science (Public Policy Focus) and Environmental Studies, with a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Kalina Freel
Intern | GroW Community Garden
Kalina Freel is a Garden Manager at the GroW Community Garden on the Foggy Bottom Campus. She is majoring in Environmental Studies with Minors in Political Science and Geography.
Lucy Lott
Intern | Zero Waste
Lucy is an International Business major with minors in Sustainability and Public Health. Her interests include hiking, cooking, and going to concerts
Naomi Wu
Intern | Zero Waste
Naomi Wu moved to DC from Seattle to study Journalism and Mass Communications at GW's School of Media and Public Affairs. She loves films and reading, as well as playing badminton and eating good food with friends.
Nicholas Connal
Intern | Zero Waste
Nicholas is an International Affairs major concentrating in Environmental Studies with double minors in Sustainability and GIS. His interests include rock climbing, hiking, and gardening.
Riley Whitlock
Intern | Mount Vernon Community Garden
Riley Whitlock is a gardener at the Mount Vernon Community Garden. She is majoring in Environmental Science and Biology and minoring in GIS.
Sophia McCoy
Intern | Textile Reuse
Sophia McCoy is a Textile Reuse Intern for the Office of Sustainability. She is majoring in International Affairs, and minoring in Chinese Language and Literature.
Join Our Team!
The Office of Sustainability proudly employs an average of twenty GW students, both undergraduate and graduate, each academic year, offering hands-on opportunities to lead, learn, and create real impact across campus. Our student team plays a key role in advancing sustainability through a wide range of programs, from running The Loop, GW's free thrift store, to planning Zero Waste events and supporting strategic sustainability initiatives across campus. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to make a difference, visit our Student Employment Opportunities page to learn more about how you can join the team.