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  • Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Tamara Parks Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Tamara Parks
      Hey y’all!       My name is Tamara Parks, and I am currently serving as a Difference Maker Mentor for the 2024-2025 NRCA Conservation Ambassador Program. I am a first-generation undergraduate student from New Haven, CT, completing my second year at UConn and exploring my course of study through the ACES program (so, I […]
    Posted on March 28, 2025
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Nicole Zollino Introducing EDS Mentor: Nicole Zollino
    Hello everyone! My name is Nicole Zollino, and I’m one of the newest Eco-Digital Storyteller Mentors for the 2024-2025 NRCA program. I’m currently a senior at UConn, pursuing a BFA in Digital Media & Design with a concentration in 3D Animation. Helping others bring their creative projects to life is something I like to do, […]
    Posted on March 14, 2025
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Ben Reynolds Introducing EDS Mentor: Ben Reynolds
    Hello! My name is Ben Reynolds (They/Them), and I’m an Eco-Digital Storyteller Mentor for the 2024-2025 NRCA program. I’m a junior year Digital Media & Design (Film Concentration) major and Sociology minor here at UConn. My main works include screenwriting, a few short films, and several originally written stage plays!   Helping others achieve their artistic […]
    Posted on February 11, 2025
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Parker Ayoub Introducing EDS Mentor: Parker Ayoub
    Hi! My name is Parker, and I’m a junior at UCONN. I am passionate about community building, student support, and creating engaging activities. I love working with students in a variety of contexts such as mentoring, event coordination, and one-on-one conversations.   Aside from being an EDS mentor, I work as a Resident Assistant on […]
    Posted on January 31, 2025
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Bran Sullivan Introducing EDS Mentor: Bran Sullivan
    Hello! My name is Bran Sullivan, and I’m an Eco-Digital Storyteller Mentor for the 2024-2025 NRCA program. I’m currently a senior at UConn with a major in Digital Media & Design. During my Environmental Storytelling class, working with high school students and helping them express their project ideas as actionable steps, and demonstrating how we […]
    Posted on January 27, 2025
  • Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Molly Daigle Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Molly Daigle
      Hello everyone!   My name is Molly Daigle and I am a Difference Maker Mentor for the 2024-2025 NRCA Conservation Ambassador Program (CAP). I am a sophomore at the University of Connecticut majoring in Natural Resources with a concentration in fisheries and wildlife conservation.             I was incredibly fortunate enough […]
    Posted on October 15, 2024
  • Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Gabriela Archambault Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Gabriela Archambault
    Hello! My name is Gabriela and I am one of the NRCA Difference Maker Mentors for the 2024-2025 year. I am a sophomore at the University of Connecticut and currently majoring in environmental science. I have interest in things such as ecology, conservation, and sustainability. I love to be outside, especially in the woods, and […]
    Posted on October 2, 2024
  • Introducing Difference Maker Mentor (DMM): Julianna Service Introducing Difference Maker Mentor (DMM): Julianna Service
    Hiya everyone!! My name is Julianna Service and I am one of the Difference Maker Mentor (DMM) in the NRCA for the 2024-25 year! I just graduated in May ’24 from UConn with a dual degree of a B.S. in Allied Health Sciences with a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a B.S. in […]
    Posted on September 17, 2024
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Avi Obie Introducing EDS Mentor: Avi Obie
      Hi there everyone! My name is Avi Obie (they/them/theirs), and I’m a junior at UConn pursuing a BFA in Digital Media & Design with a concentration in Film/Video Production, and a minor in American Sign Language & Deaf Studies. As well as working at the UConn Rainbow Center as a Student Staff member and […]
    Posted on January 24, 2024
  • Introducing EDS Mentor: Emma Dutil Introducing EDS Mentor: Emma Dutil
      Hi! My name is Emma Dutil and I am an Environmental Digital Storytelling Mentor for the 2023-2024 NRCA program. I am excited to work with high school students in this position while exploring environmental topics. Last semester, I worked as a First Year Experience mentor in Freshman UNIV classes and I look forward to […]
    Posted on January 24, 2024

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