Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA)

  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 […]

  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 […]

Howdy y’all! My name is Sydney Seldon, and I’m a Junior at UConn majoring in Environmental Science and Sustainable Communities.   You might recognize me from the NRCA’s Conservation Ambassador Program, in which I participated as a Difference-Maker Mentor throughout most of the ’22-’23 academic year. My time as a DMM and personal explorations regarding […]

Hello! My name is Annie Gong and I am excited to be an Eco-Digital Storytellers Mentor with UConn’s NRCA for the 2024 spring semester. I’m currently a junior majoring in Digital Media Design, with a concentration in Motion Design & Animation.   I have been interested in all mediums of art my entire life, and […]

Hello there! My name is Jamaile Hall and I am happy to be part of the NRCA’s EDS program as a mentor. I am a junior undergraduate at the University of Connecticut. I am currently studying Digital Media & Design with a concentration in Motion Graphics and Animation along with a 2nd major in Ecology […]

Hi, my name is Natalie Maddox and I’ve recently joined the NRCA here at University of Connecticut. I’m a junior in the College of Agriculture Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), majoring in Natural Resources with a concentration in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation. My dream career would be somewhere in a Central American rainforest studying endangered […]

Hello everyone! My name is Aalyah Contreras and I am happy to be a part of UCONN’s NRCA program for the year 2023-2024 as a Difference Mentor Maker (DMM).   I am a first generation student and a senior majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), my academic path has been both challenging and […]

Hey there! My name is Adriana and I’m one of 5 DMMs (Difference Maker Mentors) for the 2023-2024 NRCA program. I’m a Junior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Cognitive Science but with many interests in other fields like Developmental Psychology, Linguistics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Natural Resources and the Environment, to name […]

Hello, my name is Alexandra Blas, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as one of the Difference Maker Mentors for the 2023 – 2024 academic year. I am a senior at the University of Connecticut, majoring in Allied Health Sciences with a minor in psychology. My academic interests center around genetics and genomics, particularly how environmental […]

Hello! My name is Andy Zhang and I am a sophomore at the University of Connecticut where I serve as a NRCA Difference Maker Mentor for the 2023-2024 cohort .    As a dedicated student, I am pursuing degrees in environmental science as well as economics with the aim of developing a well-rounded perspective on […]