Author: Sanders, Margaret

DMM Passion Projects: Meg’s Environmental Justice Focus

Aside from mentoring Conservation Training Partnership (CTP) participants and carrying out community conservation projects, our Difference Maker Mentors take on passion projects on the side throughout the year. Currently, our Difference Maker Mentor Meg is working on creating a project template that is centered around environmental justice for future programs.  During previous years, we have […]

Meet our Graduate Mentor Ankit K Singh!

Hey there! My name is Ankit K Singh (he/him/his), and I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Natural Resources at the University of Connecticut.  I have worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA) for almost two years, working as a Graduate Mentor in the CAP and CTP programs.  I am most passionate about teaching […]

Introducing our 2021 Difference Maker Mentors: Meg Sanders!

We would like to start off the 2021 school year by introducing one of our four Difference Maker Mentors, Margaret (Meg) Sanders! Meg is a senior at UConn studying natural resources with a concentration in environmental sustainability and conservation, and a minor in human rights. Meg has worked at the NRCA for almost two years […]