Carolyn, a senior at the Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering, is proud to serve a third year on Project Green School’s National Youth Council as Co-President this year. Whether it’s researching wildfire-induced disruptions to vegetation health with NASA or reducing paper consumption through her environmental organization, A Sustainable Future, Carolyn is committed to bridging the gap between scientific evidence and environmental advocacy. Her interest is rooted in the belief that data serves as the empirical foundation upon which evidence-based policies can balance ecological preservation with societal needs. More recently, community engagement has become Carolyn’s most powerful tool for eco-advocacy, such as emcee’ing Project Green School’s Green Difference Awards at the Department of Energy, pitching ASF live at SXSW EDU, collaborating on We Don’t Have Time’s COP28 Youth Hub, and hosting Climate Conventions for her entire school to partake in. Through doing so, she is proud to raise her voice on the issues that matter most. Put simply, Carolyn is pursuing a future to anchor climate solutions in defensible science. Until then, she can likely be found reading, eating, or poorly singing Lorde in the backseat of her friend’s car.