Alex is our Fall College Outreach Intern and is a senior at UC Irvine!

Alexander Diaz is a senior at University of California Irvine majoring in Environmental Science and Policy. Seeing the impending danger of ignoring the climate challenges we’re facing drove Alex to take climate action. He believes it is critical that we work collectively to address these issues, and do so with the urgency they demand.

Alex is one of our college outreach interns this fall. In this role, he will be connecting with students across the country to gauge their interest in climate action and make sure they’re connecting meaningfully with CCL to facilitate their growth as climate leaders. He views his role as encouraging and propelling engagement with students and their local communities or chapters, in whatever form that engagement might take. Alex is particularly excited to influence at least one person’s actions to become more engaged within their community and pursue their own sustainability journey. With more than 2,400 new people joining CCL every month, we’re pretty confident he’ll be influencing more than just one.

When he’s not busy serving you as a college climate advocate, Alex enjoys basketball, soccer, and is a bit of a sneaker head. His favorite artist is Frank Ocean, and when it’s time to chill on the couch watching a film, he’s reaching for Revenge of the Sith. Alex hopes people will see and value his compassionate approach to engaging new people in the climate movement. We are very lucky to have him joining our higher ed team!