In one word: devoted!

Isa is CCL’s education and engagement intern! She is a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Isa’s love for traveling, being outdoors, and bonding with people from other backgrounds drives her interest in climate advocacy. The crux of everything she values is advocating for a healthy environment for all. This belief fuels her interest in intersectionality studies and the environment's health. Isa is currently a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University studying political science with a concentration in international relations and minors in environmental studies and philosophy. She is also researching environmental racism and the connection between indigenous practices and people to a sustainable environment.

This fall, Isa serves as an intern for CCL’s Education and Engagement team and Elections Advisory Council. Some of her responsibilities include: interacting with community members that want to learn more about climate advocacy through assisting with the weekly Core Volunteer Training on topics such as grassroots outreach and climate science and strategizing and implementing a plan to increase campus member involvement in election-related activities. She hopes to broaden her knowledge of platforms with which people interact and engage during her internship. Through her participation in civil activities, she also hopes to learn more about how one can use their voice and how people have the power to put environmental policies in motion. In addition to her involvement in CCL, Isa is the diversity chair and legal blog writer of VCU’s Pre-Law Society and a member of VCU’s NAACP.

Isa loves to travel, attend music festivals, and try new foods in her free time! Her favorite music artist is Jenevieve, and she has a 14-year-old pug named Prince.

Isa’s position empowers her to educate and engage community members with climate in mind. With her help, CCL can advance its climate education efforts to a diverse community.