S6 Episode 16

Lashaun Jackson is a graduate student at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan studying environmental justice and planning. With her focus on sustainable food systems as they intersect with social justice, she has worked with students, faculty, and administrators to promote cultural and institutional policy change.

Guneet is a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Health, and Society and a minor in Interdisciplinary Astronomy. She is a Student Leader at the Opportunity Hub, which helps connect students to Hub professional development resources through coaching appointments and outreach efforts. I enjoy meeting students from diverse backgrounds and seeing them grow throughout the semester!

Clara Gamalski is the AAssistant Director. In this role, she manages the student-facing work of the unit, from developing experiential learning curricula for the unit’s four cohort-based programs and sustainability culture change strategies for all UM students. Clara also works directly with the UM Sustainable Food Program, the UM Farm Stand, and the Sustainability Cultural Organizers as an advisor and manager. Clara joined Student Life Sustainability with years of experience in education and engagement around sustainability and equitable food systems at higher education institutions. She is passionate about facilitation, food, visionary organizing as social change, and creating opportunities for students to ask for more from their institutions. Clara worked in food service for a decade. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in History of Art in 2011 and Chatham University with an MA in Food Studies in 2015. When she’s not working, she can be found playing with yarn and hosting friends and family for meals.