Meet the Team
Joe Starita
Project Director and Professor
Jennifer Sheppard
Co-Project Director and Professor
Lauryn Higgins
Project Manager and Adjunct Professor
Jim Snyder
Editorial Assistant
Spring 2020 Students
Luke Andersen
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Psychology and Environmental Studies
Lauren Dietrich
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Journalism and Advertising and Public Relations
Aila Ganic
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Major: Political Science
Minor: Business
Jennifer Gilbert
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Environmental Studies
Grace Gorenflo
Hometown: Shawnee, Kan.
Major: Journalism
Tessa Faust
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Major: Classics and Religious Studies
Lindsay Johnson
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Major: Natural Resources, specializing in Climate Assessment and Impacts
Aaron Housenga
Hometown: Geneva, Ill.
Major: Broadcasting and Sports Media and Communication
Celeste Kenworthy
Hometown: Bellevue, Neb.
Major: Geology
Carlee Koehler
Hometown: Firth, Neb.
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation Biology and Journalism
Nora Lucas
Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.
Major: Applied Climate Science
Brittni McGuire
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife
Minor: Urban Forestry
Libert Niyonkuru
Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda
Major: Integrated Science
Dylan Patrick
Hometown: Georgetown, Texas
Major: Political Science and Global Studies
Libby Seline
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Journalism
Sophia Svanda
Hometown: Nehawka, Neb.
Major: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication
Kayla Vondracek
Hometown: Salem, S.D.
Major: Environmental Studies
Kat Woerner
Hometown: Bellevue, Neb.
Major: Economics, Environmental Studies, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics