“I rode my bike of course.”
“That’s great did you know what an awesome Climate Action that is?
-Typical Climate Corps Greeting
Year Two of the CASM Climate Corps youth engagement program succeeded beyond our imagination. After tripling our candidate pool, which included alumnae from our 2016 pilot program, fifteen college and high school students were selected for paid summer internships. The 2017 program cast a wide net and reached out to local neighborhoods to preview the City’s upcoming Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, focusing on energy, water, transportation, food and zero-waste.
— Marina Mihailova
2017 Climate Corps Mentor
2016 Climate Corps Intern
Climate Corps 2017 Graduation Ceremony with Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer
(Top Left) and Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole (Top Left)
The Climate Corps 2017 Team
Vania Bravo, SaMoHi ’17 • Mt. St. Mary’s
Nick Chun, SaMoHi ’17 • UC Berkeley
Sixtine Foucaut, SaMoHi ’17 • Chapman College
Samantha Garcia, Pacifica Christian School 10th grade
Justin Han, Santa Monica College
Autry Isom, SaMoHi 11th grade
Lara Khosla, SaMoHi, 11th grade
Matilda Loughmiller, San Jose State sophomore
Danny Maier, University of Washington, Junior
Melissa Marin, UC Santa Cruz junior
Zoe Parcells, SaMoHi ’17 • UC Berkeley
Darlene Rueda, Santa Monica College
Amy Southern, SaMoHi 10th grade
Dexter Vinant-Tang, SaMoHi 11h grade
Mica Williams, SaMoHi 11th grade
Marina Mihailova, Mentor Intern, Santa Monica College