Alexis Morgan – Fall 2009-Summer 2010 is originally from Texas, and graduates Princeton in May 2010. Her internship included writing case studies of MCG’s work and researching business partnerships. Her senior thesis, “The Mississippi River Valley Flood of 1927 and Anti-Black Mob Violence”, performing with two dance companies, and directing a community youth dance program she founded at Princeton keep her busy. She is exploring career intersections of sustainability and consulting, marketing, research, and public relations.
Spencer Marr – Summer 2010 was born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised on Long Island. At Tulane University in New Orleans, he witnessed institutionalized environmental destruction and poor city planning in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In its aftermath he developed a genuine passion for sustainable development and a determination to rethink cities in a smarter way. He’s currently studying environmental law at Brooklyn Law School, and plans to go for a Masters in Urban Planning at CUNY Hunter.
Raquel Vazquez Summer 2010 is a Brooklyn native and graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, where she studied sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies. At MCG, she is working on research and planning for our urban farming business initiative. Raquel has also been working at the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., conducting outreach for the federal nutrition assistance programs within the Latino community. In the fall, Raquel will begin her placement as a New York City Urban Fellow.
Lauren Ivey – Summer 2010 is majoring in Architecture and pursuing a certificate in Urban Studies at Princeton University. She studied architectural design during her recent semester abroad in Italy. She believes sustainable planning – green architecture, green urban restoration, and green policy – are not trends, but part of a great architectural trajectory internationally.
Joanna Chisolm – Spring-Summer 2010 currently lives in the Northwest Bronx, but grew up in the American South. She is pursuing her BS in Environmental Science at Purchase College, where she has completed a GIS study of the correlation among asthma rates, income level, and proximity to truck routes and highways in urban areas as part of her thesis work.
Jason Segal – Summer 2010 is a New York native and undergraduate at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is studying Entrepreneurship with a focus in Business, Environment, and Social Responsibility. He spent last summer as a teacher in Malawi preparing 8th graders for high school entrance exams. He plans to use those lessons learned, and his interest in positive business practices at the Majora Cater Group.
Anika Ostin – Fall 2009-Spring 2010 was born and raised in L.A., and is currently a Junior at the New School in NYC, where she is majoring in Social Inquiry and Political Science. Anika is able to put her specific interests in Environmental Justice and Sustainability to work at the Majora Carter Group, combining academics and experience – from her work on the Obama campaign to her interests in civic and political issues.
Julia Michaels – Fall 2010 - is Junior at Wesleyan University in CT, and heavily involved with issues including sustainability, food justice, and outdoor education. She is currently working on implementing a “green fund” at Wesleyan — a student financed and controlled fund that will back student and staff-proposed projects to make sustainability efforts more visible on campus. She wants to put environmental policy in the national spotlight as a public interest rather than a special interest.
Liz Alexander Fall-Spring 2010 is a recent graduate of Spelman College with a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology, where she was the co-founder of RiGhTeOuS NoIsE, a student activist group whose mission is to provide students an opportunity to engage in social advocacy and to raise awareness about social justice issues that impact local communities in the Atlanta, GA area. Liz is extremely passionate about holistic approaches to community revitalization.
