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Meet the Team


Gabriel

Gabriel

he/him

Redlands, CA

aavilez2@ucmerced.edu

Environmental Science Major passionate about everything plant related and was formerly an ambassador in high school.

Ashwin

Ashwin

he/him

Fremont, CA

abhat17@ucmerced.edu

Second-year Political Science major with an emphasis on Law and Policy.

Daniel

Daniel

he/him

San Jose, CA

dtsai7@ucmerced.edu

Junior Electrical Engineering student specializing in electric vehicles.

Emily

Emily

she/her

Dehli,CA

emilyacosta@ucmerced.edu

Hello, my name is Emily Acosta, and I am a rising fourth-year double major in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations and History, and a minor in Global Arts.

Joylyn

Joylyn

they/them

Riverside,CA

jthuku@ucmerced.edu

My name is Joylyn Thuku, and I am a third-year Psychology student with a minor in Natural Sciences and Education.

Michelle

Michelle

she/her

Millbrae, CA

michellethomas@ucmerced.edu

Michelle Thomas is a Political Science major with an emphasis in Law & Policy and a minor in Sociology at UC Merced.

Jackeline

Jackeline

she/her

2nd,Mechanical Engineering

jaquelinerizo@ucmerced.edu

Hello, my name is Jackeline Rizo, and I’m majoring in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Aerospace at UC Merced.

Phoenix

Phoenix

he/him

2nd,Physics

pharrison@ucmerced.edu

My name is Phoenix Harrison, and I am a sophomore at UC Merced majoring in Physics with an emphasis in Astrophysics.