Hello,

My name is Elena Montoya and I am a senior from Los Angeles, California. I am a sociology major and an art history minor, and in my free time I love to go to concerts and museums, and I also love spending time outdoors. My understanding of sustainability comes from an intro to environmental studies class that I took in the spring of my junior year. Something that really stuck out to me in this class was how connected environmental sustainability and issues of race, social class, and accessibility really are; as people of color are most burdened by the effects of climate change, pollution, and other acts of environmental degradation. I am excited to expand my knowledge of sustainability beyond what I know, especially as we will be applying the concept mathematically. I haven’t taken a math course at Union yet, so I think this will be a great opportunity to explore a somewhat familiar topic in a new way!