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Maninder is from Northampton, Massachusetts and is an Environmental Science major with three minors in Regional Planning, Sustainability Studies and Wetland Planning and Management. One of his most memorable moments from WSU has been the Washington Center Experience where he spent a semester in Washington, DC as an intern for the Environmental Protection Agency. Maninder plans on working for the EPA’s Region 1office after graduation.

Erica is from Groveland, MA and is an Environmental Science major with a minor in Wetlands Planning and Management and a concentration in Wilderness Leadership. Her most memorable experiences at WSU are going on lantern lit canoe trips and studying abroad in Costa Rica. Participating in a cappella made her time at WSU fun. After graduation she is excited to work in water quality and possibly become a professor one day.

Kailyn is from Westfield, Massachusetts and is a double major in Environmental Science and Regional Planning. She is currently working toward a certificate in GIS. Kailyn has recently accepted a position as an Associate Environmental Coordinator for Heritage Land Surveying & Engineering, Inc. She is a member of the Honors Program. Her most memorable º£½ÇÉçÇø experience was completing her senior capstone project where she developed an ecological management plan for a forest in Westfield.

Kristen is an environmental science major.  One of her most memorable was her senior seminar project investigating dissolved oxygen fluctuations in the Swift and Scantic Rivers.  She appreciated finding such a welcoming department of staff and students when she transferred to WSU.  She is graduating after only three years and is looking forward to her next steps after graduation.

Isaac Voltoline is an Environmental Science major with a minor in Restoration Ecology, Wildlife Conservation and Biology. Isaac plans to enlist in the National Guard after school and then pursue a job within the USFW or Environmental Police. One of his most memorable experiences at º£½ÇÉçÇø was his capstone project where he helped with a local restoration project on campus, mapping the abundance of burning bush and investigating methods that best control this invasive plant.

Gill is an Environmental Science major from Beverly, Massachusetts with minors in Wildlife Conservation, Wetlands Planning and Management, and Adventure Education. She is the president of the Environmental Planning Club and the event coordinator and belayer at the Rock-Climbing Club. Gill’s most memorable experience at Westfield was studying tropical ecology in Costa Rica.  After graduation, she plans on taking to the road to work on different seasonal field jobs across the country.