I owe many of my own successes to Nature Guides. I have acquired critical leadership skills by being the current director of the mentoring program and I’ve gained a great deal of self-confidence as a student, enough to pursue my dream internship and actually get the position!
Nature at ASU Student Leaders
Nature Newsletter Subscribers
Faculty Ambassadors
Our Team
Ivanna Caspeta
Newsletter Lead, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Liaison
Sophomore, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Sharon J. Hall
Founding Nature at ASU Faculty Advisor
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Chelsea Avelino
Co-Director, Nature Guides
Junior, Con. Bio. & Ecology major
Corinne Johnson
President, Central AZ Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology
Sophomore, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Jessica Givens
Nature at ASU Founding Director
M.S. Student, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Kyli Denton
Co-Director, Nature Guides
Junior, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Allyson Shaw
Nature Past Executive Director
Alumna, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Former Nature at ASU Leaders
Corey Caulkins, Christina Madonia, Ryan O’Leary, Rae Fadlovitch, Alison Willis, John Lebens, Paige Smith, Monro Obenauer, Max Wilson
Nature at ASU Faculty Ambassadors
Our faculty ambassadors help us to connect students with environmental interests who may not know each other across the numerous academic units across ASU. These faculty lead or participate in different undergraduate environmental degree programs, including:
🌿 Conservation Biology & Ecology (School of Life Sciences)
🌿 Earth and Environmental Studies (School of Earth and Space Exploration)
🌿 Sustainability (School of Sustainability)
🌿 Coming soon: Applied Biological Sciences/Natural Resource Ecology (Polytechnic campus), Parks and Recreation Management (Downtown campus), Environmental Science (West campus), and Environmental Humanities (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
ASU Now – Conservationist Andrew Smith
Dr. Andrew Smith, School of Life Sciences
Minteer_bio
Dr. Ben Minteer, School of Life Sciences
LeahGerber
Dr. Leah Gerber, School of Life Sciences
mschoon
Dr. Michael Schoon, School of Sustainability
Dan
Dr. Dan Childers, School of Sustainability
Arianne-Cease-KEDtalk
Dr. Arianne Cease, School of Sustainability
tsharp
Dr. Tom Sharp, School of Earth and Space Exploration
HThroop
Dr. Heather Throop, School of Earth and Space Exploration
heimsath_arjun
Dr. Arjun Heimsath, School of Earth and Space Exploration
How We Operate
Nature at ASU was created by students, for students, to solve common challenges facing newcomers who are interested in environmental careers. Our mission is carried out by volunteer student leaders, with support from the ASU community.
We are thankful for event funding from the ASU Student Government and Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.
I owe many of my own successes to Nature Guides. I have acquired critical leadership skills by being the current director of the mentoring program and I’ve gained a great deal of self-confidence as a student, enough to pursue my dream internship and actually get the position!
Nature at ASU Student Leaders
Nature Newsletter Subscribers
Faculty Ambassadors
Our Team
Allyson Shaw
Executive Director, Nature at ASU
Senior, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Sharon J. Hall
Founding Nature at ASU Faculty Advisor
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
Chelsea Avelino
Nature Guides Lead & Community Pillar Head
Junior, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Heather Coates
Newsletter Lead, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Liaison
Senior, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Jessica Givens
Nature at ASU Founding Director
M.S. Student, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Corinne Johnson
President, Central AZ Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology
Sophomore, Conservation Biology & Ecology major
Former Nature at ASU Leaders
Corey Caulkins, Christina Madonia, Ryan O’Leary, Rae Fadlovitch, Alison Willis, John Lebens, Paige Smith, Monro Obenauer, Max Wilson
Nature at ASU Faculty Ambassadors
Our faculty ambassadors help us to connect students with environmental interests who may not know each other across the numerous academic units across ASU. These faculty lead or participate in different undergraduate environmental degree programs, including:
🌿 Conservation Biology & Ecology (School of Life Sciences)
🌿 Earth and Environmental Studies (School of Earth and Space Exploration)
🌿 Sustainability (School of Sustainability)
🌿 Coming soon: Applied Biological Sciences/Natural Resource Ecology (Polytechnic campus), Parks and Recreation Management (Downtown campus), Environmental Science (West campus), and Environmental Humanities (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
ASU Now – Conservationist Andrew Smith
Dr. Andrew Smith, School of Life Sciences
Minteer_bio
Dr. Ben Minteer, School of Life Sciences
LeahGerber
Dr. Leah Gerber, School of Life Sciences
mschoon
Dr. Michael Schoon, School of Sustainability
Dan
Dr. Dan Childers, School of Sustainability
Arianne-Cease-KEDtalk
Dr. Arianne Cease, School of Sustainability
tsharp
Dr. Tom Sharp, School of Earth and Space Exploration
HThroop
Dr. Heather Throop, School of Earth and Space Exploration
heimsath_arjun
Dr. Arjun Heimsath, School of Earth and Space Exploration
How We Operate
Nature at ASU was created by students, for students, to solve common challenges facing newcomers who are interested in environmental careers. Our mission is carried out by volunteer student leaders, with support from the ASU community.
We are thankful for event funding from the ASU Student Government and Center for Biodiversity Outcomes.