Our mentors.

EnvironMentors runs on UC Davis scientists who volunteer their time, all year, one-on-one with a high school student. These are the people who make it happen.

2025–26

• Gal Koss Ag & Resource Economics
• Lucas Hornung Atmospheric Science
• Emilie Changeux Environmental Studies / Food Systems
• Eloise Dresser Environmental Policy / GIS
• Connor Tumelty Plant Biology
• David Mitchell Ecology
• Maya Shydlowski Soil Science
• Kekoa Nelson Restoration & Fire Ecology
• Lewis Daniel Horticulture & Agronomy
• Marie Klein Plant Genetics (postdoc)
• Matt Davis Plant Genetics
• Shabnam Shabnam Plant Nutrition

2024–25

Our pilot year was guided by nine graduate-student mentors: Meranda Corona, Gal Koss, Erica Varga, Dario Falcone, Connor Tumelty, Matt Davis, Shabnam Shabnam, Julissa Bautista, and Maya Shydlowski.

Want to mentor? Get in touch — we'd love to have you.