Jeff grew up in a sleepy little town called Sweet Home, Oregon. His family had lived there for generations, having been one of the original homesteading families. As he grew older, he went to college, fell in love, and married the girl of his dreams. But over time he realized something. He had turned his [...]

Rain is water that falls freely from the heavens, each droplet containing the most precious substance on this planet: water. Analisa Reyna has a deep appreciation for the rain, therefore she does not become gloomy when the sky turns grey. Instead she rejoices, and that is why she likes Corvallis, Oregon because it rains often [...]

Rachel Posnick grew up in Boulder, Colorado and studied child psychology and Spanish at the University of Minnesota. She just finished the first year of her two-year masters program in public health at Oregon State University where her focus is epidemiology.  She enjoys traveling, music and dance. She is in pursuit of the perfect balance [...]

Claire Meints is a Corvallis native, although she now spends her days in Walla Walla, Washington attending Whitman College. She has a strong love and loyalty to Corvallis, and is excited to spend the summer bringing the city towards sustainability. She started organizing as a high school student, and has had the pleasure of working [...]

Jorge Lopez-Contreras is incredibly passionate about helping others. All his life he has been devoted to serving his community. Throughout high school, he was an active participate in both school and community activities. He had the honor to serve on the Bethel School Board as the student representative from Willamette High School. He is very [...]

Maya Lazaro is an advertising student at the University of Oregon who loves eating raw cookie dough and collecting things like rocks, leaves, glass, candy wrappers, buttons, and those little paint samples you get at Home Depot. In the past she has held writing and editing positions at various student-run publications, including the Oregon Daily [...]

  Kenneth Lancaster is a father, a brother, a son, and a student.  He is passionate about conservation and responsible energy use.  He is currently going into his second year of study in Energy Management at Lane Community College with a focus on Energy Resource Management, with the intention of going a third year to [...]

Alex Kovac was born and raised in Corvallis, but moved southward to California for college. He studies political science and environmental studies at Santa Clara University with emphases in international relations and sustainable development. In Santa Clara he is involved in community gardening, SCU athletics, and the school radio station. Alex’s current fascinations and favorite [...]

Laura Kingzett will be starting her junior year of college at OSU in the fall. She is doing a double major in Environmental Science and Education. She grew up in Portland and moved to Corvallis to attend school in 2009. She enjoys hiking, tennis, skiing, running and spending time with her friends and family. Laura [...]

By the end of this summer, Miles Dornfeld hopes to succeed in creating a more energy efficient Corvallis. He is currently enrolled at Linn Benton Community College and Oregon State University, and plans to obtain a degree in either visual arts or biology. He took a science class this spring term and realized how interested [...]