2024-2025 Club Officers
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Cody Schmidt
President
Cody is a senior student majoring in Environmental Science and Public Policy. She is interested in environmental justice and citizen mobilization in environmental governance.
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Aneliese Morales
Vice President
Analiese is a senior student majoring in Environmental Science with a track in biogeochemistry. She is interested in conservation, sustainable art, and circularity especially within the realm of fashion. Currently, she is working on a self-led project discovering the potential that microbes have to reduce waste water and promote recycling in the fashion industry.
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Isabella Kroon
Project Director
Isabella is a senior student majoring in Computation and Design on the Social Policy track with an Environmental Sustainability concentration. She is interested in environmental data analytics and understanding the influence of policy on environmental justice.
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Anthony Yates
Events Coordinator
Anthony is a senior student majoring in Environmental Science with a track in Biogeochemistry. As events coordinator, Anothony helps manage and plan events within SDKU and the greater DKU community. He frequently helps initiate fundraising activities and projects for charities in the climate action sector. He also collaborates with other clubs and members for sustainable solutions on campus.
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Bunzo Buyasgalan
Media Chair
Bunzo is a senior student from Mongolia majoring in Political Economy/Economics. She hopes to make a difference in the environmental economics sector back in Mongolia after graduation. Bunzo is all about staying active - whether it is running, vibing outdoors, or 'touching grass.' She also loves shopping - specifically vintage shopping - and finding that perfect balance between hanging out with friends and rotting in her own little space by herself. Feel free to contact her at @bunzobayasgalan on Instagram, @ Buyanzaya Bayasgalan on Linkedin or bb356@duke.edu :)
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Anna Galvin
Treasurer
Anna is a sophomore student majoring in Cultural Movements with a track in Cultural Anthropology. She is interested in waste management and resusing, as well as teaching sustainability through education and books.
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Coco Zhang
Secretary
Coco is a freshman student from Las Vegas, Nevada, intending to major in Institutions and Governance. She hopes to work in the environmental law and policy arena. She joined SDKU because she knows that big changes start small!
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Yixuan Gao
Communications Co-Chair
Yixuan is a sophomore student majoring in Environmental Science with a track in Biogeochemistry. She is passionate about developing students' awareness of sustainability, as well as proposing potential ideas and strategies to help DKU achieve its SDGs by enhancing the efficient use of energy resources. She can be reached at yg248@duke.edu, linkedin.com/in/翊萱-高-138004324, or on Instagram @gyx980323 .
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Manal Bidar
Communications Co-Chair
Manal is a senior at Duke Kunshan University, majoring in Institutions and Governance with a focus on Political Science. She is involved in climate activism and currently leads the Public Policy Club and the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) Club. Manal has worked with various organizations both in Morocco and internationally, such as the UNFCCC Youth Constituency (YOUNGO), UNCCD Youth Caucus, Water Youth Network, African Youth Climate Hub, International Institute for Sustainable Development, and UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY). She is also working on her signature thesis, which explores the role young people can play in shaping and influencing climate negotiations and policies, with a focus on platforms like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Xinxue Wang
Masters Student Communications Co-Chair
Xinxue is a graduate student in the international Master of Environmental Policy (iMEP) program. She is super into sustainability, and is especially keen on cutting down waste and living a sustainable way. She is eager to make our campus life greener and way more sustainable.
