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Student Environmental Center  

Faces of UNC Asheville

Meet individuals who shape the UNC Asheville academic community.
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Brandee Boggs

Director

A graduate of UNC Asheville with a B.S. in Environmental Studies concentration in Sustainable Community and Urban Planning and minor in Economics. She enjoys working with her hands, being outdoors, green building projects, urban agriculture, community outreach and working to make the UNC Asheville community healthier.

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Iris Gottlieb

Student Director

Iris Gottlieb is a senior, majoring in art with an environmental studies minor, and hopes to eventually have a career that combines the two fields. She enjoys drawing, gardening, walking her dog, and hiking.

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Melanie Bonds

EcoReps Program Coordinator

Melanie is a junior, double majoring in Environmental Studies and Economics.  She loves to volunteer, play sports, watch movies, and enjoy life. 

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Blake Everhart

Community Outreach

My name is Blake Everhart and I work with the SEC and Asheville ROOTS (Real Organic Opportunities Teaching Sustainability) as the Community Outreach contact.

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Kelly Giarrocco

Sustainable Food & Landscape Coordinator

Kelly is an environmental economics major with a passion for gardening, cooking, traveling and photography. 

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Austin Kindred

Energy and Water Coordinator

My name is Austin Kindred and I am the New Energy and Water Coordinator in the SEC.  I am a freshman seeking a Bachelor’s Degree in both Environmental Studies and Economics.  After graduating I hope to work in Water Management and Policy.  I enjoy playing tuba in the pep band as well as working outside, hiking, backpacking, and riding my bike.

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Ryan Rosemond

ROOTS Farm Manager

Ryan Rosemond is a sophomore ecology major in the teacher licensure program for middle school science.  He is a proponent of food empowerment and believes that everyone should have access to fresh produce and healthy eating habits.

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Erin Shaw

Campus and Community Outreach Coordinator

Erin is an International Studies major, and she also studies German and Health and Wellness Promotion. She hopes to either work for a disaster relief agency or become a human rights activist. She enjoys cooking, daydreaming, and watching movies.

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Kelsey Hermann

Recycling and Waste Coordinator

Kelsey is a junior at UNC Asheville, and is studying Environmental Science with a concentration in Earth Science. She enjoys learning, taking on new projects, riding her bike, and being outdoors.