I believe that it is not too late to solve the climate crisis, and that we can still Resist Despair and actually get out there and do something! I am obsessed with weather and climate, and have survived being inside of a tornado, so I know what it is to feel powerless against the strength that the natural world can posess. I have studied and taught climate and climate modeling, and am deeply involved in the United States and International Youth Climate Movement.

Last year, I travelled to the COP15 climate summit as a member of polar explorer Will Steger's Expedition Copenhagen, a Midwest delegation of 12 youth, and was deeply engaged in the UNFCCC COP15 Climate Summit.

This November, I will be travelling to the COP16 climate summit in Mexico as a member of the SustainUS Agents of Change delegation. We will organize meetings with high level diplomats and negotiators, we will work together with thousands of youth from across the world, and we will do everything in our ability to fight for a strong, equitable, and legally binding international climate treaty.