Like many other students in the CCS program, my formative years lead me to a deep appreciation of the environment. Spending my adolescent years in the Boy Scouts of America and rising to the rank of Eagle Scout, I had the pleasure of spending my time throughout the US in the outdoors. For my undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I chose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies due to my interest in helping preserve those same opportunities for further generations. Under the CCS Master’s program at NCSU I would like to expand on my knowledge so I can be more impactful towards a sustainable future.