Each year, our office processes 700 grants that go to grantees around the globe. This task is made possible by the exceptional team and staff we have here in Boulder. We are pleased to introduce four interns who are joining us for the fall, and appreciate the contributions each of them will make to the fulfillment of our mission.
Lauren Goldfarb
Lauren is a sophomore at the University of Colorado, Boulder where she is majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Evolutionary Biology and Leadership. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Lauren developed her passion for sustainability and conservation working as an intern with the Oregon Zoo’s primates zookeepers for two years. She is currently in the International and National Volunteer Service Training program at CU, which focuses on the intersections of social and environmental justice. She is also a member of the Model United Nations Team at CU, where she will attend conferences in Chicago and New York this year to represent the Croatia in General Assembly. Lauren also loves chess, strategy board games, and reading new adventure fantasy novels.
Anna Feyerherm
Anna recently moved to Boulder from Columbia, Missouri, where she earned her M.A. in Geography and B.A. in International Studies with an Environmental Studies emphasis at the University of Missouri. Her Master’s thesis was an analysis of the nomination of the Papahānaumokuākea UNESCO World Heritage site, focusing on themes of Indigenous rights as outlined by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, protected area and natural resource management, and the integration of the cultural landscapes concept into the World Heritage system. She also served as an intern with The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, a marine debris education organization based in the Gulf of Maine. Anna also obtained a TEFL certification in Sámara, Costa Rica, worked at an eco-lodge in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, and volunteered on an agroforestry and permaculture farm in Belize.
Jaclyn Best
Jaclyn is a Boulder native and 2014 graduate of the University of Denver, from which she holds a B.A. in Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability. In 2014, she studied abroad in Costa Rica, where she was introduced to environmental justice and ecotourism in a developing country. Most recently, she has returned from living in Israel for a year, where she interned at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies’ Center for Transboundary Water Management, a small academic institute and NGO that takes a community development approach to fostering cross-border cooperation between Israel, Jordan, and Palestine through shared environmental issues. Jaclyn enjoys exploring and hiking the Rocky Mountains, and taking care of her leopard gecko, Spots.
Kathryn Ross
Kathryn is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and lived in San Jose, Costa Rica for a year before emigrating to the U.S. the summer before 2nd grade. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Dartmouth College and an M.F.A. in Theatre: Contemporary Performance from Naropa University, where she focused on playwriting and contemplative movement. Kathryn is an alumna of the Americorps National Service Program, and served as an on-site Family Services Coordinator for the Vermont State Housing Authority. She is a licensed Colorado Professional Educator and taught in Woodland Park, Colorado. In addition to being a prolific grower of organic fruits and vegetables, Kathryn is a past member of the Boulder Ballet Board of Trustees, and currently owns an online yoga and dancewear company. She lives with her husband, two nearly-grown-up sons, and a pair of absolutely stunning cats.