Meet The Team

We are an outdoor-loving, ambitious, and down-to-earth group of student leaders from diverse backgrounds. Our team helps to continually shape and improve this innovative, rapidly-growing student organization.

Leads are presented with myriads of opportunities to develop important skills such as leadership, project management, public speaking, and facilitating interpersonal connections.

Our GORPtastic Executive Board

Co-President

Taylor Simonich

Taylor is a 4th year Environmental Science major with a minor in Geography. Taylor loves hiking, cooking, going to concerts, and shamelessly promoting peaks! A fun fact about her is that she's been skiing since she was two years old!

Co-President

Garrett Milner

Garrett is a 4th year Philosophy major and his hobbies include running, hiking, listening to music, and reading. A fun fact about Garrett is that he likes owls!

Director of Programming

Cooper Bowen

Cooper is a 4th year Geography/Environmental Studies and Political Science double major. In his free time, he loves hiking, camping, bouldering, and going on road trips! A fun fact about him is that he's grown up spending summers living on a hiking ranch in the Trinity Alps.

Director of Outreach

Hana Tomizawa

Hana is a 4th year Environmental Science major with a minor in Environmental Health. Hana loves Minecraft, snowboarding, surfing, and reef sharks. A fun fact about Hana is that she is a certified scuba diver and dove on the Great Barrier Reef!

Co-Treasurer

Wynne Magura-Comey

Wynne is a 4th year Environmental Science major with a concentration in Conservation Biology and a minor in GIS. Wynne enjoys running, listening to music, and coffee! A fun fact about Wynne is that worked at dolphin sanctuary in Greece for three months!

Co-Treasurer

Thomas Lehman

Thomas is a 3rd year Environmental Science major who enjoys playing beach volleyball and tennis. A fun fact about Thomas is that he studied abroad in Australia in Fall 2024!

Director of Social Media

Skylar Fiebrich

Skylar is a 2nd year Environmental Science major. Skylar loves vegan food and giving campus tours! A fun fact about Skylar is thats she has been in a neck brace twice :(

Director of Communications

Sofia Brown

Sofia is a 3rd year Environmental Science major. Sofia loves slacklining, yoga, and tide pooling! A fun fact about Sofia is that she studied abroad in Bhutan during Fall quarter 2024!

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Programming Committee

Aidan Frey

Aidan is a 4th year Aerospace Engineering Major. Aidan loves dogs, trying new food spots around LA, and surfing! A fun fact about Aidan is that he once spent 12 hours taking public transport from LA to Mexico.

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Claudia Rajski

Claudia is a 4th year studying Environmental Science and minoring in Global Studies. In her free time she likes to read, crochet, upcycle clothes, and take photos on her digi camera! A fun fact about her is that her birthday is on April Fools Day!

Programming Committee

Maddie Cunningham

Maddie is a third year Chemical Engineering major who loves Tartine and matcha. A fun fact about Maddie is that she is terrified of reptiles especially marine iguanas and komodo dragons.

Programming Committee

Jade Bentley

Jade is a 4th year, Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution major with a minor in Geography. A fun fact about Jade is that they built rockets for class in 10th grade!

Our Lovely Trip Leads!

Grace Miller

Grace is a 3rd year Environmental Science major who loves to camp, paint, and go to the beach/surf. A fun fact about her is that she's met Adam Sandler not once but twice!

Myka Fromm

Myka is a 3rd year political science major with minors in film and geography. Aside from hiking, Myka loves taking photos, knitting gifts for her friends, and blasting music on road trips. Fun fact: A few years ago, Myka and her dad rode across Iowa together on a tandem bike!

Adam VanLeeuwen

Adam is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major who loves reading, camping, and dogs! A fun fact about Adam is that in addition to hating mushrooms, he conquered his 20 year fear of water to pursue his love of surfing!

Alvina Zhan

Alvina is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering major. A fun fact about Alvina is that she loves to read and reads one book per week!

Jishan Kharbanda

Jishan is a 2nd year Computer Science and Linguistics Major. Fun Fact: I love high thrill rides, but I'm scared of heights. In my free time, I like to hang out with friends/family, read, hike, and go on scenic road trips.

Elena Gareau

Elena is a 4th year Human Biology and Society major. Elena loves matcha and hiking! A fun fact about her is that she has never been camping before [Not true as of October 2024 :p]

Abby Shewmaker

Abby is a 3rd year History and Communications major. Besides hiking, she loves to read, play her guitar at the beach, and wander around record stores. A fun fact about her is that she’s learning how to juggle!

Matthew Gonzalez

Matt is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering major who loves running and cars! A fun fact about Matt is that he eats lettuce without dressing.

Sujay Jain

Sujay is a 4th year Computer Engineering major. In his free, Sujay likes to run and do wildlife photography.

Clairese Wright

Claire is a 3rd year Environmental Science major. A fun fact about Claire is that she plays the Banjo!

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