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First Name Andrew
Last Name Farias
Gender Male
City Missouri City
State Texas
Zip Code 77459

Academics

School

Carleton College
Level College
Graduation Year 2021
Potential Majors Environmental Science, Political Science & Government
Course(s) Political Science, Other
Education History Carleton College
Bachelor of Arts - BA Environmental Studies & Political Science
2017 – 2021

Energy Institute High School
High School Diploma

2013 – 2017
Awards Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
Jun 2019

Mellon Graduate School Exploration Fellowship
Apr 2019
Sponsored by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, the Mellon Graduate School Exploration Fellowship provides approximately 280 students at ACM colleges with a robust set of mentoring, career development, and experiential research opportunities beginning in the fall of their junior year. Fellows are selected through a competitive process intended to identify their high potential for success in graduate study in the humanities, the humanistic social sciences, and the arts.

Andrea Grove Iseminger '59 Endowed Scholarship Fund for Off-Campus Studies
May 2018

The Andrea Grove Iseminger ’59 Fund for Off-Campus Studies was created in 2001 to honor Andrea Grove Iseminger ’59 and her distinguished service to Carleton as director of off-campus studies. The awards are made competitively and are intended to remove financial barriers to participation in Carleton-sponsored off-campus study programs.

HISD Board of Education Outstanding Young Man Award
May 2017

Posse Foundation Full-Tuition Leadership Scholarship
Dec 2016
Full-tuition scholarship to Carleton College based on merit and leadership.
Additional Info Carleton College Activities and Societies: Carleton Student Association, Environmental Carls Organized, Environmental Advisory Committee, Food Recovery Network, Swipe Out Hunger, Alumni Council 2021 Student Representative, Latin American Student Organization, Humans of Carleton, FOCUS Student Advisory Board, Carleton Choir

Energy Institute High School Activities and Societies: National C-STEM Youth Commission, Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, HISD Student Congress, Energy Converters Recycling Club, ACE Mentorship, Gay-Straight Alliance

Arts

Music Singer
Additional Info I am a former Alto voice part and participated in choral activities in preparation for termly vocal concerts.

Professional

Professional Interests Government, Legal, Other
Employment History Environmental Systems Fellow - Carleton College

Sept 2019 – Present
• Facilitate meetings with student Program Directors to fulfill sustainability project needs with community partners

Sustainability Assistant - Carleton College

Aug 2018 – Present
• Drafting a Zero Waste Event Guide to ensure campus organizations divert waste from the landfill
• Conduct audits in student dining halls to calculate post-consumer plate waste and take steps to reduce food waste
• Advise community members at sporting events about Carleton’s triple-bin compost, recycling, and landfill stations

Program Director- Institute of Engagement

May 2017 – Present
• Implement a year-long civic engagement fellowship for twenty Houston-area youth in their communities

• Document group activities for publishing updates to social media profiles
• Develop program curriculum and coordinate the scheduling of events

Graduate Member - Houston ISD Student Congress
Aug 2014 – Present
• Engaged in student-led meetings focused on providing Houston students with a voice in education
• Assisted in filing an amicus curiae brief with the Texas Supreme Court concerning student education funding
• Contributed to the donation of 50,000 lbs. of food to a redistribution program

Policy Fellow - Harris County Judge's Office
Jun 2019 – August 2019
• Researched data and standards on air quality monitoring following the ITC chemical plant fire
• Compiled a two-page report detailing key recommendations from a commissioned comprehensive gap analysis
• Participated in multi-agency stakeholder working groups to enhance the County's community monitoring and emergency response capacity and capabilities

Secretary - Carleton Student Association
Sep 2017 – Jun 2018
• Attended biweekly Senate and Budget Committee meetings to take detailed meeting minutes
• Prepared and posted meeting minutes to CSA website
• Moderated and distributed the All-Campus Email twice each week

Grant Program Extern - Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
Nov 2017 – Dec 2017
• Published an article documenting the environmental impacts of Hurricane Harvey on coastal ecosystems

• Researched grant program data, filed administrative paperwork, and assembled board books
• Conducted informational interviews with organization leaders concerning their environmental

Communications Intern - Houston Energy Corridor District
Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
• Created and implemented five surveys to address the needs of the 20,000 residents of the Energy Corridor community
• Designed several outreach materials for community events and activities
• Identified faulty infrastructure, environmental hazards, and public areas in need of improvement

BioScience Research Intern - Rice University
Jun 2016 – Jul 2016
• Position secured through Research Experience for High School Students (REHSS)
• Focused on studying male aggression in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
• Published a research report on future scientific work in fruit fly genome editing
Additional Info Hurricane Harvey: Upstream Floods, Downstream Waters - The Ocean Foundation
Dec 18, 2017
The environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey on coastal ecosystems.
Link: https://www.oceanfdn.org/blog/hurricane-harvey-upstream-floods-downstream-waters

Got Milk? Climate Change and the Dairy Industry
- Rice University Eureka Catalyst Undergraduate Science Research Journal
2017
Research indicates climate change and the dairy industry are related more than we think. The negative outcomes of this relationship may harm the environment, the economy, and the energy industry.
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11vfaNjf3ts1Q07ztWTfFmMGw2Yt8Lxhe/view?usp=sharing

Community Service

History Program Director – Swipe Out Hunger
Mar 2018 – Present
• Coordinate termly events wherein student meal swipes are converted into donations to combat food insecurity on campus
• Collected a total of 1,545 student meal swipes during the 2018-19 school year, equating to over $3,000 in donations

Food Recovery Volunteer – Food Recovery Network
Sep 2017 – Present
• Recover food biweekly from Carleton College dining halls to bere distributed to community shelters and schools
• Recovered over 8,782 lbs. of food during the 2017-18 school year

School-Year Program Crew Member – Student Conservation Association
Mar 2017 – May 2017
• Participated in bimonthly gatherings where a variety of environmental efforts such as tree planting and riparian restoration occurred along Sims Bayou at Milby Park
• Collectively assisted in planting 1100 trees
• Collectively assisted in spreading 200 cubic yards of mulch
• Contributed 44 hours to volunteering efforts
• Helped ensure a stable ecosystem for wildlife in the local community

Water Challenge Ambassador – EarthEcho International
Mar 2019 – Present
• Personally test and upload the water quality of a local body of water once a month
• Participate in virtual training sessions with fellow Ambassadors, EarthEcho staff, and Youth Leadership Council members

Greater Houston Local Youth Advisory Board – Souper Bowl of Caring
Sept 2016 - April 2017

• Utilized the energy of the Super Bowl to host a food drive for local charities to combat Houston hunger
• Volunteered at the Houston Food Bank by sorting food items and goods
• Volunteered at the Tackle Hunger Banquet at The Beacon homeless day shelter in an effort to acknowledge food poverty
• Hosted a canned food drive at Energy Institute and collectively donated 270 canned goods

Student Teacher – Junior Achievement USA
Apr 2017
• Volunteered as a second grade Junior Achievement instructor at Berry Elementary School
• Lead and taught activities that focused on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and workforce readiness
• Became a positive role model for younger students while building leadership, public speaking, and organizational skills

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