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SVP Sustainable Futures Fellow Profiles

Click on each fellow's name to learn about their path at SCU and interest in this project. 

Current 2024-2025 Fellowship Cohort

Inaugural Cohort, 2022-2023
Ayla Flanagan SVP Fellow holding a potted plant

Ayla Flanagan ('23), from Dallas, Texas, majored in Environmental Studies with minors in Public Health and Sustainability. Ayla is a Garden Apprentice with the Forge [pause] who plans to study sustainable food systems and nutrition in graduate school. Ayla will be exploring urban gardens as opportunities for food sovereignty, food security, and climate resilience.

Nourishing the Future: Research on Building Sustainable Food Systems

Connor Grady SVP Fellow standing near the CA coastline

Connor Grady ('23), from Seattle, Washington, majored in General Engineering (with a Sustainable Engineering Concentration), with minors in Sustainability and Design Thinking. After some time in the field, Connor would love to earn a Master's in Environmental Science. Connor’s fellowship centers around renewable energy using GIS to explore ways to maximize renewable energy solutions. 

Designing an Equitable Shared Solar Program for Income-Qualified Multifamily Housing

Declan Bernal SVP Fellow

Declan Bernal ('23), majored in Environmental Studies & Political Science. Declan is from San Jose and wants to work in urban planning (and potentially attend grad school). Declan’s fellowship centers around equitable sustainable transportation solutions making sure no one is left behind in the transition away from fossil fuel-powered mobility. 

Assessing Equity Gaps in a Sustainable Transportation Network