Meet the Environmental Fellows
Phoenix Medley
Major: Environmental Studies
Class of 2027
Phoenix began working with the Fellows in 2023 at the start of her Freshman year at Stetson. She has a passion for environmental equity and urban planning. As a part of the Fellows, she hopes to create a local impact on the DeLand community as well as grow her knowledge of sustainability.
At Stetson, she hopes to connect with organizations on campus, as well as the student body at large, to better understand the disparities on campus and work to create attainable solutions. She plans to use her experience in creative writing and graphic design to create content that uplifts the environment and those who live within it.
Mackenzie Powers
Major: Environmental Science and Biology
Class of 2026
Mackenzie is a first-year Fellow at Stetson. She is double majoring in Environmental Science and Biology. She has always been concerned with the environment and hopes this program will help expand her knowledge about the environment as well as learn about how she can make a difference. She is hoping to expand and learn how to solve environmental issues on a larger scale.
Before coming to Stetson, Mackenzie was dedicated to protecting the environment in her local community. She founded her own beach clean-up, which has been running for 14 years and has collected over 10,000 pounds of trash from three local beaches. She has also been involved in a local island restoration project as well as planting sea grass to restore the beach ecosystems.
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Sugeeth Sathish
Major: Finance
Class of 2025
Sugeeth joined Stetson University in 2021 with an interest in business and a passion for sustainability. Joining the Environmental Fellows in the Fall of 2022, Sugeeth has begun to explore how to calculate return on investment (ROI) on the Revolving Green Fund and begin projects with the Business School.
Sugeeth hopes to combine his interests in finance and sustainability to help the University on its path to zero emissions. Following his time at Stetson University, he plans to support his local community in building a greener environment.
Jacob Robinson
Major: Environmental Studies
Class of 2024
Jacob joined Stetson University and the Environmental Fellows in 2020. Coming from Bel Air, Maryland, Jacob has a background working with invasive plants and volunteering at a local environmental center. He is interested in learning about environmental policy as he believes that we cannot take proper action without the support of the law to do so.
He hopes to combine the capabilities of several different groups at Stetson that he works with, including the Environmental Fellows, Bonner program and Honors program, to form a more sustainable campus and way of life. In the future, he plans to gain more knowledge both in environmental science and policy fields to instill a greener mindset in the governments of the United States
Audrey Berlie
Majors: Environmental Science and Environmental Business
Minors: Sustainable Food Systems and Management
Class of 2024
Through the Environmental Fellows program, Audrey helps manage a $30,000 Revolving Green Fund by making decisions about investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades. To get Stetson free access to GRITS, she co-authored a proposal to join the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, making Stetson University the first accepted Florida participant. As a result of her work, Audrey received an honorable mention for the Udall Scholarship in 2022 and 2023. She was also selected to be one of the 250 Future Leader Fellows by the Aspen Institute in 2023.
Because of these experiences, Audrey has become committed to furthering institutional sustainability in her career. Her ultimate professional goal is to internally transform organizations into responsible stewards of the environment by improving departmental policies and workplace cultures. After completing an internship at NASA, she is particularly interested in integrating sustainability into the growing space industry. Overall, through her work, Audrey strives to enable people to live sustainability on Earth and society to grow responsibly in space.