Climate Leadership Certificate Cohort Five 2025-2026

 

The Climate Leadership Certificate provides the training and experience needed for students to apply a variety of skills to critical work in climate action and justice, as well as other vital areas of sustainability, including social justice, economic vitality, and well-being. Throughout the one-and-a-half year program, students engage in curriculum targeted at sustainability literacy, planning, and leadership, while also participating in hands-on practicum work with a variety of sustainability organizations in Whatcom County and the Methow Valley.

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The Climate Leadership Certificate’s fourth cohort of students begins the program with a breadth of experience and variety of interests surrounding the critical issues of climate action, social justice, economic vitality, and well-being.

2025-2026

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Ella Kuharick   

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Major: Urban Planning & Sustainable Development
Minor: Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
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Jessica Bee    

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Major: Fairhaven Interdisciplinary Studies
Concentration: Peace, Environment, and Society
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Emmaline Kaivo-Houlton   

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Zach Atkinson

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Major: Energy Policy and Management
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Haley Newell   

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Major: Energy Science and Technology
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Kaia Olson    

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Major: Environmental Science
Minors: Environmental Education, Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
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Bella Rossi   

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Major: Environmental Science
Minor: Climate Change
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Katie Schwartz   

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Major: Business and Sustainability
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Nat Suarez    

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Major: Environmental Science
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Lael Williams   

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Major: Urban Planning & Sustainable Development
Minors: GIS (minor and certificate), Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
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Jaimie Richards    

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Major: Urban Planning and Sustainable Development
Minors: Environmental Policy, Geographic Information Sciences

Lisa Martinez    

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Major: Urban Planning & Sustainable Development