mission

People of the Environment is an undergraduate club at Columbia University dedicated to engaging students and local communities in environmental humanities by facilitating discussion and publishing an annual magazine. We embrace the interdisciplinary character of both nature and human nature and aim to foster dialogue across diverse perspectives and backgrounds. 

impact

We seek to learn from and connect with the Columbia community as well as local artists, writers, and leaders. Together, we hope to highlight the wholly human aspects of the environment at Columbia, in New York City, and beyond. Through an open dialogue, POTE aims to deepen relationships among individuals and with the environment.

people

  • Rachel Warner

    founder & president

    cc ‘27

  • Trisha Sharan

    co-founder & vice president

    cc ‘27

  • Karina Chavaree

    community chair

    bc ‘27

  • Irwin Luna

    outreach chair

    cc ‘27

  • Ashika Gullapalli

    treasurer

    cc ‘27

  • Finn Witham

    editor-at-large

    cc ‘27

  • Venecia Wright

    design editor

    gs ‘27

  • Katherine Speer

    layout editor

    cc ‘27

  • Clarissa Lara

    fiction editor

    cc ‘25

  • Julia Narucki

    nonfiction editor

    cc ‘27

  • Abigail Sturley

    art editor

    cc ‘27

  • Sophia Arango

    photography editor

    bc ‘26

  • Ruby Frazier

    internal communications chair

    seas ‘27

  • Tamana Chowdhury

    external communications chair

    cc ‘26