Student Advisory Board
The members of the Turning Green Student Advisory Board serve as ambassadors and leaders for the organization.
Student Advisory Board members collaborate with staff in the planning and facilitation of TG’s programs including Project Green Challenge, Conscious College Road Tour, and other related events, and act as student advisors for the organization. Additionally, the TG Student Advisory Board members assume the same responsibilities as Campus Representatives when it comes to the health of TG relationships on their campus.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Student Advisory Board roles are open to high school and college students who have been involved with TG in some capacity for at least 6 months. The Term of Service for the TG Student Advisory Board is at least one calendar year. The transitional period will be every January. The application is on-going throughout the year, with the deadline of December 31 every year.
COMMITTEES
MEET THE TEAM
Summer 2026 INTERNS & FELLOWS
Victoria Reyda
Summer 2026 INTERNS & FELLOWS
Fellow
Victoria is a fellow with Conscious Kitchen, providing administrative and programmatic support for farm-to-school initiatives and organic procurement. Committed to building local, sustainable, and equitable food systems, she brings several years of nonprofit experience working to strengthen food system resilience at the community level. Her experience working on multiple farms, for a student run compost collection service, and running a farmers market has given her a firsthand view of the full journey of food. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara, where her passion for sustainable agriculture and food systems first took root.
2026 CAMPUS REPS
Godfred Owusu
Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Godfred is a leading climate change and environmental sustainability advocate from Ghana, currently serving as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He was crowned the PGC 2024 Champion for his “Kumasi Waste Free Project,” which employed a circular economy model to eradicate plastic waste and successfully transformed over 900kg of plastics into items like student desks and community waste bins. Godfred joined the Turning Green Organization as a campus representative in 2023 and further deepened his commitment by interning with Turning Green during the summer of 2025. He now leverages his experience as a mentor and motivator, inspiring young leaders across Ghana and ensuring students continue to engage massively in PGC.
Fall 2025 INTERNS & FELLOWS
Beth Sutton
Senior, Loyola University Chicago
Beth is a rising senior studying Environmental Studies. With a strong passion for sustainability and the intersection of environmental impact and business strategy, she hopes to pursue a career that drives change through responsible corporate practices and environmental innovation. She is especially interested in how organizations can truly adopt environmentally conscious solutions.
Godfred Owusu
Senior, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Godfred is a college senior studying BSc. Human Settlement/ Urban Planning. Signing up for Project Green Challenge 2024 sparked his passion for sustainability and environmental justice, as he engaged with pressing environmental issues affecting his community. This led to his selection as a finalist who joined the fully-funded trip to San Francisco, CA to participate in a leadership training to develop their climate action project. After presenting the progress of his Climate Action Project during the PGC 2024 finals, he emerged as the champion, making him the first Ghanaian and second African to receive this global honor.
Jalynn Stroman
Junior, Louisiana State University
Jalynn is from Texas, currently attends Louisiana State University, and is majoring in Environmental Science & Research. She loves to make jewelry, read, cook, and spend time outdoors. Jalynn's passion for environmental conservation and restoration is what sparked her interest in this internship.