Jazmary Morales

Pronouns: she/her Jazmary Morales is an undergraduate student of urban studies and sustainability at the University of Pittsburgh. She is from and grew up in Lebanon, PA alongside her two sisters. Being a child of immigrants, it is easy to see how our cities leave them behind, and I would like to change that. For her, GIS isn’t just a tool to produce maps about tree canopy distribution, heat vulnerability, bus routes, etc. It is a lens that allows us…

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Ra Heggins

Pronouns: she/her Rashelle (Ra) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and has been stationed at many bases across the United States, which has given way to her being a chameleon and being able to thrive in many arenas and atmospheres. Originally an army brat from Fayetteville, North Carolina, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February of 2016 to continue her community organizing in the nonprofit sector. She attended Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia, majoring in sports medicine and minoring in psychology while also having scholarships…

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