Adeleye Oriola Adeleye Oriola is from Ondo State, Nigeria and is a White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Scholar and currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, he earned his undergraduate degree from Edward Waters University, an HBCU, in Jacksonville, Florida. During his time at Edward Waters, Adeleye collaborated with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) on transformative projects, including community peacekeeping, revitalization initiatives, and addressing heirs’ property challenges. These experiences fueled his…Read More
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…Read More
Greg McAuliffe Pronouns: he/him/his Greg was born and raised in Albany, NY, and received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Shortly after graduation he joined the Peace Corps and served in the mountains of Peru. The experience with the Peace Corps instilled a sense of purpose when working in conservation at a community level. He has returned to Peru multiple times to work on projects such as small scale community wind power projects, conservation of monkey habitat,…Read More
Kelly Henderson Pronouns: she/they Kelly Henderson is a sustainability, equity, education and community engagement professional who prioritizes relational and heart-centered leadership in her work. She is also an engaged community member and part of the Planning Commission where she lives in Homestead. Before coming to Grounded, she spent time as the Program Director for Sustainable Pittsburgh, the K-12 Education Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty for Chatham University’s sustainable Eden Hall Campus, the Sustainability and Communications Coordinator for The Efficiency Network and a Building…Read More
Sophie Smith Pronouns: she/her/hers Raised outside of Philadelphia, Sophie moved to St. Louis for college, where she spent time with environmental activist groups and learned the value of coalition building. Sophie earned her degree in Anthropology and Educational Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. After graduation, she relocated to Pittsburgh to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA for New Sun Rising, in Millvale. During her service year, Sophie conducted community outreach and engagement, and aided with projects surrounding Millvale's sustainable development plan.…Read More
Skylar McGinley Pronouns: he/him/his Skylar strives to be a part of the change that he wants to see in the world. He says "a part of" because we can't always do everything on our own. It often takes a united group of people to begin to see the changes we desire. Skylar has a Bachelor of Science in English from the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH. After graduating, he took part in the Photography Intensive course at Pittsburgh Filmmakers (now part…Read More