Meet the Collective

 

2025-2026 Cohort

  • Zora Uyeda-Hale (she/her) is a fourth-year student, passionate about eco-storytelling and environmental justice education, who also finds joy in mosaics of wildflowers, laughing at anything, and devouring mango sticky rice. 

  • Jenna Tan (first year) is an ecosystem management and forestry major who uses poetry to express the sentiment of proximity to the land, where we are not human but animal: part of the natural world.

  • Nancy Banh, a third year Architecture + American Studies student, is an artist and writer deeply impassioned by the sentiments of nostalgia, memory-making, and hope.

  • Spencer (fourth year) is an overall creative who is passionately curious about everything and who can’t help but break the rules.

  • Soph Padua (second year), a dreamer and illustrator, is impassioned by well-loved journals, stream of consciousness narratives, and loose-leaf tea.

  • Simone (fourth year) is an aspiring environmental designer who is inspired by plants and the endless ways to use public spaces.

  • Tiva Gandhi (third year) is a prose poet + photographer + illustrator who loves journaling, experimenting with new art styles, listening to Frank Ocean, and smelling jasmine flowers.

  • Sia Agarwal (fourth year) is a writer drawn to words about the ocean and nature, the use of language in social movements, as well as spending time with her loved ones.

  • Emily Martinez Robles (fourth year) is a filmmaker and photographer whose work is rooted in community, centering on amplifying underrepresented narratives in hopes of inspiring others to see the value in their own stories.

2025-2026 Cohort

  • Jacqueline (any pronouns) is a creative, audio-visual artist, & organizer born and raised in the California San Joaquin Valley, the ancestral lands of the Yokuts people. At UC Berkeley, they study Conservation & Resource Studies and Geography and have been a part of SERC & the Students of Color Environmental Collective. They are currently working on an environmental photography & sound project por vida // for life which has been supported by the College of Natural Resources, the Geography Department, and the Arts Research Center on campus. They serve as SERC’s Art & Storytelling Associate and Leaflet Facilitator for the 2024-2025 school year. Jacqueline loves Pinterest humor, zines, and sending physical mail. 

  • Simone is a third year double majoring in Landscape Architecture and Society & Environment, with a minor in Sustainable Design. She is passionate about the potential of landscape architecture and environmental design to bring about a more environmentally just future and reframe how we envision our environment. When Simone is not in studio, she loves to people watch in parks, sketch, and embroider.

  • Soph is a Filipino writer, illustrator, and designer from Oceanside, California, who is thrilled to partake in The Leaflet’s pilot collective! They are a first-year student at UC Berkeley pursuing a simultaneous degree in Conservation & Resource Studies and English. Soph is particularly passionate about environmental storytelling and the intersection of the environment and the humanities, and they hope to pursue a PhD in English to explore environmental literature. Outside of The Leaflet, Soph is the Secretary for The Wildlife Society at Berkeley, the ASUC Eco Office Art/Social Media Associate, and the Digital Content Intern for The Berkeley Institute. Soph is inspired by whale sharks, mother nature, stream of consciousness writing, good food, Paddington 2, and the smell of a new book.

  • Spencer is a transfer student studying Geography and Urban Studies. He is also an artist, mainly creating analog collages and mixed-media pieces. Through collage, he repurposes materials people often look past or throw away, like old magazines and even pieces of leaves, embedding sustainability into the process. Spencer also makes zines (mini-magazines) using the same techniques. He likes to rediscover the media of the past, contrasting the mundane barrages of images together into a surrealist mélange to reflect on and discuss modern-day issues. Always passionately curious. XR Youth US Volunteer Art Director; featured artist in the Fifth National Climate Assessment; Leaflet contributor.

  • Tiva is a double major in Ethnic Studies + Society and Environment. She loves creating zines, written pieces, photos, and videos. Her inspiration comes from the YouTube videos she consumed, her work with environmental and food justice efforts in West Oakland, her work with social activism organizations in Modesto, her identities, and her everyday life. Her artistic aspirations are to create meaningful poetry, make environmentalism accessible to more people, and help people feel seen. She is working on various SERC (Student Environmental Resource Center) initiatives such as the Decolonial Education Hub and the Green Team. She is a writer for Perennial where she focuses on various environmental justice issues and media representations. 

  • Zora is a third-year student double-majoring in Society & Environment and Ethnic Studies, with a minor in Human Rights. Her passions for environmental storytelling and desire-based frameworks inspire her work in the Leaflet. She loves working with collages, crochet, writing, and stamp carving. She strongly believes that art can change the world. In addition to the Leaflet, she is a Senior Editor for Perennial: UC Berkeley’s Environmental Journal, a Coordinator for the Eco-Performance Lab, and a Programs Assistant for the American Cultures Center. 

  • Emily is a third-year student majoring in Society and Environment, and Film Studies. Her creative interests lie mainly in videography, filmmaking, and photography, specifically in camera operation and editing. She is passionate about being a part of collaborative environments with other creatives from whom she can learn and share what she knows. She is interested in the intersectionality of social justice and environmental justice issues. Emily seeks to use media as a powerful and influential tool to amplify these issues as a filmmaker. 

    In Spring 2025, Emily helped start Latines in Film and Television (LIFT) at Berkeley to establish a community of Latine filmmakers and provide opportunities for professional skill development and content creation. She has also been in Adelante, where they research and document archival material of Chicanx/Latinx movements in the Bay Area since the 1960s, starting with the Third World Liberation Front. She has also been a member of Delta Kappa Alpha, a gender-inclusive film fraternity.

  • Ella Jaravata is a third-year Political Science transfer student from San Diego. She’s inspired by nature, the local environment, online media, movies, art, and activism from fellow students. She’s passionate about writing primarily non-fiction as well as photography and videography. In the future, she hopes to combine her passions for photography and writing to document and create archives of environmental and student activism.

    This semester, Ella is a Field Coordinator for the Berkeley Student Food Collective, where she helps to connect and mobilize members to political campaigns happening on and off campus. She’s also doing research for local urban farms and community gardens through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice (URAP) Program. Additionally, she just joined the Sustainable & Just Future Decal Teaching Team, working to advance justice, sustainability, and climate literacy on campus. 

  • Aditi is a first-year student, double majoring in Environmental Economics and Policy and Data Science. She is incredibly passionate about creative writing and environmental activism through educational and creative initiatives. She is also enthusiastic about exploring the use of technology in creating a more sustainable existence. In her free time, Aditi enjoys baking, listening to music, and reading.