Student Members

RowanFoster
Rowan Foster
Major/Program: Geography / Urban Development and Planning
Rowan is majoring in Geography with a concentration in Urban Development and Planning. He is interested in helping with the needs of community organizations while growing his analytical and technical skills.
Jr_Alvarez
Jr. Alvarez
Major/Program: Geography & GIS / Sustainable Urban Development
Jr. is a third-year combined-degree student specializing in Geography, GIS, and Sustainable Urban Development. He joined SURC to apply his classroom GIS skills in collaboration with various community organizations. Jr. is eager to both leverage his expertise and expand his experience in research and statistics. Looking ahead, he aspires to pursue a career in community development and environmental planning.

Past SURC Members by Academic Year

2025-2026

Beata Neidhoefer - Sociology
Allison Hill - Public Policy / Community Development
Mia Killion - Sustainable Urban Development
Melanie Lopez - Sociology / Spanish
Huda Salahuddin - International Studies / Arabic / Sociology / Women and Gender Studies
Amar Alkhatib - English / Political Science
Joshua Elliott - Geography and a GIS
Lauren Hunt - Environmental Studies / Sustainable Urban Development
Shelton Clark - Public Administration / Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs
Veronica Gomez - Anthropology/ Urban Geography and Planning
Jared Smith - Sustainable Urban Development
Maya Nelson - Social Work

2024-2025

Erin Koster - Geography & GIS / Geosciences
Ellery Von Holten - Sociology / Peace, Justice and Conflict
Victoria Vega - Applied Diplomacy
Spencer Sutherland - Public Policy / Economics
Allison Hill - Public Policy / Community Development
Mia Killion - Sustainable Urban Development
Melanie Lopez - Sociology / Spanish
Anna Schlundt - Anthropology / Psychology / Human Development
Sara Aqariden - International Studies
Huda Salahuddin - International Studies / Arabic / Sociology / Women and Gender Studies
Lacy Wright - Geography & GIS
Madison Felix - Geography & GIS / Public Law / Political Thought / Urban Planning
Amar Alkhatib - English / Political Science
Rowan Foster - Geography & GIS
 
Beata Neidhoefer - Sociology
Jr. Alvarez - Geography & GIS / Sustainable Urban Development
Brigid Flannery - Geography / Urban Development and Planning
Joshua Elliott - Geography and a GIS
Lauren Hunt - Environmental Studies / Sustainable Urban Development
Marcela Erickson - Geography / Sociology
Shelton Clark - Public Administration / Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs
Rosbel Garza Hernandez - International Studies
Salise Sepulveda - Environmental Science / Geography & GIS
Veronica Gomez - Anthropology/ Urban Geography and Planning
Michael Dombrowski - Public Policy / Architecture and Urbanism
Ruth Belay - Anthropology / Geography & GIS
Jared Smith - Sustainable Urban Development
Maya Nelson - Social Work

2023-2024 

Alejandro Arakelian- Geography & GIS
Christopher Impellizeri- Geography & GIS
Lily Baird- Geography & GIS
Melanie Lopez - Sociology / Spanish

Erin Koster - Geography & GIS / Geosciences
Sara Aqariden - International Studies
Lacy Wright - Geography & GIS
Victoria Vega - Applied Diplomacy
Spencer Sutherland - Public Policy / Economics
 
Mayra Shuja - Sustainable Urban Development
Sonya Koffman - Psychology/Urban Geography & Planning
Allison Hill - Public Policy / Community Development
Anna Schlundt - Anthropology / Psychology / Human Development
Ellery Von Holten - Sociology / Peace, Justice and Conflict
Madison Felix - Geography & GIS / Public Law / Political Thought / Urban Planning
Huda Salahuddin - International Studies / Arabic /
Sociology / Women and Gender Studies

2022-2023

Aamna Fasihi - Public Policy

Alejandro Arakelian - Geography & GIS
Alex Stone - Sociology/Journalism
 Christopher Impellizeri - Geography & GIS
Despina Kokoris - Sociology

Lily Baird - Geography & GIS

Mayra Shuja - Sustainable Urban Development
Nils Berglund - Geography & GIS
Sonya Koffman - Psychology/Urban Geography & Planning
 

2021-2022 

Alejandro Arakelian - Geography & GIS
 Alex Stone - Sociology/Journalism
Amira Hady - Sociology/Arabic Studies
Camille Koch - Graduate, Public Service
Christopher Impellizeri - Geography & GIS
Effina Jackson - Graduate Public Service 
Ella Schneider - Sociology/Marketing
Ellen Bloss - Graduate Sociology
Jennifer Ovist - Geography & GIS /Computer Science
Lily Baird - Geography & GIS
Nicole Bennett - Sociology/Graphic Design
Sonya Koffman - Psychology/Urban Geography & Planning