corporate suburban world as a nineteen-year-old single
mother and pharmacy technician who serviced the
communities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan.
I aspire to teach and to practice civic engagement with
respect to financial literacy, community gardening, and
improving infrastructures and landscape designs that
aim to enrich biodiversity and human-plant connection,
especially for those who endure health/wealth disparities
as a product of the state of their environments. I plan
to give back to communities such as Ypsilanti, Detroit,
and Livonia in the state of Michigan by starting a non-
profit organization, ARK (Acts of Random Kindness).
I believe educating citizens in areas that are not accus-
tomed to eco-friendly lifestyles or perhaps allowing
inexpensive means for them to afford the necessities
needed to adopt an eco-conservative lifestyle would
be the best way to continue downsizing our ecological
footprint. I love sharing resources with those who may
believe they cannot succeed. My motto is: Where there
is a will, there is a way! Thoughts can be manifested
through actions, and actions speak louder than words.
I believe the role that one plays in a community can be
comparable to that of a beloved community tree: deep-
rooted, civically engaged, spreading hope, and helping
inspire others to grow as a part of one mutualistic mycor-
rhizal community system (helping each other to survive!)
I hope that in the next five to ten years I can advocate
and assist communities through practicing environmental
law. I am aware and proactive in my research regarding
domestic water disparities in Flint, Michigan; the high
levels of contaminants in Detroit, Michigan's Delray
community; and Ann Arbor, Michigan's wrestling with
a 1,4-dioxane plume. I am eager to learn how to effec-
tively tackle legal environmental issues as they pertain
to the health and welfare of the public. I love collab-
orating with others, especially toward sustainable
agreements that provide justice and equality for all
(including plants and animals). My ideal job scenario is to
live in Chicago, Illinois and work for the Environmental
Law and Policy Center as an environmental attorney.
Within that context, I would love to pursue a degree
of specialization in municipal arboriculture.
I currently serve as a college advisor at University
Preparatory Academy High School in Detroit as an
Advise Michigan AmeriCorps member in partnership
with Michigan College Access Network. I also volun-
teer at Growing Hope in Ypsilanti and with Detroit
Hives, The Greening of Detroit, and ReLeaf Michigan.
A few fun facts about me: I love Marvel Comics.
Sailor Moon is my favorite anime show, as I relate
to the character of Usagi on a personal level. I
enjoy skating, gardening, finding good restau-
rants, and playing zombie arcade games.
licialeegibcoop@gmail.com
agibso11@emich.edu
Young Professionals and Students
I love collaborating w ith others, especially toward
sustainable agreements that prov ide justice and
equalit y for all (including plants and animals).
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