Ecuador
Project Lead | Taylor Shimkus
Email: shimkus3@illinois.edu | Pronouns: She / Her
Hello! I’m Taylor and I’m a junior studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. When I’m not studying, I enjoy cooking, listening to music, skateboarding, playing board games, and hanging out with friends. I’m also on the synchronized ice skating team!
Project Lead | Nina Trousdale
Email: ninaat2@illinois.edu | Pronouns: She / Her
Hi! I’m Nina, a sophomore majoring in Environmental Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, playing board games, photographing, and making charcoal drawings!
Guatemala
Project Lead | Ariel Byun
Email: arielb2@illinois.edu | Pronouns: She / Her
Hello my name is Ariel Byun and I am a junior in bioengineering and a project lead for the Guatemala Water project! Some things I like to do in my free time is draw and watch YouTube videos! I hope you come check out the project!
Project Lead | Emily Lin
Email: emilypl2@illinois.edu | Pronouns: She / Her
I’m a senior in Environmental Engineering and pursuing a minor in Sustainability. In my free time I like to longboard and collect houseplants.
Hopkins Park
Project Lead | Advay Sudarshan
Email: advays2@illinois.edu | Pronouns: He / Him
Hi, my name is Advay and I am a junior in Mechanical Engineering. I love quizzing to a point I have prepared hundreds of my own questions!
Project Lead | Joseph Abi-Karam
Email: jja7@illinois.edu | Pronouns: He / Him
I’m Joseph, I’m an Engineering Physics sophomore. I was born and raised in Lebanon. My main interests are Piano, Meteorology, Skiing and Track. I decided to join EWB to use innovation in volunteering and joined Hopkins Park specifically because of the increased accessibility to the community.
Malawi
Project Lead | Riley Kelch
Email: rjkelch2@illinois.edu | Pronouns: He / Him
I’m Riley, a junior studying Civil Engineering, I’m the social chair and project lead for the Malawi project! In my free time, I like to go on runs, draw, listen to music, and binge-watch reality competition shows.
Project Lead | Dominick Tadewald
Email: dlt4@illinois.edu | Pronouns: He / Him
Hello! I’m Dominick Tadewald, a junior in Civil Engineering and a Malawi project lead. My hobbies include backpacking, traveling, photography, reading, and listening to music much louder than I probably should.
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