Student leadership

Student members of the Livingston Environmental Commission and LivGreen are creating innovative youth action and engagement through science, business and creative arts.

- meet the future!

Meet the Future

  • Brooke Kalva

    NATIVE & INDIGENOUS PLANTING EDUCATION PROGRAM

    Brooke is a Junior at Livingston High School. She has developed a proposal for the LEC to recommend the update and review of the Environmental Resource Inventory and identified key areas for review. The Township is now pursing this project.

    Brooke is following the Girl Scout Gold Award and is developing educational workshops to promote the importance of indigenous and native planting practices. Brooke is relating these to green Infrastructure maintenance through proposals to maintain our community rain gardens using these practices.

  • Kiran Adams

    STREAM MONITORING & DATA ANALYSIS

    Kiran is a Junior at Newark Academy. He is working on developing data management tools to support the citizen science led stream monitoring program led by LivGreen. Kiran is also looking at how different data sets can be visualized to improve communication about issues that connect us to the health of our watershed.

  • Anika Vasani

    RHYTHMS FOR RESTORATION

    Anika Vasani is a Junior at Newark Academy in Livingston. She is interested in environmental and public health, and is in the process of becoming an EMT. Anika is working on ‘Rhythms for Restoration’ a project using Bharatanatyam, a traditional Indian dance, to further involve the Indian community in eco-activism and sustainability. The project aims to encourage activism by stimulating discussion, and raising awareness for environmental challenges.

  • Sanjukta Srinivasan

    RHYTHMS FOR RESTORATION

    Sanjukta is a Junior at Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ. She has been learning Bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance, for over a decade, and she is interested in public health as well as environmental studies. Sanjukta, alongside Anika Vasani, is working to raise awareness about meaningful climate action by using Bharatanatyam to portray the impact of climate change through storytelling.

  • Jacob Glazer

    STRATEGIES TO INCENTIVIZE THE ADOPTION OF GREEN BUSINESS INITIATIVES

    Jacob is undertaking his Senior Internship program to develop a plan to encourage Livingston businesses to identify and adopt green business practices and take advantage of opportunities to support the environment.

  • Ritika Chandiwala

    COMMUNICATION OF COMMUNITY SOLAR FOR LIVINGSTON

    Ritika first joined LivGreen through her participation in the LECEnviroART Mural competition. Her winning mural, created with Lynn Sun, is now located at the Salad House on Route 10.

    This year, Ritika is continuing her work with us through her senior internship. She will be focusing on energy conservation in homes and the communication and implementation of education workshops to promote the adoption of Community Solar in Livingston.

  • Siddhanth Ganesh

    EVALUATION OF PESTICIDE RUN-OFF FROM GOLF COURSES

    Sidd is a Junior at Livingston High School. He is on the Science Research pathway and is developing a sampling and testing program to evaluate the impact of pesticide run-off from golf courses after large rainfall events. Sidd is looking to develop his resarch in line with the Tier 1 Water quality monitoring procedures of The Watershed Institute so his research can be shared in citizen science forums with the NJ DEP.

  • John Wei

    IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AT HOME

    John is a Senior at Livingston High School and will be studying Architecture at Carnegie Melon. His Senior Internship program will be working with LivGreen to understand the practical integration of sustainable green infrastructure, such as rain gardens at home in our community. He will also use his internship to suggest best practice recommendations for the LEC in review of Town wide planning applications.

our Student Alumni

chloe marrache

Chloe was the first student representative of the Livingston Environmental Commission following the formal acceptance of students initiated by advocacy from Chloe with Mayor Al Anthony.

Chloe created the proposal for the LEC EnviroART Mural Competition, creating a vision for communication and action for the Environment driven through the creative Arts and uplifting youth voice in our community. 

Environmental Science & Policy, Duke University, N.C.

sofia calderon

Sofia drove the research and adoption of an ordinance for “Skip the Stuff” passed in Livingston in June 2025 and lending Municipal support to the push for Skip the Stuff to be passed in New Jersey. This was signed into Law in January 2026!

Sofia helped and deliver the LEC EnviroART Mural competition and spoke alongside NJ State Senators and Community Non-Profits at the Climate Superfund Act Rally at the State House in Trenton. 

Environmental Science, University of Vermont, VT
Washington D.C

aanya RATHI

Aanya was an active LEC Student Representative instrumental in delivering the LEC EnviroART Mural Art Competition and contributing to lobbying in Trenton for the adoption of the Climate Superfund Act. Aanya also undertook her Senior Internship Program with LivGreen and created the momentum for adoption of a Community Tree Planting program that is currently being proposed in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

sophia paparsenos

Sophia was a finalist of the LEC EnviroART Mural Competition and completed her Senior Internship program with Doug Jay researching and recording native trees in Livingston. Sophia worked with LivGreen frequently supporting community projects and speaking powerfully at the Climate Superfund Act Rally in Trenton NJ sharing her personal experiences with Climate Change and advocating for action.

Environental Science, Seaton Hall, NJ

Jasmine Wang

Jasmine worked with LivGreen as part of her Senior Internship Program. jasmine helped create a communication strategy and worked on the design of our outreach campaigns. Jasmine also supported education outreach in elementary schools and lobbying events for the Climate Superfund Act at the State House in Trenton.

NYU, New York
Senior, Livingston High School

carolina romero-vasquez

Carolina was a winner of the LEC EnvioART Mural Competition. She uses her passion for Art and the Environment to create emotional connection and reverence for the beauty and color of the ocean. Her piece ‘The Shimmering Seer” was designed to promote joy, and stewardship of our oceans and inland waterways.

Loretta Chen

Loretta was a winner in the LEC EnviroART Mural Competition for her art work “Our Backyard Yellowstone”. Her piece addressed how imbalances in the food chain, and the overpopulation of deer have led to a loss of Biodiversity in our NJ environment. 

Bio Medical Sciences, Rutgers University

Lynn Sun

Lynn was a winner in the LEC EnviroART Mural Competition for her “Brighter Future” art work with Ritika Chandiwala. Their mural depicts a crystal ball, looking into a brighter future where we rely on eco-friendly resources to transform our environment. A future where we embrace environmentally conscious sources of energy, green infrastructure and open spaces throughout our towns & cities.

Senior Livingston High School
Undergraduate Student

AAdit pisal

Aadit served as a Student representative on the Livingston Environmental Commission in 2023-2024.