Tatiana (she/hers) is the Associate Program Director for the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) here at UW-Seattle. She leads our day-to-day operations, strategic visioning, and student committees (e.g., CSF Committee and Student Energy Task Force). Tatiana works closely with the Program Director on managing our long-term partnerships and capacity building to bring more opportunities for you all the engage with justice-centered sustainability! At the Evans School of Public Policy, Tatiana focuses on social and economic policy – exploring the connections between creating sustainable societies and regenerative economies. At the School of Public Health, Tatiana concentrates in Health Systems and Policy to better understand how social determinants of health (e.g., wealth, policy, built environment, racism, etc.) impact our health outcomes on the community and population levels. Overall, Tatiana approaches sustainability as a solution for inequity and injustice. She carries theories like Just Transition and Political Determinants of Health into her work – to achieve justice, sovereignty, and sustainability, we must prioritize relationships, practice reciprocity, strive for deep democracy, and invest in the power of communities of color.
These past two years, she has greatly enjoyed deepening connections with the UW community to further shift the perception of sustainability away from the traditional, white-centric narrative into an intersectional collaboration for a just future. This year, she is most looking forward to growing the CSF’s Intersectional Sustainability Initiative – on the docket are putting together a BIPOC student collective to reclaim our role in the environmental/sustainability movement and working with the UW Sustainability Office to amplify student voices in university-wide decisions related to sustainability.
Outside of her studies, Tatiana enjoys spending time with friends, exploring the city, cooking and trying new restaurants, and getting outside!