Olivia Johnson

Olivia Johnson is a junior at Burlingame High School. She loves spending time outdoors, especially if it’s hiking local trails, spelunking with her dad, or bodysurfing in the Pacific. As a young adult, Olivia became increasingly aware of climate change and its disastrous effects on the natural world, and has dedicated much of her free time to mitigation efforts and advocacy for a cleaner, greener future. She is a co-creator of the BHS native plant and succulent garden and also serves as vice president of her school’s Environmental Club, which assisted in the installation of tri-bins at her school. She plans to major in Environmental Science and Sustainability with a concentration in Policy and Governance. Outside of advocacy, Olivia loves to read and collect records, and is an active member of her school’s theater program.

Olivia Johnson is a junior at Burlingame High School. She loves spending time outdoors, especially if it’s hiking local trails, spelunking with her dad, or bodysurfing in the Pacific. As a young adult, Olivia became increasingly aware of climate change and its disastrous effects on the natural world, and has dedicated much of her free time to mitigation efforts and advocacy for a cleaner, greener future. She is a co-creator of the BHS native plant and succulent garden and also serves as vice president of her school’s Environmental Club, which assisted in the installation of tri-bins at her school. She plans to major in Environmental Science and Sustainability with a concentration in Policy and Governance. Outside of advocacy, Olivia loves to read and collect records, and is an active member of her school’s theater program.

Zoe Tsai

Zoe Tsai is a junior at Burlingame High School. She enjoys going outside and doing activities such as swimming in the ocean, exploring and hiking new and forgotten places, and enjoying Mother Nature in general. Over the past few years, Zoe gained knowledge about the detrimental effects of climate change and the quickening pace that it was taking in terms of destroying the Earth. Spurred by this information, Zoe has begun to focus on educating others while enacting change in her community that could have beneficial ripple effects elsewhere. Zoe is a Youth Climate Ambassador and was part of the team that created a native plant and succulent garden at Burlingame High School. Deviating from environmentalism, Zoe also enjoys playing soccer and other sports as well as being a babysitter and camp counselor.

Zoe Tsai is a junior at Burlingame High School. She enjoys going outside and doing activities such as swimming in the ocean, exploring and hiking new and forgotten places, and enjoying Mother Nature in general. Over the past few years, Zoe gained knowledge about the detrimental effects of climate change and the quickening pace that it was taking in terms of destroying the Earth. Spurred by this information, Zoe has begun to focus on educating others while enacting change in her community that could have beneficial ripple effects elsewhere. Zoe is a Youth Climate Ambassador and was part of the team that created a native plant and succulent garden at Burlingame High School. Deviating from environmentalism, Zoe also enjoys playing soccer and other sports as well as being a babysitter and camp counselor.

Emma Gubbels

Emma Gubbels is a junior at Burlingame High School. She loves to spend time hiking in the native California wilderness, traveling all over the world, and swimming in the ocean. She enjoys being active with her friends and looking for ways to shift to a greener lifestyle. Over the years, Emma has started to become more aware of the impact that herself and her community has on the surrounding environment, and now works to address the most pressing climate issues while educating the people around her. Emma is a Youth Climate Ambassador, and worked with Zoe and Olivia to create the native plant garden at BHS. For her last two years on campus, Emma hopes to keep making progress toward a sustainable school, and inspire more students to advocacy. Outside of environmentalism, Emma loves to run on the track team at her school and ride her bike.

Emma Gubbels is a junior at Burlingame High School. She loves to spend time hiking in the native California wilderness, traveling all over the world, and swimming in the ocean. She enjoys being active with her friends and looking for ways to shift to a greener lifestyle. Over the years, Emma has started to become more aware of the impact that herself and her community has on the surrounding environment, and now works to address the most pressing climate issues while educating the people around her. Emma is a Youth Climate Ambassador, and worked with Zoe and Olivia to create the native plant garden at BHS. For her last two years on campus, Emma hopes to keep making progress toward a sustainable school, and inspire more students to advocacy. Outside of environmentalism, Emma loves to run on the track team at her school and ride her bike.