Austin Zwaschka
Position: President
Area of Study: Environmental Engineering and Hydroscience
Future Aspiration: I want to continue to work to provide clean accessible water to those in need.
Other campus activities: Student Water Quality Professional
Why Quench? I believe that access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. I love our mission and want to spread knowledge about the world water crisis.
Molly Donovan
Position: Marketing Co-Director
Area of Study: Graphic Design
Future Aspiration: I plan to get a BFA in graphic design, and then work as a freelance designer or join a company’s social media team.
Other campus activities: From Cover to Cover
Why Quench? I was hoping to help as many people as possible to make a difference in the world, and I thought Quench was the best way to do that.
Madysen Robinson
Position: Marketing Co-Director
Area of Study: Informatics & Psychology
Future Aspiration: Data Analytics or Social Media Marketing
Other campus activities: Hawkeye Boxing Club, WiCS
Why Quench? Everyone deserves to have their basic needs met so they can do whatever makes them happy in life.
Sydney Van Trump
Position: Website Coordinator
Area of Study: History and Education
Future Aspiration: I plan on becoming a high school history teacher
Other campus activities: From Cover to Cover
Why Quench? Water is a necessity, and I would like to help those who do not have access to clean water
Keishanique Moton-Tyler
Position: Treasurer
Area of Study: Grad student in Civil and Environmental with Sustainable Water Development Focus
Future Aspiration: I want to work in the WASH sector of an NGO, providing water and sanitation services for people in developing and emergency contexts
Other campus activities: UIowa Women’s Rugby and SIIHR
Why Quench? Access to safe drinking water is a human right and I want to give my time to an organization that recognizes and works to reduce the inequities that exist with safe drinking water access.
Amiya Jones
Position: Fundraising Event Coordinator
Area of Study: Social Work Grad Student
Future Aspiration: I want to join the nonprofit sector and get involved in water access and food insecurity
Other campus activities: Iowa Volleyball, Grow Johnson County, Table 2 Table
Why Quench? Equitable access to water is a necessity. The Flint Water crisis is something that really woke me up in terms of water access and marginalized groups. So, I joined Quench to apply what I learn here to future involvement in nonprofits of the same caliber.
Emma Schima
Position: Communication Coordinator
Major: Double majoring in Environmental Science and Chemistry with a minor in Psychology
Future Aspiration: still deciding between Medical School or a masters in Environmental Engineering
Other campus activities: Doctors Without Borders
Why Quench? I strongly believe that everyone deserves access to clean water and I would like to do everything in my power to make that happen.