Anabel Rosero is a first-generation Ecuadorian American raised in New Jersey and currently a junior at Rutgers University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources with a minor in Environmental Geomatics. She graduated from Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in May 2019 with an Associate of Science in Environmental Science with honors. During her time at RVCC she participated in two internships, including water quality analyses and wildlife research, presented at the NJ Water Environment Association Conference in May 2019, received two Galileo STEM Merit Scholarships, actively engaged in her community including stream and beach clean-ups, tree restoration plantings, and environmental education. Anabel is passionate about water quality issues, particularly those revolving around drinking and marsh waterways, interested in environmental policy issues, especially those impacting under-represented minority communities, GIS and cartography, and conservation projects. In her free time, she enjoys the arts, reading, hiking, kayaking, site-seeing, and spending time with her family and friends.