Trevor is the SustainWDN Project Coordinator where he interfaces with the tech team and sustainability leaders.  In 2011 he  served as a youth delegate from Hawaii to the Institute’s Youth Leadership Summit. He is a founding member of the Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative. He then envisioned the Sustainable Education Resolution and championed it through passage.  He was then the Project Coordinator for the Sustainable Hawaii Toolkit, a global model to connect youth, educators, business and community to build a sustainable world. In 2016 Trevor graduated from Chapman University. He now serves as an emerging leader and faculty for the Institute’s annual Sustainability Summit, where he helps the youth to realize dreams and develop sustainability-in-action projects to help their  communities. Trevor is featured in the new book: Stone Soup for a Sustainable World: Life-Changing Stories of Young Heroes.

In 2011 I was nominated to serve as a youth delegate to the Institute’s Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative (SHYLI) chapter. I have witnessed the growth of the Institute as a high school student, young adult and now a Stone Soup team member. I’m most impressed that the Institute’s initiatives are driven by the interests of youth. The Institute and its partners are focused on creating a path for youth to become young adults who care about the environment and find ways to make an important impact on the world. As a high school student, I envisioned and championed a Resolution in the State of Hawaii to incorporate sustainable education and environmental stewardship at the classroom level. As a college student and alumni, emerging leader and Stone Soup team member, I have assisted at the Institute’s Youth Leadership Summits in Martha’s Vineyard (2016) and Rhode Island (2018 & 2019). The Summits allow youth delegates to work with other inspiring youth, emerging leaders and faculty; develop presentations on innovative sustainability within their community and develop sustainable projects within their community. I am honored to have been a part of the Institute’s team for over seven years. Now that many people are finally realizing the importance of sustainability, the Institute has developed a 15-year track record and awesome learning and training tools that will assist the next generation of leaders.  I’m excited about the TouchStone Leaders Platform and the SustainWDN’s potential to connect multicultural youth to sustainable career pathways.  to be part of this global organization impacting so many people around the world.