Isabella is a Semester 39 alum and graduated from Colby College in May 2023. She majored in Global Studies with a concentration in Latin America and minored in Environmental Studies. She studied abroad in Chile and wrote an honors thesis about Indigenous rights and lithium mining in Chile for Colby’s Global Studies department. At Colby, she was involved with both the COOT and CCAK programs on campus. In her free time, she enjoyed hiking, skiing, running, and surfing around Maine! Following graduation, she is headed back to Leadville as the Science Apprentice at HMI! You can reach Isabella at isabellawhelan5@gmail.com