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Kathryn Ingall (2014) and Alex
Fylypovych (2015) served as the
two most recent Photojournalism
Interns, responsible for
maintaining the UGA Costa Rica
blog, coordinating Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, and other
social media postings, and
assisting with filming and
production of special projects
such as the educational video
series, “Virtual Classroom,” and
the cultural preservation videos
produced during the past two
years.
Olivia Stockert (2014) and Rachel
Durham (2015) served as the
Landscape Architecture Interns,
responsible for assisting with
on-site design and build projects
as well as carrying out their own
independent research projects.
Olivia studied the historical
and demographic patterns of
medicinal plant use in San Luis as
a UGA Center for Undergraduate

Alex Fylypovych

Photojournalism Intern (2015)
As the photojournalism
intern, Alex was responsible
for documenting the daily
events happening both on
and off campus through her
photographs and writing.

Research (CURO) fellow. Rachel
is carrying out her master’s thesis
on the use of anaerobic digesters
for waste water treatment and
biogas production, all while
helping UGA Costa Rica develop
a funding proposal to expand
the installation of biodigesters
throughout the Bellbird Biological
Corridor.
The Sustainable Agriculture
Interns—Evan Seine (2013),
Danielle Schwartz (2014), and
Lauren Fedenia (2015)—are
responsible for helping manage
a one acre vegetable plot and the
stables on campus. Additionally,
the sustainable agriculture interns
help to lead educational activities
related to sustainable agriculture
production on campus.
Resident Naturalist Interns
provide a wealth of knowledge
on campus, serving as a resource
to all students and guests and

Danielle Schwartz

Sustainable Agriculture Intern
(2014)
In this position, Danielle helped
manage all activites related
to the farm. She also gave
both farm and milking tours to
student and tourist groups.

routinely guiding daytime
and nighttime natural history
tours, offering plant, insect,
and mammal talks, leading
sustainability tours, carbon offset
discussions, birding activities,
and providing translation for
off-campus educational activities.
Members of the Resident
Naturalist team spanning June
2013 – May 2015 include: Katie
Lutz (2013), Roxann Vistocci
(2013), Alex Wright (2013), Emily
Deitchler (2013–2014), Jamie
Alfieri (2013–2014), Lillie Kline
(2013–2014), Caley Zuzula (2014),
Sarah Kelehear (2014), Gina
Gilson (2014–2015), Regan Fink
(2014–2015), Hannah Durick
(2015), Theodora Panayides
(2015), Louise Beveridge (2014–
2015), Jessica Murray (2015),
George Lin (2015), Mackenzie
Wing (2015), Sandy Neps (2015)
and Hannah Whitfield (2015).

Theodora Panayides

Resident Naturalist (2015)
Theodora served as a wealth
of information to students and
tourists visiting the UGACR
campus.

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