Lydia Slater '26 (she/her)

Lydia Slater is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, working at the W&M boathouse, and singing in her acapella group, the Cleftomaniacs. Her favorite place is the summer camp she started attending when she was 8, which led to her strong love for nature and passion for conservation. She has loved working there for the past 5 summers, despite frequently having to chase raccoons out of cabins full of 9-year-olds in the middle of the night. 

As a member of the IIC Student Leadership Council, she hopes to help peers learn more about conservation by encouraging them to get involved with IIC events and to increase her own contributions to the conservation community. After graduating, she plans to work in the field of conservation biology.