I am a part of a student-led non-profit organization called The Reclamation Project whose tagline is: "Fostering generations of informed, empowered, and anti-prejudiced people through education, advocacy, and amplification." My position within this organization is to be an Illustrator/ Artist for their magazine. My work for the magazine combines two things that I am very passionate about, graphic design, art, and social/environmental justice. These issues are extremely important to me because having an equal, clean, and healthy environment is my number one focus. The Reclamation Project's magazine, The Radical, aims to use different lenses to examine important topics through writing, photography, and art to inspire our readers to think critically and insightfully. It is also used to amplify underrepresented groups and educated all people, especially youth. Ultimately, my goal is to create change and break barriers through graphic design and art. Through my illustrations, I aim to spark conversation and even create social transformations. As I work with other students who want to educate others and help foster new generations of informed people, I have been able to gain confidence in myself as well as work on my communication skills. When working as a team, it has been important to communicate in order to achieve a common goal. I have a strong emotional connection to the world and the natural environment around me, so I aim to use design to make a difference in the community around me. Through my participation in student non-profit organizations, I have been able to go outside of my comfort zone, try new things, and illustrate by pushing boundaries and do it all in a timely manner. I am indirectly helping my community through my art because I am illustrating to spark conversation and to accompany written pieces that talk about social change and current issues in the world and within my community. The piece I have attached below is an example of one of my illustrations for The Radical magazine. This specific piece is used to show the importance of representation in the media. It depicts a young girl reading a book that portrays a girl that looks just like her.