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Ariel Medeiros

Community Service

  • College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science, Psychology
  • WSU Pullman
  • Reno, Nevada

Involvement

Secretary and board member of the Washington Food Coalition; president of the LaDow/Garfield Food Pantry Board; co-chair Whitman County Food Coalition; WSU All-Campus Food Drive; WSU Center for Civic Engagement Palouse Fresh Food project coordinator— diverting 15,769 pounds of food from the landfill so it could be repurposed into meals for local families

Favorite WSU experience

A formal evening at The Museum of Flight in Seattle to receive the President’s Civic Leadership Award from Washington Campus Compact was one of Medeiros’ most memorable experiences during her time at WSU. She was recognized for efforts to reduce food insecurity in Whitman County and met other college students focused on civic engagement in their communities. “It was great to talk with other students about the different kinds of service projects they were working on all across the state,” she said. It was also a chance for Medeiros and her mom to spend some time together exploring Seattle.

Future plans

Medeiros will begin working as a planning aide for the City of Pullman after graduation. In the future, she plans to attend graduate school for food systems. Through graduate work, she hopes to work with food pantries in rural areas to improve access to food nutrition.