Rainie Dabbs

I'm a highly motivated individual who's developed a clear understanding of maintaining small habits within my day to mitigate the effects of climate change. As a member of the University of California Santa Cruz's Women's Soccer Team, I have developed skills of teamwork, perseverance, and time management. I have completed two full courses to better understand the climate crisis and have found a way to implement this information into my own life while also engaging others in my community to do the same. I'm a driven student-athlete who wants to challenge their studies by helping to provide more research and effectiveness on how our community can develop innovative strategies to produce efficiency in the ways that energy is produced and ways to get clean water to those in need. I'm seeking hands-on experience for my intended career path, thus becoming an environmental science major in the upcoming future. I'm hoping that this job will allow me to collectively obtain prioritization skills, a better understanding of energy efficiency, and ways to support organizations that are wanting to establish better healthcare for all humans and animals that get to call Earth their home.

I have grown to develop a great amount of interest in this topic and feel that with implemented organizational skills I would be a great asset to a part time job here at UCSC. I'm available to work 10 hours per week and have a strong interest in working in UCSC laboratories to promote sustainable research. I feel that this opportunity would be a great start to the beginning of my intended career interest, given that I'm wanting to major in environmental science. I grew up in Southern Oregon and found so much love and admiration for the outdoors. I feel that with the research I have here at UCSC, I'll be able to find new ways to implement ways to help mitigate climate change here at the University.