Lily Fillwalk

Lily Fillwalk recently graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, with a dual degree in Environmental Science and Studio Art. Lily is currently pursuing a Master of Environmental Science at the Yale School of the Environment and working with their advisor, Dr. Dorceta Taylor, in the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative Laboratory. Lily is originally from Muncie, Indiana, where she was involved in working with Hoosier Environmental Council and the Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse. During their time at Pitzer College, Lily was a fellow with the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, Senior Class President for Student Government, and a Resident Assistant. In 2019, Lily was a Wallace-Carver Fellow for the United States Department of Agriculture, where she conducted sustainable cereal grain use research. In 2020, Lily was selected for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program with Brooklyn College, funded by the National Science Foundation. The REU focused on ecology within the urban environment, and there, Lily conducted soil microbiology in green infrastructure research under Dr. Theodore Muth. Lily continued this research for their senior undergraduate thesis entitled “Maximizing Urban Green Roof Potential Through the Understanding of Microbial Composition.” Lily plans on pursuing a career in science-based community agriculture in New York City.