Taina Moynihan is a new, but energized, member of the Somerville community, having moved to the area from Ithaca, NY after earning her undergraduate degree in December 2019. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Biology and Society and an emphasis on environmental studies. She has extensive experience empowering youth through community-focused social programs, both as a teacher and program coordinator. Most recently, she has been consulting with the nonprofit, Meadowscaping for Biodiversity (MS4B) where she educated local high school students about climate change and the values of native wildflower gardens and green spaces in urban communities. Taina is passionate about empowering others to advocate for positive change, preserving biodiversity in urban environments, and nurturing resilient communities. She is looking forward to sharing her passion with the GWS Board of Directors and discovering new ways to foster a connection to community and to the environment. Taina loves to spend her spare time planting and maintaining native plant gardens, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, and hiking around Middlesex Fells.