About Lily
Lily Elola is the Membership and Events Coordinator for GrizzlyCorps at the UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE). She directs the program’s strategic recruitment and onboarding while managing the operational infrastructure necessary to deploy a cohort of postgraduate fellows into California’s rural landscapes. Her work focuses on optimizing fellows’ experience and professional development.
Prior to her role at CLEE, Lily served as a fellow at the Hopland Research and Extension Center (HREC), where she designed and instructed environmental education programs. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Her academic background includes research into sustainable agri-food systems and the application of biometric methodologies to analyze sustainable experiences. Lily is also a recipient of the 2023 Natural Resources and Environmental Science LEAD Scholars Grant.
B.S. Environmental Management and Protection, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo