When it comes to helping care for our planet, it’s all hands on deck.
Leaders from all disciplines are needed to tackle the immense challenge of protecting the Earth for current and future generations.
Our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship brings together students from diverse majors and backgrounds and provides them with the knowledge, skills, confidence, and network to advocate for the planet as they take on leadership roles in their respective careers. During their time with us, Fellows attend seminars featuring environmental experts, receive mentoring from professionals in environmental fields, network with peers, and take part in a multi-day field experience focused on environmental challenges across Florida.
Learn more about our pilot program, funded by the Henry David Thoreau Foundation, in the video below!
Learn more about our Fellows
Fellowship Organizers
Sadie Mills
Assistant Director, UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Email: smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
Lexi Bolger
Graduate Student Coordinator, ELF Cohort II
Email: abolger@ufl.edu
Elle Henson
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Undergraduate, ELF Program Assistant
Email: ellehenson@ufl.edu
ELF Blog
TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship Trip to the Jacksonville Zoo
On October 11, 2025, the ELF fellows took a field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo with Dr. Matt Hallett to learn about how…
TESI Environmental Leaders Orientation and August Field Experiences
On August 18-20th, 2025, the new TESI Environmental Leaders Fellows started the semester with an orientation at Dickinson Hall, including…
Riley Gallen Reflects on Her Time as an Environmental Leaders Fellow
As an environmental engineering major at the University of Florida, I’ve always looked for ways to get more involved in…
Interested in supporting this program?
This program has been made possible by the generous support of private foundations as well as campus and community partners. If you are interested in supporting the next cohort of our TESI Environmental Leaders Fellowship, please email Sadie Mills at smills@floridamuseum.ufl.edu.