Samantha Mariano

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		Samantha (Sam) Mariano is a junior at West Virginia University (WVU) who is majoring in Civil & Environmental Engineering & minoring in Spanish. She currently serves as a club officer within the WVU chapter of Engineers Without Borders, American Society of Civil Engineers & Society of Women Engineers. In a time where both mental health & environmental issues have been brought to the forefront, Sam has a passion for helping the community in every way she can -and that includes sharing her ideas with others to educate and inform them. Within the WVU community, she contributes articles centering around mental health through Her Campus WVU and has advocated for better mental health resources and campus sustainability initiatives through Active Minds WVU and the Sierra Student Coalition, respectively. She also devotes time to engineering projects that are in progress within Engineers Without Borders. In her free time, she spends much of her time outdoors, especially when going on hikes.