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Naturally, the environmental club of TAMS, is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness, encouraging sustainability, and cultivating a love for the outdoors within the TAMS community and the surrounding area. We host fun campouts, run the TAMS Garden, Recycling and Bike Share programs, and volunteer with external organizations such as the Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center and Keep Denton Beautiful in order to achieve our mission of sustainability and environmentalism.
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{{Infobox Club|topics=Environmentalism|is-advised=Yes|major-events=[[Campout]], [[Cookout]], [[Spring Picnic]], [[Earth Day Festival]]|image=TAMS Naturally 2020-2021.jpg|active-years=(existed prior), 2012 - present (as an advised club)
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? - 2012 (as a HOPE committee)
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1992 - Present (as a club) |current-execs=President: [[Grace Phi]]
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Vice President: [[Ruchi Birur]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Jade Webb]]
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Director of Operations: [[Shritha Gayathri]]|current-advisor=[[Alyssa Rodriguez]]|facebook=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1909417679247002|email=tamsnaturallyexecs@gmail.com}}
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'''Naturally''', the environmental club of TAMS, is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness, encouraging sustainability, and cultivating a love for the outdoors within the TAMS community and the surrounding area. We host fun [[Campout|campouts]], run the TAMS Garden, Recycling and Bike Share programs, and volunteer with external organizations such as the Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center and Keep Denton Beautiful in order to achieve our mission of sustainability and environmentalism.
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Naturally existed as an [[Clubs#Advised|advised club]] from 2012, as a [[HOPE#Committees|HOPE committee]] prior to 2012, and existed as a club before coming a HOPE committee.<sup>[citation needed]</sup>
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== Events==
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===Campout===
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===Sustainability Symposium===
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The first Sustainability Symposium occurred on February 20th, 2021 and had several TAMS alumni as panelists who spoke regarding their work in sustainability and environmentalism.
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*[[Prathibha Juturu]] - Environment Officer, USAID's foreign service
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*[[Anjana Sivakumar]] - LEED Green Associate, DLR Group
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*[[Elizabeth Verdecchia]] - Natural Resources Specialist, Federal Government
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*[[William Daughtrey]] - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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==Committees==
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In 2017, Naturally removed several exec position and added committees to fulfill their role.
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===Bike Share===
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In Bike Share we fix the bikes, be the test dummies for the said fixed bikes, and listen to some good tunes. It is an easy way to get volunteer hours as well as gain some practical knowledge on fixing bikes, and it’s a TON of FUN! We meet once a week for about an hour, so it doesn’t take too much of your time.
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Committee Heads
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!Years
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|-
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|[[Harish Jawahar]]
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| rowspan="2" |2022-2023
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|-
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|[[Mahathi Sriji]]
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|-
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|[[Kane Dong]]
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| rowspan="2" |2021-2022
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|-
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|[[Abhijay Achukola]]
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|-
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|[[Jeongwoo Choi]]
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| rowspan="2" |2020-2021
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|-
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|[[Peter Choi]]
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|-
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|[[Waylin Fogarty]]
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| rowspan="2" |2019-2020
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|-
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|[[Keerthikrishna Yalavarthy]]
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|-
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|[[Tejas Mehta]]
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| rowspan="2" |2018-2019
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|-
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|[[Thien Bui]]
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|-
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|[[Libby Jenkins]]
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| rowspan="2" |2017-2018
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|-
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|[[Maya Duffy]]
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|}
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===Recycling===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Committee Head
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!Years
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|-
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|[[Medha Gollapudi]]
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| rowspan="2" |2022-2023
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|-
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|[[Shreya Pillamari]]
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|-
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|[[Medha Jain]]
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| rowspan="2" |2021-2022
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|-
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|[[Ada Koja]]
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|-
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|[[Bonnie Wu]]
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|2020-2021
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|-
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|[[Ajata Reddy]]
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| rowspan="3" |2019-2020
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|-
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|[[Chloe Mackenzie]]
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|-
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|[[Jake Ha]]
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|-
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|[[Sam Goldberg]]
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|2018-2019
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|}
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===Shiloh Fields (Naturally x [[HOPE]])===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Committee Heads
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!Years
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|-
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|[[Tony Zhu]]
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| rowspan="2" |2022-2023
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|-
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|[[Grace Phi]]
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|-
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|[[Neel Shanmugam]]
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| rowspan="2" |2021-2022
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|-
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|[[Rohit Kandi]]
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|-
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|[[Samuel McCaulley]]
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| rowspan="2" |2020-2021
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|-
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|[[Daniel Li]]
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|}
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===Green TEA (Naturally x [[HOPE]])===
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TEA stands for TAMS Environmental Advocates. The TEA committee strives to improve the community and the environment, making the Denton area both more beautiful and safer to live in for its residents. We volunteer at the Keep Denton Beautiful organization's various events throughout the year as well as host clean ups around the UNT campus and at our very own Adopt-A-Spot location.
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''These responsibilities have transferred to executive board only.''
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Committee Heads
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!Years
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|-
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|[[Kate Goins]]
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| rowspan="2" |2017-2018
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|-
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|[[Lang Zhou]]
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|}
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===Peels!===
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Peels! focus on composting in the DFW area through partnership with schools, and offer virtual and in-person volunteering opportunities for students. We have more information at our website here: https://tamscomposting.wixsite.com/generalinfo
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Committee Heads
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!Years
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|-
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|[[Ruchi Birur]]
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| rowspan="4" |2022-2023
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|-
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|[[Grace Phi]]
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|-
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|[[Jade Webb]]
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|-
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|[[Shritha Gayathri]]
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|-
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|[[Anoushka Rustagi]]
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| rowspan="2" |2021-2022
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|-
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|[[Lavanya Vumma]]
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|-
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|[[Anoushka Rustagi]]
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| rowspan="2" |2020-2021
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|-
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|[[Lavanya Vumma]]
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|}
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==Previous Execs==
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===2023-2024===
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President: [[Shravan Kumar]]
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Vice President: [[Vedha Reddy]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Phoebe Kim]]
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Committee Coordinator: [[Alexander Tandon]]
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===2022-2023===
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President: [[Grace Phi]]
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Vice President: [[Ruchi Birur]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Jade Webb]]
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Director of Operations: [[Shritha Gayathri]]
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===2021-2022===
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President: [[Zabrina Sidhu]]
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Vice President: [[Lavanya Vumma]]
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Gardening and Volunteering Coordinator: [[Anoushka Rustagi]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Adheesh Kadiresan]]
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Treasurer: [[Angelina Xu]]
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===2020-2021===
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President: [[Minerva Sharma]]
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Vice President: [[David Purvis]]
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Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: [[Austin Teng]]
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Treasurer: [[Pranay Gosar]]
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===2019-2020===
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President: [[Mia Choi]]
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Vice President: [[Colby Wilson]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Sofi Cavenaile]], [[Chloe MacKenzie]]
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Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: [[Julianna Esparza]]
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Treasurer: [[Krishna Yalavarthy]]
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===2018-2019===
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President: [[Joy Cheshire]]
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Vice President: [[Kavitya Sarma]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Sophia Boisvert]]
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Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: [[Joanna Huynh]]
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Treasurer: [[Thien Bui]]
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===2017-2018===
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President: [[Clotilde Tagnon]]
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Communications Coordinator: [[Nehaa Dambala]]
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Gardening & Volunteer Coordinator: [[Kate Goins]]
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Treasurer: [[Shreya Mohanty]]
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Events Coordinator: [[Smruthi Senthil]]
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===2016-2017===
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President: [[Sarah Freeman]]
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Communications Coordinator: [[Becca Hentges]]
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Events Coordinator and Recycling: [[Carolyn White]]
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Bike Share Coordinator: [[Arko Saha]]
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Gardening Coordinator: [[Michelle Liu]]
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===2013-2014===
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President: [[Chris Walker]]
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Vice President: [[Victoria Peterson]]
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Event Coordinator: [[Ritwick Mynam]]
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Publicist: [[Sanjana Reddy]]
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Secretary: [[Rishika Raja]]
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===2012-2013===
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President: [[Prathibha Juturu]]
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[[Flora Yan]]
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[[Karen Zhang]]
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[[Nivi Sukumar]]
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[[Adam Tapper]]
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=== 2008-2009 ===
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President: [[Isobel Thompson]]
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Vice President: [[Belinda Kalul]]
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Treasurer: [[Philip Ko]]
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Secretary: [[Lawrence Lin]]
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Recycling Staff:[[Dianne Srinilta]] & [[Stephanie Miao]]<!-- Recycling Staff may not have been "execs" and therefore may need to be moved to the committee section. -->
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=== 1992-1993 ===
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President: [[Jonathan Streeter]]
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Vice-President: [[Trisha Hames]]
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Treasurer: [[Rachel Hill]]
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Secretary: [[Yewah Lau]]
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Historian: [[Tara Douglas]]
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==See also==
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*[[Clubs#Advised|Advised Clubs]]
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[[Category:Advised Clubs]]

Latest revision as of 22:47, 8 November 2023

Naturally
TAMS Naturally 2020-2021.jpg
Topic(s) Environmentalism
Active Years (existed prior), 2012 - present (as an advised club)

? - 2012 (as a HOPE committee)

1992 - Present (as a club)
Advised Yes
Advisor Alyssa Rodriguez
Execs President: Grace Phi

Vice President: Ruchi Birur

Events Coordinator: Jade Webb

Director of Operations: Shritha Gayathri
Event(s) Campout, Cookout, Spring Picnic, Earth Day Festival
Facebook Link
Email tamsnaturallyexecs@gmail.com

Naturally, the environmental club of TAMS, is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness, encouraging sustainability, and cultivating a love for the outdoors within the TAMS community and the surrounding area. We host fun campouts, run the TAMS Garden, Recycling and Bike Share programs, and volunteer with external organizations such as the Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center and Keep Denton Beautiful in order to achieve our mission of sustainability and environmentalism.

Naturally existed as an advised club from 2012, as a HOPE committee prior to 2012, and existed as a club before coming a HOPE committee.[citation needed]

Events[edit | edit source]

Campout[edit | edit source]

Sustainability Symposium[edit | edit source]

The first Sustainability Symposium occurred on February 20th, 2021 and had several TAMS alumni as panelists who spoke regarding their work in sustainability and environmentalism.

Committees[edit | edit source]

In 2017, Naturally removed several exec position and added committees to fulfill their role.

Bike Share[edit | edit source]

In Bike Share we fix the bikes, be the test dummies for the said fixed bikes, and listen to some good tunes. It is an easy way to get volunteer hours as well as gain some practical knowledge on fixing bikes, and it’s a TON of FUN! We meet once a week for about an hour, so it doesn’t take too much of your time.

Committee Heads Years
Harish Jawahar 2022-2023
Mahathi Sriji
Kane Dong 2021-2022
Abhijay Achukola
Jeongwoo Choi 2020-2021
Peter Choi
Waylin Fogarty 2019-2020
Keerthikrishna Yalavarthy
Tejas Mehta 2018-2019
Thien Bui
Libby Jenkins 2017-2018
Maya Duffy

Recycling[edit | edit source]

Committee Head Years
Medha Gollapudi 2022-2023
Shreya Pillamari
Medha Jain 2021-2022
Ada Koja
Bonnie Wu 2020-2021
Ajata Reddy 2019-2020
Chloe Mackenzie
Jake Ha
Sam Goldberg 2018-2019

Shiloh Fields (Naturally x HOPE)[edit | edit source]

Committee Heads Years
Tony Zhu 2022-2023
Grace Phi
Neel Shanmugam 2021-2022
Rohit Kandi
Samuel McCaulley 2020-2021
Daniel Li

Green TEA (Naturally x HOPE)[edit | edit source]

TEA stands for TAMS Environmental Advocates. The TEA committee strives to improve the community and the environment, making the Denton area both more beautiful and safer to live in for its residents. We volunteer at the Keep Denton Beautiful organization's various events throughout the year as well as host clean ups around the UNT campus and at our very own Adopt-A-Spot location.

These responsibilities have transferred to executive board only.

Committee Heads Years
Kate Goins 2017-2018
Lang Zhou

Peels![edit | edit source]

Peels! focus on composting in the DFW area through partnership with schools, and offer virtual and in-person volunteering opportunities for students. We have more information at our website here: https://tamscomposting.wixsite.com/generalinfo

Committee Heads Years
Ruchi Birur 2022-2023
Grace Phi
Jade Webb
Shritha Gayathri
Anoushka Rustagi 2021-2022
Lavanya Vumma
Anoushka Rustagi 2020-2021
Lavanya Vumma

Previous Execs[edit | edit source]

2023-2024[edit | edit source]

President: Shravan Kumar

Vice President: Vedha Reddy

Events Coordinator: Phoebe Kim

Committee Coordinator: Alexander Tandon

2022-2023[edit | edit source]

President: Grace Phi

Vice President: Ruchi Birur

Events Coordinator: Jade Webb

Director of Operations: Shritha Gayathri

2021-2022[edit | edit source]

President: Zabrina Sidhu

Vice President: Lavanya Vumma

Gardening and Volunteering Coordinator: Anoushka Rustagi

Events Coordinator: Adheesh Kadiresan

Treasurer: Angelina Xu

2020-2021[edit | edit source]

President: Minerva Sharma

Vice President: David Purvis

Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: Austin Teng

Treasurer: Pranay Gosar

2019-2020[edit | edit source]

President: Mia Choi

Vice President: Colby Wilson

Events Coordinator: Sofi Cavenaile, Chloe MacKenzie

Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: Julianna Esparza

Treasurer: Krishna Yalavarthy

2018-2019[edit | edit source]

President: Joy Cheshire

Vice President: Kavitya Sarma

Events Coordinator: Sophia Boisvert

Volunteering and Gardening Coordinator: Joanna Huynh

Treasurer: Thien Bui

2017-2018[edit | edit source]

President: Clotilde Tagnon

Communications Coordinator: Nehaa Dambala

Gardening & Volunteer Coordinator: Kate Goins

Treasurer: Shreya Mohanty

Events Coordinator: Smruthi Senthil

2016-2017[edit | edit source]

President: Sarah Freeman

Communications Coordinator: Becca Hentges

Events Coordinator and Recycling: Carolyn White

Bike Share Coordinator: Arko Saha

Gardening Coordinator: Michelle Liu

2013-2014[edit | edit source]

President: Chris Walker

Vice President: Victoria Peterson

Event Coordinator: Ritwick Mynam

Publicist: Sanjana Reddy

Secretary: Rishika Raja

2012-2013[edit | edit source]

President: Prathibha Juturu

Flora Yan

Karen Zhang

Nivi Sukumar

Adam Tapper

2008-2009[edit | edit source]

President: Isobel Thompson

Vice President: Belinda Kalul

Treasurer: Philip Ko

Secretary: Lawrence Lin

Recycling Staff:Dianne Srinilta & Stephanie Miao

1992-1993[edit | edit source]

President: Jonathan Streeter

Vice-President: Trisha Hames

Treasurer: Rachel Hill

Secretary: Yewah Lau

Historian: Tara Douglas

See also[edit | edit source]

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