MEET THE TEAM!
QUINN GAGOS
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER; UNITED STATES
Quinn (she/hers), age 26, received her BA in Psychology with Minors in Dance and Art History from The George Washington University and is currently working in non-profit performing arts administration. She has always been an Earth-baby from rescuing tarantulas to taking naps in blizzards, Earth is rooted in her soul.
Earthians Care is not only a passion project for her that she started when she was 11, but something she believes in fully. Even back then long before "fake news" was the hot term, Quinn recognized a lack of unbiased sources to get information from. She believes as long as people are presented with fact, they'll come around and do the right thing. She also noticed that a lot of the environmentalism sources were pushing strong agendas. While she hopes for the same outcome as them, she believes the best way to motivate people is to inspire them and spark curiosity.
She is ever grateful for all of the support and enthusiasm Earthians Care has received from friends and family and is excited to expand the organization to involve youth and inspire people everywhere!
Fun Fact! Quinn is a dancer and choreographer who loves to dance and perform in unconventional and outdoor spaces. Previously she has danced on fountains, the U.S. National Mall, in creeks, and grassy nooks.
MEGAN RIVERA
VICE PRESIDENT AND COFOUNDER; UNITED STATES
Megan (she/her) obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science and Education from CSU, Chico in Fall 2019, and is currently an agriculture teacher at Thomas Downey High School. She's been here from the start, and the desire to keep it going was something that has excited her and she is even more excited to see where it goes!
Agriculturalists are called to be stewards of the land. Combining both passions for education and agriculture, Megan is excited to use her career to engage the youth to grow with and in agriculture, to create a more efficient, sustainable future. We need to take care in the way that we develop our lives to protect our Earth.
Fun Fact! While working in agriculture, she has found her biggest passion to be in the swine industry! In fact, while at Chico State she lived and worked at the University Farm at the swine unit and served as the Head Herdsman."
AMY CRAIG
BRANDING AND MARKETING DIRECTOR; UNITED STATES
Amy is a graduate of California Lutheran University and a current Fellow at Room 52 Digital Strategy Consultant.
She wants to spread awareness on how people can preserve and love Earth. We only have one and we need to love it more than it loves us. Earthians Care can make this happen and she cannot wait to see its growth and reach.
Fun Fact! Amy is a Capricorn-Earth Sign.
ELENA ARINAGA
WRITER; UNITED STATES
Elena, age 25, is a graduate from a bachelor's in Literature and Linguistics (English/German) and a master's in Business Communications at the KU Leuven University in Belgium.
Writing has always been a passion for her and combining that with a deep love and appreciation for Mother Earth made writing for Earthians Care an ideal next project.
Growing up in Belgium, Elena’s mother taught her the importance of living in harmony with our environment. She quickly realized our home needs to be protected from the harm human beings inflict upon it.
Living in Hawaii now, this reality becomes so much more clear. She has been living there for a bit over three years now, and the connection some people there have with the land is one to be admired. She tries to embrace that connection herself as often as possible, whether it’s by hiking to see the native plants high up in the mountains, visiting a waterfall, volunteering in a native Hawaiian plant garden, or just simply going to the beach.
Fun fact! Elena and everyone in her family are all massive J.R.R. Tolkien fans. She’s probably watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy more than 100 times. She even wrote her bachelor’s paper on Tolkien.
PRESTON BRUNK
WRITER; UNITED STATES
Preston Brunk (he/him) is a junior at Chico State obtaining his major in Environmental Science with a focus on applied ecology. While going to school he is also an Agricultural and Natural Resource Intern at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
He was inspired to write for Earthians Care because of how important these are for our society, specifically in engaging our younger generations to take a stand on living a more sustainable lifestyle. Or simply just being aware of the way our society is greatly different than other, more sustainable countries. He recently began taking major specific courses that have influenced the way he perceives our society. He believes there is a lack of knowledge due to minimal informational sites. The info sites that are available do not attract the younger generations that need to be familiarized with current environmental issues whether its climate change, poverty issues, lack of resources like water and food, or the increasing rate of extinction of some key species that some ecosystems depend on to sustain themselves. During this hectic semester, he has been taking Environmental Sociology and Environmental Rhetoric which have really expanded his perspective on living more sustainably.
He has always been quite close with nature. He grew up hunting and fishing while going camping in between. He grew up on a ranch outside Oakdale, CA where he had three ponds that hosted migrating ducks and geese through the fall and winter and then provided habitat for local Mallard ducks and Canada geese to nest. The Grasslands near Los Banos is where he roamed for much of his childhood hunting ducks and geese. He fished for bass and kokanee in the foothill lakes of New Melones, Don Pedro, and Tulloch. The high mountains of the Sierra Nevada mountain range is where he would go camping with the family and backpacking with friends up to the high lakes that are stoked with German Brown Trout and native Rainbow Trout. These were really the first areas he started gaining a connection with the land that we occupy. After moving to Chico and obtaining his associates in Natural Resource Management, he learned how many different aspects of society affect the remaining natural ecosystems surrounding us and how easily they can be affected.
SPENCER
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR/FOUNDING MEMBER; UNITED STATES
Spencer, a Freshman at University of North Texas, is proud to volunteer his time to write and support Earthians Care. His appreciation for Earth is primarily derived from his childhood summers up at a summer camp in the Sonora foothills. It was there Spencer recall's, "I learned the world we live in is far more than just a neighborhood or a home town. Among all the minor and horrific tragedies of life (from stubbing your toe in your living room, to a suicide bombing half-way around the world) that can make us narcissistic and pessimistic, there is this functioning society that is not defined by political ideology, political party, religion, race, or language, but instead a society defined by our connection as people of Earth." If anything, Spencer hopes that when looking through the many articles on Earthians Care, the readers will realize, remember, or reinforce the belief that Earth is not a purgatory, but rather a playground to be explored and played on.
ABRAR HASANAT
WRITER; SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM; BANGLADESH
Abrar Hasanat (he/him) age 17 is in his junior year ACC college. He was inspired to write for Earthians Care because these sort of ventures are extremely important for our young youth based society in creating awareness amongst the future generation. It enables us to become sensible towards the growing environmental as well as social concerns of Earth and helps us tackle those problems. The mainstream media tends to get distracted from these sort of problems in order to cover hyped up or controversial contents. And thus, there is not a lot of informative sites that actually show us unbiased and scientific information of our planet Earth's condition. Hence, a lot of people stay in the dark regarding these and are unable to find the right information/motivation to help the planet. And that's what inspires him to write for the Earthians Care. He was born and raised in a megacity where nature is a luxury of sorts. Yet, he found himself quite attached to the natural side of the Earth whenever he went hiking or camping in his country. Be it the clean water streams or the fresh air or the immense diversity of animals and plants - everything attracted him. That's how he gradually felt a connection with planet Earth and researched on several issues regarding the eco-system, only to find horrifying facts about our dying land. After finding the facts and details of how damaged our home planet is at the moment, he tried to get involved with more and more nature based groups. He tried to discuss these issues with people who are actually experienced in these matters. Although he didn't have much experience with environmentalism due to the lack of opportunities, he'd like to gain more first hand experience in these matters. Apart from the nature based part, he also researched several papers on teenage psychology, mental health issues and such which he also believes would be a great addition to the Earthians Care organization. At last, he'd like to quote the famous saying "If we take care of Earth, then surely Earth will take care of us." He hopes that through the Earthians Care organization - people will be more informed and aware about several topics regarding our planet and understand that the Earth and nature will survive without humans, but we can't survive without them.
KHY HENRIQUES
WRITER; UNITED STATES
Khy Henriques, a 21-year-old resident of Springfield, Missouri in the United States, works as a Shift Supervisor at Starbucks. They have a passion for sharing information about different types of flowers and their properties, as well as having an outlet to communicate their message. Khy is often found exploring the outdoors and taking in the natural beauty of the greenery surrounding them. They enjoy visiting botanical gardens near their home, where they can smell the flowers and admire the trees.
As a Virgo earth sign, Khy has a particular affinity for roses and sunflowers. Their experiences working at Starbucks have given them the opportunity to interact with many different people from all walks of life, and they enjoy being able to share their knowledge about flowers with others. Khy feels that their job as a Shift Supervisor has allowed them to develop strong communication skills and a greater appreciation for customer service.
Overall, Khy is passionate about nature and communication, and hopes to continue pursuing opportunities to share information about the world around us.
IRAIZ CRISTINA HERNANDEZ SOLANO
WRITER; UNITED STATES
Iraiz (she/her) currently resides in Brooklyn, NYC and graduated CUNY John Jay in 2021. Joining Earthians Care is a huge honor, because she is really passionate about writing, and even more passionate about her environment and our community. Her goal is to spread as much information as possible in a creative way to inspire others.
Her connection to the earth is really profound and important. Nature gives her the ability to continue her existence, and enjoying what nature has to provide is irreplaceable. On her free time she really enjoy hiking, surfing, poetry, and painting.
Her experience with environmentalism has been more aimed to respect animal rights. Between 2016 and 2018 she was a vegan and since then she continues to practice zero waste lifestyle. Recently, she had explored more vegetarian diets and growing her own herbs at home.
Fun fact! She is a huge Michael Jackson fan. His video “Earth Song” was what initially inspired her to become more involved in catering to the well-being of our planet. She believes it is our shared responsibility as global citizens to play our part and make this world a better place.
SAM TOWNSON
WRITER; UNITED KINGDOM
Sam Townson (he/him) age 21 is currently going into his second year at The University of Leeds, UK. He is studying for a BA in Economics and Geography. He was inspired to write for Earthians Care when he came across the Instagram page and saw the amazing work the organisation is doing. Being someone who loves the Earth we live on and wants to make it safer, it felt like a perfect opportunity to inspire others. Writing for Earthians Care seemed like an amazing way to connect with like minded people and spread awareness of how we can love the planet we live on. He loves to spend his time outside whether that be hiking or cycling through nature. It is when he is out in nature that he feels most connected to Earth; it makes you feel its power and fragility. He also has a love of house plants – bringing the outside in – and capturing the essence of nature through photography. His girlfriend and he have quite recently started a blog and Instagram all about sustainability. They discuss topics such fast fashion and the local economy. He tries to live in the most environmentally friendly way he can and is always looking for ways to improve and be more ‘eco’. He also tries to get involved with online petitions and movements as well as a desire to get more involved with activism!
Fun Fact! He has a cute dog called Millie who loves nothing more than a day asleep in the sun.