Fiona Valorz is a junior honors student at The University of Texas at San Antonio, majoring in environmental studies with minors in civic engagement and economics. On campus, she researched the spatiotemporal characterization of microplastics in ephemeral streams, championed social justice as a Civic and Community Engaged Leadership Scholar, served as the vice president of student advocacy for the College of Sciences Student Council, and was an ambassador for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Off campus, she aided a venture capitalist fund in Argentina as a consulting strategist, studied abroad in Europe as a Gilman Scholar, and conducted data analysis for the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, a nonprofit conservation organization. Following graduation, she is eager to advance progress in environmental protections by expanding the implementation and quality of corporate social responsibility and environmental social governance.