Cameron Tommey of Columbus, GA, returns to the Endowment after previously serving as an intern in 2008. Cameron received a B.S. in Earth & Environmental Science with a concentration in Latin American Studies from Furman University. His thesis research, “Comparative Sustainability Perceptions of Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO) Members” worked with Upstate South Carolina conservation groups in the emerging field of Environmental Perceptions. After being named a Compton Mentor Fellow in 2010, he spent a year integrating small-scale, community-based reforestation projects in the Eastern C’hort’i’ region of Guatemala. His work with indigenous groups and NGOs in a developing nation led him to write a memoir, a year in guatemala. In his free time, Cameron enjoys hiking and trail running, as well as travel.
