Kalliana is a dedicated environmental advocate and a double major in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems and Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. She got her start in environmentalism while in high school, serving as co-group Leader of the Rhode Island Citizens’ Climate Lobby and volunteering with several other non-profits. Kalliana served as former RI State Senator Cynthia Mendes’s Chief of Staff for the 2022 Legislative Session and worked at Flux Marine, a start-up company developing electric outboard boat motors, as their Operations Coordinator throughout a gap year. She will graduate from URI in May of 2026. In her spare time, Kalliana loves reading (especially Tolstoy), baking, and trying new coffee shops.
Kalliana Marek
