Our Team:


Director of Sustainability & Storefront (Co-Owner of SWAP)

Alma Mitchell (she/her)

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Graduation Year: 2027

Major: Environmental Biology

Fun Fact: I went hiking in Patagonia and saw a flamingo in the wild!

Finance Associate (Co-Owner of SWAP)

Brady Mischke (he/him)

Hometown: Austin, TX

Graduation Year: 2028

Major: Undecided

Fun fact: I’ve been to over 100 concerts

Finance Associate

Helen Kearney (she/her)

Hometown: Iowa City, IA

Graduation Year: 2027

Major: Political Science, Minors: Chinese, French

Fun fact: I ran an underground slime business in 3rd grade

Design/Marketing Associate

Allison Pearl (she/her)

Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Graduation Year: 2029

Major: English, Minor: Business of the Arts

Fun fact: My favorite cuisine is Thai food!

Sustainability Associate

Abako Yartel (he/him)

Hometown: Lilburn, GA

Graduation Year: 2029

Major: Environmental Analysis & Economics

Fun fact: I’ve had two knee surgeries on the same knee .

Director of Finance & Operations (Co-Owner of SWAP)

Riya Sulur (she/her)

Hometown: Hopkinton, MA

Graduation Year: 2027

Major: Economics & Strategy

Fun fact: My favorite animal is a turtle

Director of Grant Writing

Amelia Spencer (she/her)

Hometown: Brentwood, MO

Graduation Year: 2028

Major: Math, Minor: German

Fun fact: I have a Duolingo streak of over 1000!

Grant Writing Associate

Nayeon Kim (she/her)

Hometown: Los Altos, CA

Graduation Year: 2028

Majors: Political Science & Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, Minor: Data Science in the Humanities

Fun fact: I've broken all four of my limbs (not at the same time...)

Sustainability Associate

Sophie Beltran (she/her)

Hometown: Sarasota, Florida

Graduation Year: 2029

Major: Environmental Policy & Sociology

Fun fact: I own a crochet shop! (Cue shameless plug-in) HookUpWithYarn!

Grant Writing Associate

Jessica Wang (she/her)

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Graduation Year: 2029

Major: Economics, Minors: Math

Fun fact: I used to be really rich on Roblox but my account got hacked and I lost all my robux.

Director of Design/Marketing (Co-Owner of SWAP)

Danbee You (she/her)

Hometown: Closter, NJ

Graduation Year: 2028

Major: Environmental Science

Fun fact: My best friend and I were born in the same hospital on the same day.

Sustainability Associate

Jasmine Fang (she/her)

Hometown: Wilmette, IL

Graduation Year: 2028

Majors: Psychology & Public Health

Fun fact: I was born with a hole in my ear!

Grant Writing Associate

Ruth Workineh (she/her)

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Graduation Year: 2027

Major: Anthropology, Global Health Track

Fun Fact: When I zone out, I have a lazy eye

Grant Writing Associate

Unnat Ghura (she/her)

Hometown: Schaumburg, IL

Graduation Year: 2028

Majors: Finance & Data Science

Fun fact: I know 4 languages and I’m learning my 5th!

Finance Associate

Amira Thadani (she/her)

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Graduation Year: 2028

Major: Bio-Neuro, Minor: Finance

Fun fact: I love to paint!


SWAP Alumni


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Julia Ho, Founder

Washington University Class of 2014

"One of the most beautiful things about my experience with SWAP is that it created space for people in the community, faculty, workers, and students within and outside WashU to meet their everyday needs, share resources, and show solidarity with one another. Being part of the SWAP community and helping to start the Trading Post was really my first step towards building the Solidarity Economy St. Louis network, which is still working throughout the St. Louis area to grow an economy from the ground up that values justice, sustainability, self-determination, and cooperation." -Julia Ho

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Zach Hernandez, Founder

Washington University Class of 2014

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Nathan Stein, Founder

Washington University Class of 2015

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Nancy Yang, Founder

Washington University Class of 2015

"SWAP was hands down the most innovative and interdisciplinary organization during my experience at WashU. You really can't help having fun and thinking creatively about our environmental impact when confronted with so much waste!" -Nancy Yang