Our Team:
Director of Marketing & Design
Anika Busick (she/her)
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Graduation Year: 2026
Major(s): Marketing, Minor(s): Design
Fun Fact: My family has hosted 5 exchange students!
Director of Communications & Business Development
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!
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
Design/Marketing Associate
Danbee You (she/her)
Hometown: Closter, NJ
Graduation Year: 2028
Major: Undecided
Fun fact: I can pop bubblegum inward
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!
Director of Sustainability & Storefront
Shelby Negosian (she/her)
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Graduation Year: 2026
Major(s): Environmental Analysis, Minor(s): Legal Studies
Fun Fact: I designed and sold my own clothing line
Sustainability Associate
Rosie Swidler (she/her)
Hometown: Wolfeboro, NH
Graduation Year: 2026
Major(s): PNP, Minor(s): French
Fun Fact: I know all of the US presidents in order
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
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!
Director of Finance & Operations
Riya Sulur (she/her)
Hometown: Hopkinton, MA
Graduation Year: 2027
Major: Economics & Strategy
Fun fact: My favorite animal is a turtle
Design Associate
Star Rothkopf (she/her)
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Graduation Year: 2026
Major(s): Computer Science & English
Fun Fact: I have the gene that makes cilantro taste like soap
Finance Associate
Brady Mischke (he/him)
Hometown: Austin, TX
Graduation Year: 2028
Major: Undecided
Fun fact: I’ve been to over 100 concerts
Grant Writing Associate
Amelia Spencer (she/her)
Hometown: Brentwood, MO
Graduation Year: 2028
Major: Math, Minor: German
Fun fact: I have a Duolingo streak of over 1000!
SWAP Alumni
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
Zach Hernandez, Founder
Washington University Class of 2014
Nathan Stein, Founder
Washington University Class of 2015
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