Kariel Stuart / Experience & education

The Record.

Research. Policy. Community.

B.A. GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · DEAN'S MEDALIST
Kariel Stuart smiling, seated on a leather sofa
1st

Green New Deal at a U.S. public university

Unanimous

Student government votes to pass it

0+

Countries of SDG research partners

$0K+

Grant funding secured

+0%

Donor growth from digital campaigns

Coral

Probiotics research on a coral disease, UF microbial genetics lab

The work behind it

Selected experience

01 — 09

PolicyNassau, The Bahamas25.05° N · 77.35° W

  1. Serve on the Youth Advisory Committee to the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas.

    • Provide strategic advice on climate and sustainable development priorities.
    • Support project design, partnership development, youth engagement, and solution-oriented recommendations for national initiatives.
    Kariel and three fellow committee members holding certificates of recognition on stage
  2. Researched pension funds in New York, Massachusetts, and California tied to deforestation.

    • Organized A People's Forum on Food, Land, Forests & Finance — a full-day Climate Week NYC event — plus the reception that followed, and helped run a third event, Fall in Love with the Future.
    • Wrote ten shareholder letters pressing pension funds on deforestation.
    • Met with congressional offices on Capitol Hill to advocate for plant-powered school meals.
    Kariel speaking into a microphone at NY Climate WeekKariel at a table of reports and materials during NY Climate WeekKariel at the U.S. CapitolKariel outside a U.S. Senate office on Capitol Hill
  3. Led SDG research with partners in 15+ countries.

    • Led a research team working with 15+ international partners.
    • Wrote policy briefs on renewable energy barriers for board members and international audiences.
  4. Co-founded and lead a 501(c)(3) nonprofit making regenerative agriculture pay.

    • Set strategy and growth for an agricultural innovation and education nonprofit helping farmers turn better practices into viable businesses.
    • Developing working-farm research, a farmer incubator, and living-lab programs so the next generation can build independent farm enterprises.
  5. Secured $80K+ in grants; participation up 40%.

    • Ran programs across four youth sites.
  6. Passed the first Green New Deal at a U.S. public university — unanimously.

    • Revived the chapter, then chaired it.
    • Grew donor contributions 60% and volunteer retention 30%.
    Kariel leading a Sunrise Movement rally with a megaphone
  7. Ran the content calendar for Gainesville's emerging artists.

    • Wrote campaign copy and graphics for local shows and artist features.
    • Hosted events and made decisions on behalf of the organization as part of its leadership.
    Kariel beside microphones at a DOPENMIC eventLive music performance at a DOPENMIC eventKariel with participants holding artwork at a DOPENMIC event
  8. Probiotic research against Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.

    • Assisted research on probiotic treatments for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, caring for live coral specimens.
    • Cultured microbial samples, isolated bacteria, and ran autoclave sterilization and media prep.
    Coral specimens in a lab aquariumMedia bottles beside a lab autoclaveTwo petri dishes of cultured bacteria
  9. Post-Dorian oil spill response on Grand Bahama.

    • Supported post-Hurricane Dorian response to the forest oil spill — groundwater assessments plus soil, water and vegetation sampling for contamination analysis.
    Kariel in a hard hat sampling groundwater after Hurricane DorianKariel in a hard hat among burned pines on Grand Bahama

Kariel Stuart

Education & recognition

Kariel holding the University of Florida Dean’s Medal for Excellence
B.A. Geography and Environmental Geosciences · Dean’s Medalist at the University of Florida
Kariel with the Prime Minister of The Bahamas
With the Prime Minister of The Bahamas