Ayelen “Lucy” Crespo is the RTCA Conservation Ambassador for the National Park Service – Groundwork Elizabeth. She was born in Rio Ceballos, Argentina, and raised in Elizabeth, NJ. As a DACA recipient Lucy received the opportunity to join Groundwork Elizabeth (GWE) in 2014. Lucy works as the Director of Youth Initiatives to expand the capacity of the organization and increase the number of urban youth in green careers by providing them opportunities with Federal agencies, such as the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service. Over the years, Lucy and GWE have been working with many partners to access the truck traffic, air pollution, heat and flooding through a series of citizen science projects, mapping and connecting the results to its historic origins
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