Our Leadership

Nicole Allen

Affordable Textbooks Advocate
401-484-8104
Nicole Allen is the Textbook Advocate and director of the Make Textbooks Affordable project.

Sujatha Jahagirdar

Political Director
Sujatha Jahagirdar is the Political Director and an expert on young voter participation.

Rachel Konowitz

Campus Organizer
617-909-0950
Rachel is the campus organizer at UConn Storrs

Laura Pendergast

Zero Waste Campaign Co-Coordinator
Laura is the co-coordinator of Go Zero Waste UConn.

Anita Reddy

Zero Waste Campaign Co-Coordinator, Board Secretary
Anita is the co-coordinator of Go Zero Waste UConn and the State Board Secretary

Abe Scarr

Director
860-983-4473
Abe Scarr is the Director for the ConnPIRG, overseeing the staff and program work on ConnPIRG's campus chapters.

Allison Schilling

Storrs Chapter President
Allison is the Grassroots Coordinator for Go Zero Waste UConn and the Storrs Chapter President.

Ethan Senack

Higher Education Advocate
202-546-9707
Ethan Senack is the Student PIRGs Higher Education Advocate in Washington D.C. He works to bring student voices to the Capitol on behalf of college affordability programs.

Ed Mierzwinski

National Consumer Program Director
202-546-9707 x314
Ed Mierzwinski is the national Consumer Program Director.