Natalie Martinez is 18 years old, and she was born and raised in Texas, USA. She mostly grew up in the small coastal town of Corpus Christi, Texas, where she discovered her love for protecting the environment. Natalie has always been passionate about STEM subjects and was even a part of the STEM academy at Moody High School for 4 years. She is now a sophomore at UTSA and is pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science. Natalie believes that the most important part of protecting the environment is education and advocacy, she wants to teach anyone she can about pollution and how we can conserve the environment. In the future, Natalie wants to pursue a PhD in Environmental Science to learn and teach more about protecting the environment. In her free time, Natalie enjoys painting, playing video games, learning more about the environment, and plays percussion.