Chaveli is from Shelburne, Vermont. She is a recent graduate from Colgate University where she received her B.A. in Geography and Environmental Studies. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a student intern at Colgate University’s Office of Sustainability. Through this internship and her coursework, she learned how technology could be used as a powerful tool for understanding the complex relationship between society and the environment. After college, she returned to Vermont to begin working as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist in Vermont’s Agency of Digital Services. At Audubon Vermont, she hopes to gain experience in environmental policy to better understand how to use GIS to aid in wildlife conservation efforts.