Gabbi, the Studio's Outreach & Marketing Coordinator, is a born and bred New Orleanian leveraging 10+ years of corporate marketing, advertising, event and media planning experience across verticals including non-profits, hospitality, higher education, healthcare and the arts. A Presidential Honors and Milly & George Denegre Award in Dance recipient from NOCCA, Gabbi studied dance for over 25 years training with artists from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Complexions Contemporary Dance Company and Washington Ballet.

Reepal Shah holds a Ph.D. from IIT Gandhinagar in India and specializes in large-scale modeling of physical processes, hydrology, and ecohydrology.

Li Huang has an impressive background with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from China University of Geosciences, an M.S. in Ecological Geology from Moscow State University, and a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from the University of Alabama.

Lauren Barron is a multidisciplinary artist and community organizer in New Orleans. Her community work started as the program director of 24 Carrot gardens, now known as Material Institute, where she still collaborates as an artist for their musical and sustainable fashion showcases. Also known as “Shivers” in the art community, she’s a go to artist collaborator in town. Collaborating on projects such as New Water Music presented by New Orleans Airlift and installations for cultural and community events with MusicBox Village.

Hanna is a Tulane alumna graduating with a degree in International Relations. Following graduation, Hanna began working with the Bywater Institute helping facilitate academic and advocacy conferences at the Tulane River and Coastal Center. Hanna has an interest in water-related issues and topics in line with the ByWater Institute’s focus on coastal issues. Being from the Mississippi Gulf Coast herself, Hanna is proud to work with the Bywater Institute and seeks to fosters a hospitable environment to host discussions on water-related topics.

Tia Andrews has a B.A. from Southern University in New Orleans. Tia serves as the Administrative Program Coordinator for the ByWater Institute. In this position, Tia provides administrative support for the Tulane Bywater Institute and fiscal/clerical support for the department's Uptown offices.