Hope Saena is a senior at Santa Clara University, majoring in Environmental Studies and Communications. As a proud Sustainable Futures research fellow and scholar at SCU, she strives to blend her passion for environmental justice with the art of storytelling, aiming to amplify the voices of those who are often unheard.

Currently, she serves as the Communications Associate at Climate Resilient Communities, a Bay Area nonprofit dedicated to empowering disproportionately impacted communities. She also works in London as a social media intern with HIGH BEAM Foundation. Hope has previously worked with Santa Clara University School of Law, Asian American Journalist Association VOICES program, and The Mercury News.

Deeply passionate about uplifting her Sāmoan community, in the United States and the islands, Hope is committed to using storytelling as a tool for justice and representation. She aspires to pursue a career in environmental policy, storytelling, and law.