Carter Herron

Carter Herron is a third-year from Morgantown, West Virginia. He is double majoring in Environment, Geography, and Urbanization (CEGU) and Public Policy Studies and minoring in GIS. He is interested in using geography and spatial tools to address environmental policy issues, particularly inspired by the environmental degradation in his home state. At UChicago, he serves as the Policy Director of UChicago Democrats, where he manages groups of students advocating for local progressive policies, and the Tobler Program Director for the UChicago Geographic Studies Club, leading quarterly humanitarian mapathons. He is also heavily involved in the Institute of Politics and is a member of the quiz bowl team, Transit Enthusiasts, and Environmental Research Group. He has previously done GIS and policy work in the Senate and for the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance. When not studying, he enjoys running on the Lakefront Trail and exploring Chicago’s many neighborhoods.