Youth Advisory Council

Mariam Craig

Mariam grew up in New York City and attended Middlesex, a boarding school in Massachusetts, for high school. She is currently a Junior at Stanford University, studying Earth Systems and Computer Science. Ever since she was young, she has been interested and involved in animal conservation. In high school, she nurtured and cared for rhinos at Care for Wild, a wildlife orphanage in South Africa. She was also captain of the cross country and track teams. Mariam is currently training for the 2024 Berlin Marathon on behalf of the Wild Tomorrow Fund. She is committed to solve the problems that hinder the future of precious populations which stem from her lifelong love of animals and childhood dream of being a zookeeper.

Konrad Krieger

Konrad grew up in New York City attending The Buckley School and then Collegiate School. He is currently a Junior at Vanderbilt University majoring in Economics and Classics with a minor in Business. Since childhood, Konrad has been exposed and engaged with hands-on environmental conservation in efforts to save endangered African animal populations. He has also focused his philanthropic efforts on sharing his love of surfing to both handicapped and underprivileged youth in the U.S. and Africa.