Christine Barrera

Christine Barrera is a senior at Cedar Creek High School. She participates in the Youth Climate Institute through her school’s Green Team and Health Occupations Students of America. Christine has competed in Science League and the New Jersey Envirothon and participated in the New Jersey Youth Institute through the World Food Prize Foundation, where she wrote a research paper on poverty in Peru and presented her findings to Rutgers University faculty. She also participates in environmental cleanups at Egg Harbor Lake and trash audits with the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. Outside of STEM, Christine enjoys drawing, painting, crocheting, sewing, and journaling. She has participated in the NJ Teen Arts Festival and qualified for the state level with her artwork.