Ruth Pannill grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently in Tucson as an Indige-FEWSS trainee getting a Master's in Water, Society, and Policy. Ruth's work revolves around place-based STEM education, and works at Arizona Project WET as a Water Educator. As part of Ruth's Master's project, Ruth developed a curriculum about connecting to the urban water cycle through nature journaling. Ruth is looking forward to working with IRes and the Native FEWS Alliance to support the ongoing work to develop more inclusive and relevant STEM curriculum.