State: Illinois
Years on RSYC: 2024–2026
Marlee is a dedicated conservationist focused on marine ecology, STEM education, and community outreach.
For the past two years, Marlee has been organizing and leading STEM workshops for 2nd-6th graders at Boys and Girls Clubs across the Chicago metro area.
Through these hour-long workshops, she aims to spark creativity and build confidence in young learners. Marlee also serves as a Teen Board Member for Shedd Aquarium, collaborating with NOAA on community-based projects, hosting beach cleanups, and advancing environmental education initiatives. She is very active with the Roots & Shoots Chicago Basecamp, helping to host events like Dr. Jane Goodall’s 2025 visit to Lincoln Park, bird collision monitoring and monthly trash cleanups all over Chicago.
Beyond her Roots & Shoots work, high school student Marlee is involved in the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and math team. An avid athlete, Marlee competes in track and field, cross country, and is an avid scuba-diver. For fun, she enjoys 3D printing.
Marlee says that the Council “is special to me because it is one big family of like-minded individuals who all care about each other.”
