{"id":18524,"date":"2024-01-03T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?page_id=18524"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:46:31","slug":"alison-munaylla-bohorquez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/spotlights\/alison-munaylla-bohorquez\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Munaylla-Bohorquez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Class of 2024<\/h2>\n

\"Alison<\/h3>\n

Major<\/h3>\n

Biology<\/a> with a minor in Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n

Why did you decide to come to Marymount?<\/h3>\n

I visited Marymount in the fall of my senior year of high school and the foliage was amazing, I thought the campus was beautiful. It was easy to picture myself here for my academic career.<\/p>\n

What drew you to your field of study?<\/h3>\n

I have always been very interested in the mechanisms and processes within biology. I have a lot of background in environmental conservation work, and I thought that Biology would be a great fit for pursuing a career in conservation.<\/p>\n

One experience that defined my passion started in the summer of my senior year of high school. I worked with the American Conservation Experience<\/a> to eradicate invasive<\/span> plant species all over the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It was very hard, laborious work \u2014 40 hours a week outside in the sun during the summer. It was the best summer I ever had \u2014 that is where my love for conservation began. I have always been very interested in mycology \u2014 studying mushrooms and fungi, going out and looking for mushrooms and seeing how the mechanisms work and their role in the ecosystems. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n