Glynis is a junior in Columbia College majoring in Urban Studies, and she is being recognized for her work as the General Body Coordinator of the Columbia Housing Equity Project (HEP). HEP is a student-run, non-profit organization that works to mitigate the effects of Columbia's gentrification and displacement by providing emergency aid and support to unhoused folks in Morningside Heights and around New York City, and as the General Body Coordinator, Glynis provides coordination and support to all of HEP's operations. Glynis also directs the Columbia Policy Institute's Human Rights Center, and has used this role to organize for more equitable labor, housing, and admissions policies at Columbia. Off-campus, Glynis advocates for consumers as a student mediator for the New York State Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection, and researches housing affordability and access as a research intern with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.