Meet the Team

Hallie Cordingley is a junior at Boston University from Littleton, Massachusetts studying Environmental Analysis and Policy and Economics. She is a Producer for The Sweaty Penguin, researching/writing/fact checking episodes, managing the website, and working on audience engagement and educational outreach, among other tasks. Hallie also works on the executive team as a secretary for Boston University’s Sustainable Ocean Alliance chapter. She has worked on science communication at the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, learning how to effectively communicate climate change to different audiences. She has interned with iUNU agtech, helping to launch a campaign for congressional funding to put greenhouse technologies in urban communities. She has also worked on CropTalk, a podcast discussing integrative pest management. Hallie has a passion for applying her environmental skills in the agricultural sector, and the intersection between economies and our planet.

Owen Reith is a junior at the University of Victoria pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce. He is a Researcher for The Sweaty Penguin, researching/writing episodes, fact checking, and working on various projects on the business side. Growing up in the mountains of Whistler, BC cultivated Owen‘s passion for the outdoors and fostered a drive to face today’s climate issues and create a sustainable future. Further, by traveling all over Canada to play hockey, Owen got to experience how multiple communities address issues. This experience allowed him to gain knowledge in many facets of life, while learning how different regions are dealing with the climate crisis.

Melina Nguyen is a junior at Boston University from Nashville, Tennessee studying Journalism and Statistics. Melina is a Journalist for The Sweaty Penguin, contributing news articles to the website and helping with various website management and audience engagement projects. She is passionate about the connection between environmentalism and society, especially regarding marginalized communities. Outside of The Sweaty Penguin, Melina has words in The Somerville Times and The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s student-run independent newspaper. She is involved in WTBU, Boston University’s student-run radio station, and runs the social media and newsletter of Stage Troupe at Boston University. When she is not gaming like a gremlin, Melina is usually taking photographs of her family and friends.

Ysabel Wulfing is a junior at Boston University from Paso Robles, CA studying Earth & Environmental Science, Marine Science, and Journalism. She is an Environmental Researcher for The Sweaty Penguin, transcribing interviews and researching and fact checking episodes. Outside of the classroom, Ysabel serves as a director for The Urban Garden Initiative Boston; a nonprofit that partners with local schools to create and teach hands-on science curriculums. She is the head DJ/producer of Earth to Earthlings on WTBU where she creates themed playlists, interviews guests, researches topics, reads poems, and breaks down the latest environmental news. She also has been awarded grant funding by BU’s campus climate lab to research rain garden implementation on campus. She currently is working as a camp counselor for an outdoor education camp, guiding campers through the local intertidal and teaching them about local flora and fauna in Cambria, CA.

Megan Antone is a graduate of Boston University from Forth Worth, Texas with a double B.S. in Film & TV and Public Relations. She is a Sound Editor for The Sweaty Penguin, where she mixes episodes and is quickly becoming an expert in royalty-free music and slide whistle sound FX. She is also currently working at NBCUniversal in New York as an Account Services Representative for Bravo. While Megan didn’t study any environmentalism in school, her fiery devotion to Discovery’s Shark Week led her into 3 weeks of an oceanography minor, before promptly realizing she was horrible at chemistry and could not keep up; she still enjoys Shark Week every summer. In her free time, Megan enjoys puppetry (viewing and creating), comedy, and searching for sweet, delicious pie in NYC.

Sabrina Rollings is a recent graduate of Boston University from Norwalk, Connecticut with a B.S. in Film and Television. She is currently a first year graduate student at New York University, getting her Masters in Integrated Marketing. At the Sweaty Penguin, Sabrina is the Social Media Manager, writing copy, creating graphics and managing posts across all social media platforms. While she was in undergrad, Sabrina was the Social Media Manager for BU’s only feminist satire publication, The Pinky Toe, where she helped publish content, create graphics, and made merch that she wears way too often. Besides social media, Sabrina is also very passionate about Broadway, quoting TikToks, and stress-making google docs.

Bobbie Armstrong is a recent graduate of American University from New Jersey with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in Creative Writing. After graduating, she moved to New York City to follow her dreams of bringing her anxiety across state lines. She is a Comedy Writer for The Sweaty Penguin, where she writes jokes, revises scripts, and more. She is also a copywriter at VMLY&R. Bobbie has trained in improv, sketch, and satire at UCB, Second City, Philly Improv Theater, and more. Her humor writing appears regularly in McSweeney’s and Weekly Humorist. She’s written for a variety of brands, including Colgate, Tom’s of Maine, and Irish Spring. When not haunting the frozen food aisle of Trader Joe’s, you can find her hosting and producing a show of rejected humor writing called “Not For Us.”

Madeleine is a recent graduate of Boston University from Miami, Florida with a B.S. in Film and Television and a minor in Spanish. She is a Comedy Writer for The Sweaty Penguin, where she writes jokes, revises scripts, and more. When she isn’t using her degree to write fart jokes, Madeleine self publishes think pieces and longform articles on her personal blog, Unsupervised. In addition to writing, Madeleine cares deeply about environmental conservation and sustainability. This passion has helped her establish solar powered cellular charging stations in nine parks across her hometown of Coral Gables and motivated her to produce several film projects focused on sustainability while at Boston University.