MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 
Varenya Mehta

• Hometown: New Delhi, India
• Campus: UIUC
• Illinois Degree(s) & Major(s): MS Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering
• Year of Illinois graduation: 2018
• Favorite UI Memory: I made a few lifelong friends here and hanging out on quad and playing frisbee with them was a lot of fun.
• Favorite Place on Campus: Hanging out on upper floors of Illini Union every weekend for Yoga and Meditation Classes.
• Favorite Illini athlete: Ayo Dosunmu
• Favorite class at Illinois: CEE 538 (Water Quality Control Processes) by Prof. Jeremy Guest
• Favorite UIUC Bar/Restaurant: Seven Saints / Jarlings
• Moved to Houston: 2018
• What brought you to Houston: My very first job :)
• Favorite things About Houston: Wide variety of food and it's diversity.
• Favorite places in Houston: River Oaks Country Club for its Drive By, Montrose Area for Vibe & Food, and BAPS temple in Sugar Land for peace and meditation.
• Occupation: Water Engineer
• Something special about me: I love road trips and try to do moderate hikes at multiple national parks every year.
• How to get in contact: LinkedIn

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