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Portrait of Omar Ponce-Moreno

Honor Society® member

Omar Ponce-Moreno

Kitchen Manager at Chipotle Mexican Restaurant

  • Environmental Studies
  • Class of 2025
  • Hendersonville, North Carolina

Member since July 2024

About

I'm currently a senior at University of North Carolina Asheville. My graduation date is May 2025 . I am part of two clubs: UNCA Sunrise Movement and Unidad Sin Frontera which is the hispanic-led club on campus. I am very involved in my community and hope to use this platform to reach my goals for the future.

Education

  • University of North Carolina Asheville

    Environmental Science

    2022 – 2025

Goals and interests

Career goal

-Forest management
-Water quality specialist
-Environmental Educator

Graduate school interests

-Climate change resiliency

Outside the classroom

I enjoy playing multiple sports like soccer, basketball and tennis.
I also enjoy reading and writing in my spare time.

Experience

  • Kitchen Manager

    Chipotle Mexican Restaurant

    Jan 2023 – May 2025

  • associate

    Hands On Children Museum

    Jun 2021 – Aug 2022

Volunteering

  • Every year during my time at the Henderson County Early College (2017-2021) I would volunteer at Hands On Children Museum and help clean up the exhibits.

    Hands On

    Aug 2017 – May 2021

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Spanish Fluent