Alumni Outcomes
International Environmental Policy graduates who have the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management specialization have done very well in the job market, with approximately 94% currently employed in the ocean and coastal resource management field.
These alumni are routinely awarded prestigious fellowships such as NOAA Sea Grant, Fulbright, and Boren awards. Dozens of our alumni have risen to leadership positions in ocean and coastal resource management, both domestically and abroad.
CBE Summer Fellows 2011–2021
Professional Positions as of October 2021
| Graduation Year | Position | Employer | Former Employer (if relevant) |
| 2021 | Project Lead Developer | Fair Carbon | Formerly Fair Carbon Intern at IUCN |
| 2021 | Assistant Environmental Planner | Circlepoint | |
| 2021 | California Sea Grant Fellow | California State Parks | Formerly Climate Resiliency Intern at California Ocean Protection Council |
| 2021 | Recruiting Operations Coordinator | Wild Type (cell based seafood co) | Formerly at the Good Food Institute, formerly at Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions |
| 2021 | Associate | Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) | Formerly a Business Strategy and Partnerships at Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) |
| 2021 | Assistant Environmental Planner | Circlepoint | Formerly Graduate Fellow at Wildcoast |
| 2020 | Research and Policy Associate | Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition | Formerly Polar and Climate Programme Project assistant at GRID-Norway |
| 2020 | International Conservation Policy Consultant | The Ocean Foundation | Formerly a High Seas Policy Research Assistant at Fundacion Marviva |
| 2020 | Research Intern | World Wildlife Fund | Fomerly Marine Research Institute at Cape Eleutherea Institute |
| 2020 | Coordinator | Quinta Mazatlan World Birding Center | Formerly Americorps Member at Teton Science Schools |
| 2020 | Coastal Program Analyst | California Coastal Commission | |
| 2020 | Climate Change Program Manager | California Ocean Protection Council | Formerly Climate Ready Fellow at CA State Coastal Conservancy |
| 2020 | Fish Culturist I | Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation | Formerly Fisheries Technician III at Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation |
| 2020 | Veterinary Assistant | VCA Animal Hospital | Formerly Rescue Intern/Volunteer at The Marine Mammal Center |
| 2020 | Marketing Manager and Educational Guide | Upwelling Sustainable Seafood Company | Formerly Executive Management Assistant at National Sun Yat-Sen University |
| 2020 | Project Manager | HomeRise (formerly Community Housing Partnership) | Formerly Sustainable Transportation Collaboration Fellow at BSR |
| 2020 | Analyst | Endurant Energy (formerly GI Energy) | Formerly Sustainable Energy Consultant at GreenMax Capital Advisors |
| 2019 | Research Assistant | Oceana | Formerly Intern at NOAA National Marine Protected Areas Center |
| 2019 | Environmental Scientist | Integral Consulting Inc. (analysis/assesssment/negotiation/design for health, environmental, and natural resources problems) | Formerly California Sea Grant Science & Policy Fellow at California State Lands Commission |
| 2019 | Resarcher (Russian Arctic) | Institute of Current World Affairs | Formerly Boren Fellow at Boren Insitute - Mozambique (researching how natural resource management and climate change relates to political stability) |
| 2019 | Executive Producer / Program Analyst | Rebuild NorthBay Foundation / Taking Action for Living Systems | Formerly Media Specialist at Communities for a Sustainable Monterey County |
| 2019 | Director, Global Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship | Crowley Maritime | Formerly Policy Lead at Blue Sky Maritime Coalition |
| 2019 | Graduate Student | UiT - The Arctic University of Norway | Formerly Research Associate at Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) in Monterey |
| 2019 | Climate Justice Coordinator | Fairmount-Indigo Collaborative | Formerly Program Manager at New Mexico State Tourism Department |
| 2019 | Supply Chain Logisitics Manager | Second Harvest of Silicon Valley (food security) | Formerly Replenishment Analyst at West Marine in Watsonville, CA |
| 2019 | Able Bodied Seaman | Stabbert Maritime Holdings, LLC | Formerly a Divemaster with Bamboo Reef Enterprises in Monterey |
| 2019 | Program Associate | Pangora Group (contractor for USAID) | Formerly with InkHeart (homeless advocacy in Monterey, CA) and Roatan Marine Park (conservation tourism, Bay Islands, Honduras) |
| 2019 | Planning/Marketing Coordinator | Denise Duffy & Associates (planning, natural resource, and environmental consulting services) | Formerly Program Manager at Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust |
| 2018 | Sustainability Coordinator | County of San Mateo | Formerly Manager at Monterey Bay Kayaks |
| 2018 | Environmental Scientist | Climate Change Programs | Claifornia Natural Resources Agency | Formerly Coastal Planner at San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission |
| 2018 | Conservation Program Manager | Meridian Institute (support environmental implementation) | Formerly Conservation Program Manager Santa Lucia Conservancy |
| 2018 | Manager, Executive Office | Oceana | |
| 2018 | Marine Spatial Scientist | World Wildlife Fund, National Geographic, and Rare | |
| 2018 | Supervisory Park Ranger | Scissortail Park Foundation | Formerly Human Intelligence Collector at Army National Guard in Oklahoma City |
| 2018 | Development Associate, Institutional Giving | The Marine Mammal Center | Formerly Climate Corps Fellow/ Assistant Project Manager at City of Hayward (shoreline adaptation) |
| 2018 | Program Manager | Anchorage Solar | Formerly Resilience Fellow, Mayors Office, Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2018 | Regulatory Project Manager | US Army Corps of Engineers | Formerly Seattle District Aquaculture Reinforcement Team Member |
| 2018 | Marine Program officer | Wild Aid | Formerly Founder of The Local Box Shop |
| 2018 | Country Support Officer | USAID, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security | Formerly with RARE, Policy and Governance Advisor on Fisheries; Formerly with FAO working on Blue Growth Initiative |
| 2017 | Managing Director | MindEdge Learning (e-learning for higher education) | Formerly Head of Production and Traffic Coordination |
| 2017 | Membership and Communications Manager | The Phinney Neighborhood Association (community connection & civic engagement org) | Formerly Recruiting Coordinator at Amazon; Operations Coord. For Arboretum Foundation; Operations Associate, Conservation Northwest |
| 2017 | Founder/Animal Rights Advocate/Vegan Blogger | Off the Streets, Animal Transport & Wellness | |
| 2017 | Natural Resource Specialist 3 | Alaska Department of Natural Resources | Formerly Policy Analyst at Univeristy of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center ( NOAA) |
| 2017 | Environmental Management Advisor | Peace Corps | Formerly Lab Assistant 3 at UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute |
| 2017 | Urban Conservation Manager | Seattle Audubon Society | Formerly Project Scientist, Nature Conservancy |
| 2017 | Air Quality Specialist | FirstCarbon Solutions | Formerly Environmental Planner at Millennium Planning & Engineering |
| 2017 | Water Resources Control Engineer | State Water Resources Control Board | Formerly Agricultural Water Management Specialist at Resource Conservation District of Monterey County |
| 2017 | Plan Development Policy Analyst and Editor, International Arctic Research Center | University of Alaska Fairbanks (consulting work for NOAA) | Formerly Natural Resource Advisor International Article Research Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 2017 | Manager | Sanctuary Rock Gyn | |
| 2016 | Senior Manager, Climate Policy | Ocean Conservancy | Formerly Climate Change Program Manager at California Ocean Protection Council |
| 2016 | Senior Consultant | Celerity Consulting Group | Formerly GIS Analysist via Apex Systems for Apple |
| 2016 | Research Area Specialist Associate | Graham Sustainability Institute | Formerly Field Organizer for Yes on 1631 |
| 2016 | Equestrian Trainor | Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Attraction | Formerly Business Development Consultant, Marine Megafauna Foundation; Equestrian artist/performer with Cavalia/Cirque du Soleil |
| 2016 | Coastal Management Specialist & NERR Management Liaison | NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | Formerly Environmental Specialist II/Coastal Planner |
| 2016 | Co-Director/Co-Founder | Community Greening | Formerly Business Partner, Both Co Aquaponics |
| 2016 | Communications Specialist | NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Marine Debris Division | Formerly Communications and Outreach Specialist at I.M. Systems Group Inc |
| 2016 | Associate Water Resources Specialist | Valley Water | Formerly Social Media Director at ESTUARY News |
| 2015 | Senior Digital Associate | Lenfest Ocean Program (part of Pew Charitible Trusts) | Formerly Outreach Coordinator, Blue Frontier Campaign (ocean advocacy group) |
| 2015 | Environmental Scientist | State Lands Commission, Environmental Planning and Management Division (working on sea level rise policy) | Formerly NOAA Sea Grant Fellow |
| 2015 | Conservation Programs Manager | Save the Waves Coalition | Formerly Plastic Pollution Manager The Surfrider Foundation |
| 2015 | Adaptation Program Manager | Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, University of Arizona | Formerly NOAA Coastal Management Fellow, Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program |
| 2015 | Visiting Researcher | University of Vcitoria | Formerly PhD Candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| 2015 | Resource Protection Specialist Affiliate, Channel Islands Natl Marine Sanctuary | U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) | Formerly NOAA Sea Grant Fellow, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
| 2015 | Coastal Planner | California Coastal Commission | Formerly Coastal Program Analyst |
| 2015 | PhD Candidate | University of Tasmania, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies | |
| 2015 | Coastal Program Analyst II - Enforcement | California Coastal Commission | Formerly District Enforcement Officer, South Coast District |
| 2015 | Fisheries Analyst | Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) | Formerly Environmental Scientist California Department of Water Resources |
| 2015 | Senior Research Analyst (water and environmental quality issues) | U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) via Ascendant Program Services, LLC | Formerly Research Intern Chengdu Urvan Rivers Association (CURA) |
| 2015 | Foreign Affairs Specialist | NOAA National Marine and Atmospheric Administration | Formerly Project Manager at Traceability Division, Fishwise |
| 2014 | Compliance and Legal Department | NORCAL Group | Formerly International Environmental Regulatory Research Analyst, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. |
| 2014 | Coastal Program Analyst | California Coastal Commission | |
| 2014 | Founder/Farmer & Composting Coordinator for City of Haines, Alaska | Spruce and Birch Acres Farms | Formerly Logistics Coordinator, Alaska Nature Tours |
| 2014 | PhD Candidate | University of Tasmania, School of Geography and Environmental Studies | Formerly National Coral Reef Management Fellow at U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Rota, Mariana Islands |
| 2014 | Field Instructor / Co-owner & Baker | National Outdoor Leadership School / Kinship Kitchen | Formerly Faculty at High Mountain Institute (teaches conservation, rock climbing, leadership to youth) |
| 2014 | Senior Consultant | RESET Carbon Ltd. | Formerly Co-creator: Waste Not Why Not in Taipei City, Taiwan |
| 2014 | Senior Planner | County of Santa Barbara (land use issues including coastal management) | |
| 2014 | Air Quality Planner II | Monterey Air Resources District | Formerly GIS Planner, The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments |
| 2014 | Equity Manager | Portland Water Bureau | Formerly Director, Ocean Governance and Policy Ocean Health Index- Conservation Itl. |
| 2014 | Envrionmental Analyst | Dudek (environmental consulting firm) | |
| 2014 | Senior Associate | Environmental Incentives, LLC | Formerly Marine and Coastal Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank |
| 2014 | Lead, Delivery Management Community of Practice | cBrain (neuroimaging software) | Formerly Senior Consultant on Environmental Compliance, US Army, Air Quality and Climate Change Department |
| 2013 | Senior Program Coordinator | Conservation International | |
| 2013 | PhD Candidate, Marine Policy | University of Delaware | Formerly Conservation Intl. |
| 2013 | Founder and Principal | Seagrave Consulting (Self-Employed) | Formerly with San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission |
| 2013 | International Relations Specialist | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Formerly International Affairs Specialist, NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
| 2013 | Director of Content Marketing | Zeplin (product design software & firm) | Formerly Integrated Marketing Manager at Comfy by Building Robotics (mission: make modern buildings more energy efficient, comfortable for humans) |
| 2013 | Research Analyst | Lionbridge (translation & localization company) | Formerly Llikchary Institute, Ecuador (mission: protect rain forest and indigenous culture) |
| 2013 | Land Protection Manager | Triangle Land Conservancy (mission: get people out into preserves and into nature) | |
| 2013 | Fisheries Consultant | Nordenfjeldske Development Services (NFDS) | Formerly Consultant at TRAFFIC: Conducts intelligence gathering at wildlife markets in South Africa to analyze the scale of the illegal wildlife trade at major urban centers |
| 2013 | Writer, Editor, Strategist | Self-Employed | Formerly California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) |
| 2013 | Operations Project Manager | CelLink Copration (circuits for renewable energy) | |
| 2012 | Lecturer | California State University, Monterey Bay | Formerly with County of Monterey |
| 2012 | Rimba Collective Program Manager | Lestari Capital | Formerly with World Resources Institute |
| 2012 | Authenticity Coach | Awaken Authenticity | Formerly with Paddle on/ Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) |
| 2012 | Director of Major Gifts | Stevenson School, Pebble Beach | Formerly Friends of the Sea Otter |
| 2012 | Marine Program Officer | Wild Aid | Formerly with Lindsay Wildlife |
| 2011 | Policy Coordinator | Surfrider Foundation | Formerly with California Coastal Commission |