International Environmental Policy graduates who have the Ocean and Coastal Resource Management specialization have done very well in the job market, with approximately 95 percent 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 2011–2017
Professional Positions as of April 2019
| Graduation Year | Current Position | Current Employer | Former Employer (if applicable) |
| 2018 | Coastal Planner | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission | |
| 2018 | Conservation Program Manager | Santa Lucia Conservancy | |
| 2018 | Marine Spacial Scientist | World Wildlife Fund | |
| 2018 | Boren Fellow | Boren Institute, Japan | |
| 2018 | Climate Corps Fellow/Assistant Project Manager | City of Hayward, CA | |
| 2018 | Program Manager | Anchorage Solar | Resilience Fellow, Mayors Office, Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2018 | Regulatory Project Manager | US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| 2018 | Marine Program Coordinator | Wild Aid | |
| 2017 | Research Assistant | Perkins Coie, LLP (international law firm) | Formerly with Monterey Bay Aquarium, Policy Division |
| 2017 | Environmental Specialist/Coastal Planner | Dudek (environmental consulting firm) | Formerly NOAA Sea Grant Fellow, California Coastal Commission, Climate Change Department |
| 2017 | Ex Assistant and Communications Coordinator | Marine Conservation Institute | |
| 2017 | Policy Analyst, International Arctic Research Center, Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks (consulting work for NOAA) | |
| 2017 | H20 Innovation Coordinator | Blue Mind Life (Short courses in how being in, on, and under the water affects individuals and communities) | Formerly Digital Marketing Specialist, Think Beyond Plastics |
| 2017 | Project Scientist | The Nature Conservancy | Simultaneously, Junior Specialist, UC Santa Cruz (Finding pathways for conserving California’s coastal habitat in the face of sea level rise, same mission as current position) |
| 2017 | Associate Planner | Rincon Consultants, Inc. (Environmental Scientists, Planners, Engineers) | |
| 2017 | Research Associate | Center for the Blue Economy | |
| 2017 | Policy Analyst, International Arctic Research Center, Alaska | University of Alaska Fairbanks (consulting work for NOAA) | |
| 2017 | Assistant Manager | Sanctuary Rock Gym | |
| 2016 | Sea Grant Fellow | Ocean Protection Council | |
| 2016 | Outreach Specialist | San Francisco Rising (electoral alliance that builds political power of working-class communities of color in San Francisco) | Formerly Outreach Specialist, Asian Pacific Environmental Network |
| 2016 | Climate Justice Steward | Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy | |
| 2016 | Equestrian Performer | Cirque du Soleil | Formerly Business Development Consultant, Marine Megafauna Foundation |
| 2016 | Communication and Outreach Specialist | NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Marine Debris Division | |
| 2016 | California Sea Grant Fellow | Delta Stewardship Council | Formerly Product Contractor, National Geographic Learning |
| 2015 | Outreach Coordinator | Lenfest Ocean Program | 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, same organization |
| 2015 | Land Stewardship Assistant | Ostego Land Trust | Formerly Consultant for UN FAO |
| 2015 | Resource Protection Specialist, Channel Islands National 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, same organization |
| 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, same organization |
| 2015 | Sea Grant Fellow | California Department of Fish and Game | |
| 2015 | Codirector/Cofounder | Community Greening | Formerly Business Partner, Both Co. Aquaponics |
| 2015 | Project Manager | Traceability Division, FishWise | |
| 2015 | Research Analyst (water and environmental quality issues) | U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) via Ascendant Program Services, LLC | |
| 2014 | International Environmental Regulatory Research Analyst | Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Austin, Texas | |
| Pending | Research and Operations Associate | Kathy Macdonald Associates, Inc. | Formerly Peace Corps Mexico |
| 2014 | Coastal Program Analyst | California Coastal Commission | |
| 2014 | Freelance Consultant | ||
| 2014 | Coastal Resource Management, Rota, Mariana Islands | U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | Formerly Peace Corps Municipal Agriculture Office, Environmental Services Department, Western Visayas, Guimaras Island off the Philippines |
| 2014 | Public Lands Business Organizer and Wyss Fellow | Conservation Colorado, Colorado Outdoor Business Alliance | |
| 2014 | Consultant | Center for the Green Economy, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 2014 | Planner | County of Santa Barbara (land use issues including coastal management) | |
| 2014 | Air Quality Planner I | Monterey Air Resources District | Formerly GIS Planner, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments |
| 2014 | Director, Ocean Governance and Policy | Conservation International | Formerly Senior Manager, Ocean Health Index, Moore Center for Science and Oceans, Conservation International |
| 2014 | Associate | Loeven Groups, Inc. | |
| 2014 | Conservation Programming and Policy Specialist | Environmental Incentives, LLC | Formerly Marine and Coastal Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank |
| 2014 | Associate | Homeless Garden Project | Formerly World Surfing Reserve Fellow, Save the Waves |
| 2014 | Plastic Pollution Manager | Surfrider Foundation | Formerly Outdoor Program Coordinator, Big Sur Land Trust |
| 2014 | Adaptation Program Manager, Center for Climate Adaptation | University of Arizona | Formerly NOAA Coastal Management Fellow, Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program |
| 2014 | Program Manager | U.S. Army, Air Quality and Climate Change Department | |
| 2013 | Senior Program Coordinator | Conservation International | |
| 2013 | PhD Marine Policy, starting FA17 | University of Delaware | Formerly Conservation International |
| 2013 | Environmental Science Coastal Planner | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission | |
| 2013 | Arctic Program Officer | Garnet Strategies, LLC (Clean Air Task Force, Arctic 21) | |
| 2013 | Integrated Marketing Manager | Comfy Building Robotics (mission: make modern buildings more energy efficient, comfortable for humans) | |
| 2013 | English Professor | Language Solutions España | Formerly Llikchary Institute, Ecuador (mission: protect rain forest and indigenous culture) |
| 2013 | Membership and Community Outreach Coordinator | Triangle Land Conservancy (mission: get people out into preserves and into nature) | |
| 2013 | Human Rights Project Manager | FishWise | |
| 2013 | Writer, Editor, Strategist | Self-Employed | Formerly California Certified Organic Farmers |
| 2013 | Project Manager | TriCal Rentals | Formerly Marketing Manager and Sustainability Coordinator at Royal Hawaiian Seafood Company |
| 2012 | Management Specialist, Civil Rights Office | County of Monterey | Formerly with County Supervisor Jane Parker’s office (environmental board aide) |
| 2012 | Research Analyst | World Resources Institute, Indonesia | |
| 2012 | Director | Paddle On (Alyssum’s own nonprofit—she paddled the Mississippi River documenting water quality and plastic waste along the way) | Formerly with Tridec Tech LLC (supports National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientific and technical programs) |
| 2012 | Major Gifts Officer | Stevenson School, Pebble Beach | Formerly Friends of the Sea Otter |
| 2012 | Marine Program Officer | Wild Aid | |
| 2011 | Policy Coordinator | Surfrider Foundation |