Field Work: Channeling a Passion for Food into a Career in Sustainability
| by Jason Warburg
Environmental Policy and Management student Leilani Leszkay has put her passion for food into action by helping the campus café craft a healthier menu.
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Field Work: Students Help the Public Learn to Love Sharks
| by Mark C. Anderson
Through a partnership with several world-class marine labs, environmental policy and management faculty and students are working to enlighten the public on the importance and elegance of apex predators.
How I Got Hired: Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
| by Flynn Pollard
Alum Flynn Pollard shares how his education at the Middlebury Institute and diverse experiences prepared him for a dynamic career as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State.
Field Work: Student Survey of Pajaro Flooding Victims Will Inform Future Emergency Response
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Environmental policy students collaborated with nonprofits on research assessing the impact of 2023 floods on the Pajaro community and surfacing their unmet needs.
How I Got Hired: Senior Manager of Product, GoDaddy
| by David Feng MAIEP ’12
Alum David Feng shares how his MIIS education and WildAid experience helped him build a successful career in product management and entrepreneurship.
Field Work: Wildfires, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis Make for Interesting Emergency Planning
| by Caitlin Fillmore
Environmental policy student Jack Anderson was fully immersed in the complexities of emergency response planning through his work at the City of Monterey, which has to plan for a wide range of risks.
How I Got Hired: Chief Sustainability Officer, Highland Pellets, LLC
Ellen Kincaid’s preparation for her current role in the sustainability field was aided by the diverse and varied courses she took at the Middlebury Institute.
How I Got Hired: Program Manager, Sustainable Agriculture and Supply Chain Equity at Clif Bar
| by Philippa Lockwood
Philippa Lockwood explains how the MPA program, networking, and persistence helped her pivot into an exciting role at a company she loves.
How I Got Hired: Climate Ambition and Transparency Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme
Environmental Policy graduate William “Billy” Holness shares how an internship opportunity and networking helped him launch a career with the United Nations Environment Programme.
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Field Work: Saving Polar Bears Is a Complex Geopolitical Puzzle
| by Stephen Diehl
An internship with Polar Bears International helped environmental policy student Alex Shahbazi hone his skills as he sought common ground among Arctic nations.