News & Spotlight
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Iris Garthwaite
Grad Year: 2022
Sector: Academia
Job Title: PhD Student
Employer: NAU, NSF GRFP
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Michaela Gold
Grad Year: 2022
Sector: Federal Government
Job Title: Social Scientist
Employer: US Forest Service, Presidential Management Fellow
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Caitlyn Sutherlin
Grad Year: 2021
Sector: Academia
Job Title: PhD Student
Employer: Michigan Tech
Location: Houghton, MI
Ethan Taber
Grad Year: 2021
Sector: Academia
Job Title: PhD Student
Employer: University of Arizona, NSF GRFP
Location: Tucson, AZ
Kaci Fankhauser
Grad Year: 2021
Sector: Education
Job Title: Ecosystem & Enrollment Coordinator
Employer: SciTech Institute
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Lindsay Hansen
Wyss Scholar
Grad Year: 2021
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Fish Biologist Contractor
Employer: UGSS
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Ella Samuel
Wyss Scholar
Grad Year: 2021
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Research Ecologist Contractor
Employer: UGSS
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Rob George
Grad Year: 2020
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Research Associate
Employer: Conservation Science Partners
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Robyn Bath-Rosenfeld
Grad Year: 2020
Sector: Education
Job Title: Instructional Assistant & Substitute Teacher
Employer: Roseburg School District
Location: Roseburg. OR
Emery Cowan
Wyss Scholar
Grad Year: 2020
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Program Coordinator
Employer: Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition
Location: Hood River, OR
John Leary
Wyss Scholar
Grad Year: 2019
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Restoration Coordinator
Employer: RiversEdge West
Location: Grand Junction, CO
Sarah Smith
Grad Year: 2020
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Social Science Analyst
Employer: US Forest Service
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Martha Sample
Grad Year: 2016
Sector: Academia
Job Title: Sr. Research Specialist, PhD student
Employer: Center for Adaptable Wesern Landscapes, NAU
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Sasha Stortz
Grad Year: 2014
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Arizona Program Manager
Employer: National Forest Foundation
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Dominique Bain
Grad Year: 2013
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Researcher - Electrical Engineer
Employer: National Renewable Energy Lab
Location: Golden, CO
Mariah Giardina
Grad Year: 2012
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Fish biologist
Employer: USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Tony Chang
Grad Year: 2011
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Data Scientist
Employer: Conservation Science Partners
Location: Truckee, CA
Casey Jones
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Hydrologist
Employer: USGS
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Jesse Weber
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Freelance web content writer
Employer:
Location: Boise, ID
Jonathan Paklaian
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Conservation Programs Manager
Employer: Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
Location: Escalante, UT
Michelle Greiner
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Academic
Job Title: Research Associate
Employer: Colorado State University
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Matt Millar
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Program Manager
Employer: National Forest Foundation
Location: Reno, NV
Michelle Greiner
Grad Year: 2017
Sector: Academic
Job Title: Research Associate
Employer: Colorado State University
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Evan Reimondo
Grad Year: 2012
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: General Manager
Employer: Arizona Nordic Village - Babbitt Ranches
Location: Flagstaff, AZ, US
Spencer Plumb
Grad Year: 2012
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Conservation Finance Program Manager
Employer: National Forest Foundation
Location: Missoula, MT
Carrie Eberly
Grad Year: 2010
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Program Associate
Employer: Southwest Decision Resources
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Chris Holcomb
Grad Year: 2010
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Director of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development
Employer: Ecoremedy
Location: Boise, ID
Larissa Sommer
Grad Year: 2010
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Owner and founder of Sommer Sun and KRFF news director
Employer: KRFF Voice of Denali
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Aliaksandr Novikau
Grad Year: 2009
Sector: Academic
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Employer: International University of Sarajevo
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eli Bernstein
Grad Year: 2009
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Somatic Therapist
Employer: Self
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Sharon Masek Lopez
Grad Year: 2009
Sector: Local or state government
Job Title: Reports and Documentation Specialist
Employer: Arizona Department of Water Resources
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Ryan Drum
Grad Year: 2008
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Conservation Biologist
Employer: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Location: Bloomington, MN
Brandon Holton
Grad Year: 2007
Sector: Federal government
Job Title: Wildlife Biologist
Employer: Grand Canyon National Park
Location: Grand Canyon, AZ
Nathan Schott
Grad Year: 2007
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Attorney
Employer: Hufford, Horstman, Mongini, Parnell & Tucker, P.C.
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Amanda Cronin
Grad Year: 2005
Sector: Private for profit
Job Title: Partner
Employer: AMP Insights
Location: Seattle, WA
Elizabeth Ruther
Grad Year: 2005
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Environmental Policy Analyst, Conserving Marine Life in the US-Pacific
Employer: The Pew Charitable Trusts
Location: Portland, OR
Chas Jones
Grad Year: 2003
Sector: Non-profit
Job Title: Tribal Resilience Liaison
Employer: Affiliated Tribes of NW Indians
Location: Philomath, OR
Maria J. Santos
Grad Year: 2003
Sector: Academic
Job Title: Associate Professor
Employer: University of Zurich
Location: Zurich, Switzerland