Alumni Updates
We post updates from alumni and friends as we receive them. Use our handy online form to send us your news!
For updates received in previous years, check out the categories of class years in the left menu.
Josh Himmelstein '18 (ENSP and Geology) is now working with the Peace Corps teaching science in Liberia. Here is his blog describing his work and daily life as a high school teacher (1/19).
Dennis (DJ) Haskin Jr. '15 (ENSP and English) I will graduate from Vermont Law School in May 2017 upon completion of an accelerated J.D. program that focused on environmental law. I will spend my last semester working as a law clerk for the EPA. I served as a member of a delegation that attended COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco. While at COP22 I was the adaptation expert on a team that served as Myanmar's legal advisors. After graduation I hope to return to Virginia, pass the bar, and practice in the environmental enforcement and compliance field (10/16).
Hannah Debelius '10 (ENSP) I am now the Sustainability Manager at American University, working towards our goal of carbon neutrality by 2020 (10/16).
Maegan Crews '12 (ENSP minor and Government) I am now the Internship Coordinator at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA (10/16).
Will Evans '16 (ENSP and Government) is now working for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Sea Level Rise issues in Norfolk and Virginia Beach (10/16).
Morrison Mast '12 (ENSP and Biology) I am in the final stages of finalizing a partnership between my a small student travel company in Denver and the Smithsonian, to be able to offer wildlife biology/conservation volunteering opportunities to high school students. Last year, we got about 120 students from across the US out into the field working on conservation projects (10/16).
Jasmin Green '15 (ENSP and Biology) I'm currently living in St. Louis working for a small non-profit called Shoeman Water Projects. We collect used shoes, funding water projects (wells, well-repair, etc.) in developing countries with the revenue generated from selling the shoes onto secondary markets. I'm also applying to graduate school for a Master's degree in ecology/natural resource management aiming for matriculation in Fall of 2017 (10/16).
Akshay Deverakonda '15 (ENSP and Biology) I'm 10 months into two years of serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer! I'm an Agriculture/Forestry Extension Agent serving in The Gambia, West Africa (10/16).
Kimberly Garrett '11 (ENSP and PMC) Senior Consultant at CGI Federal. Graduating with Master of Decision Analytics degree in December 2016 from VCU (10/16).