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  • MS Alum Applies Program Skills to Fortune 500 Company

    MS Alum Applies Program Skills to Fortune 500 Company

    Prior to joining the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program, Evan Brown (’12) was not sure where he would fit within the sustainability industry. With a background in environmental consulting, Evan parlayed this experience and existing interest in sustainability into the field of corporate sustainability. As an Energy Analyst for Fortune 300 Company Family Dollar…

  • MS in Sustainability Management Program Reaches 100 Alumni

    MS in Sustainability Management Program Reaches 100 Alumni

    “I really feel like the M.S. in Sustainability Management program was the stepping stone that got me into the field,” said Sarah Gudernatch (’12). “I am sure that I will utilize contacts and fellow students in the future as my career progresses.”

  • Graduate Applies Skills Towards Wildlife Conservation

    Graduate Applies Skills Towards Wildlife Conservation

    Who needs to take a break when you are out to help save the planet? This was the mindset of Isabel Ricker, who graduated from the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development in May 2012. After securing a prestigious summer internship at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Isabel has landed a full-time internship with…

  • Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Amy Hill has worked on projects ranging from recycling initiatives to the built environment, both at home and abroad. Amy served as a Policy Analyst at the EPA and worked for the environmental department in Australia. Now, Amy lives in Manhattan with her family, working as the Associate Director of Research at the Earth Institute.

  • Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    MS in Sustainability Management alum Sarah Gudernatch (’12) knew from the moment she started the program that she wanted to work in corporate sustainability. After having worked in the non-profit and real-estate sectors, she felt that business was where she could really make a difference. As a Sustainability Consultant at Two Tomorrows, an international corporate…

  • CERC Certificate Alum Pursues His Passion For Protecting Oceans

    CERC Certificate Alum Pursues His Passion For Protecting Oceans

    Learn more about Mike Misner, a 2006 graduate of the Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC).

  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • Sustainable Development Grad Puts Theory to Practice in SE Asia

    Sustainable Development Grad Puts Theory to Practice in SE Asia

    Within two weeks of graduating from the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development in May 2012, Patrick Blute found himself launched into a management trainee program with the non-profit Rustic Pathways and on his way to Southeast Asia.

  • Sustainability Management Alum Pursues Green Building Dreams

    Sustainability Management Alum Pursues Green Building Dreams

    “On a professional level, I believe that the program’s Workshop course helped me to develop the constructive communication skills that I need in order to be able to effectively connect with my clients.” MS in Sustainability Management alum Jessica Bollhoefer (’12) recently started working as a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Goby L.L.C., a LEED and…

  • MS Alum Applies Program Skills to Fortune 500 Company

    MS Alum Applies Program Skills to Fortune 500 Company

    Prior to joining the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program, Evan Brown (’12) was not sure where he would fit within the sustainability industry. With a background in environmental consulting, Evan parlayed this experience and existing interest in sustainability into the field of corporate sustainability. As an Energy Analyst for Fortune 300 Company Family Dollar…

  • MS in Sustainability Management Program Reaches 100 Alumni

    MS in Sustainability Management Program Reaches 100 Alumni

    “I really feel like the M.S. in Sustainability Management program was the stepping stone that got me into the field,” said Sarah Gudernatch (’12). “I am sure that I will utilize contacts and fellow students in the future as my career progresses.”

  • Graduate Applies Skills Towards Wildlife Conservation

    Graduate Applies Skills Towards Wildlife Conservation

    Who needs to take a break when you are out to help save the planet? This was the mindset of Isabel Ricker, who graduated from the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development in May 2012. After securing a prestigious summer internship at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Isabel has landed a full-time internship with…

  • Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Career Path Leads Alumna Back to Columbia

    Amy Hill has worked on projects ranging from recycling initiatives to the built environment, both at home and abroad. Amy served as a Policy Analyst at the EPA and worked for the environmental department in Australia. Now, Amy lives in Manhattan with her family, working as the Associate Director of Research at the Earth Institute.

  • Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

    MS in Sustainability Management alum Sarah Gudernatch (’12) knew from the moment she started the program that she wanted to work in corporate sustainability. After having worked in the non-profit and real-estate sectors, she felt that business was where she could really make a difference. As a Sustainability Consultant at Two Tomorrows, an international corporate…

  • CERC Certificate Alum Pursues His Passion For Protecting Oceans

    CERC Certificate Alum Pursues His Passion For Protecting Oceans

    Learn more about Mike Misner, a 2006 graduate of the Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC).

  • Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

    When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed…

  • Sustainable Development Grad Puts Theory to Practice in SE Asia

    Sustainable Development Grad Puts Theory to Practice in SE Asia

    Within two weeks of graduating from the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development in May 2012, Patrick Blute found himself launched into a management trainee program with the non-profit Rustic Pathways and on his way to Southeast Asia.

  • Sustainability Management Alum Pursues Green Building Dreams

    Sustainability Management Alum Pursues Green Building Dreams

    “On a professional level, I believe that the program’s Workshop course helped me to develop the constructive communication skills that I need in order to be able to effectively connect with my clients.” MS in Sustainability Management alum Jessica Bollhoefer (’12) recently started working as a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Goby L.L.C., a LEED and…