Alumni Spotlight4
-
Alumni Spotlight: Aiyana Bodi, Intersectional Environmentalist and Innovative Thinker
The MPA-ESP program allowed her to discover climate policy with a focus on legislative affairs.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kimberley Miner
MPA-ESP alumna Dr. Kimberley Miner has spent her career understanding earth and climate systems to better predict and mitigate the effects of climate change.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Professor Kimberly Oremus
Her studies at Columbia help her to bridge the divide between the natural sciences and human behavior, so that she can implement more effective sustainability solutions.
-
Alumni Spotlight: TV Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli
Climate and Society alum Jeff Berardelli brings climate change coverage to millions of homes across the country.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Milo McBride, Climate Advocate and Creative Thinker
The recent graduate shares highlights from his time in the Environmental Science and Policy program, and advice for current students.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Pooja Chawda, Decarbonizing the Future by Cultivating Interconnectedness
Her degree in Sustainability Manage helps her to fuse policy with environment and social justice.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Donald Wissell Fuses Finance and Sustainability
According to Wissell, sustainability and finance require the same skills, including innovative thinking, problem solving, and public education.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Gabe Cowles, Creatively Adapting During the COVID-19 Crisis
He works for a company that normally makes batteries to support renewable energy. During the pandemic, however, they have pivoted to making hand sanitizer.
-
Alumni Spotlight: Diana McCarthy-Bercury Leads Sustainability in Branford, CT
She uses her Sustainability Management degree every day as the town’s sustainability and compliance manager.
On Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House—our biggest, best science fun and discovery event of the year—will take place on our beautiful campus in Palisades, NY. Mark your calendar and join us for this free, family-friendly celebration of science! RSVP Today!
