After Kenyon

Students who pursue an environmental studies concentration are prepared for remarkably diverse careers, from research to teaching to public policy to business.

First Jobs

From professional careers to graduate studies to non-profit work, here is a look at how recent environmental studies graduates make their mark beyond the Hill. 

Sarah Oleisky '16
Corps member, City Year, Columbus, OH

Nicholas Parker '16
Willis Towers Watson Graduate Development Program participant, Chicago

Amber Krause '15
Sustainability analyst, Tishman Speyer, New York City

Melissa Mooradian '15
Biological science technician, U.S. Geological Survey, San Francisco, CA

Brendan W. Casey '14
Assistant manger of the Skipjack Program, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chevy Chase MD

Zachary T. Morrow '14
Laboratory manager, OSU, Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, OH

Jason E. Kass '13
Utility analyst, Resource Energy Systems, Washington, DC

Adrian Kwong '13
Assistant editor, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong

Emily W. Palmer '13
SCA Massachusetts Americorps, Hawley, MA

Kanmani Venkateswaran ’11
Researcher, Center for Science and Technology Research, University of Colorado, Boulder

Samantha Beckerman ’11
Program assistant, Global Strategy and Climate Programs, National Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC

Claire M. Garmirian ’10
Fulbright Fellow, Armenia

Careers

Michael Machala ’09
Renewable energy researcher, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Luce Scholar for Renewable Energy, Lao Institute, Laos

William E. Verman ’09
Environmental field technician, Environmental Compliance Services, Brattleboro, VT

Anna L. Zimmerman ’07
Commercial toxics reduction associate, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Francisco, CA

Alexandra D. Wallace ’06
Education director, Durango Discovery Museum, Durango, CO

Katherine Tully ’04
Postdoctoral fellow, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment (Kenya), Columbia University Earth Institute