Bard CEP Alumni/ae Lookbook

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Alumni/ae Profiles


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Alumni/ae Profiles


Dana Alhadeff, MS ‘03 East Asian Medicine Practitioner Balance Point Healing Arts Seattle, WA

Jessica Barry, MS ‘03 Technical Sales Lighthouse Solar New York, NY

Lillian Gonzalez, MS ‘03 Environmental Policy/Public Involvement Sophia Learning Denver, CO

Katie Knoll, MS ‘03 Stakeholder Relations Manager Denver Water Denver, CO


Greg Payne, MS ‘03 Senior Program Coordinator Ohio Development Services Agency Columbus, OH

Catherine Bowes, MS ‘04 Senior Manager National Wildlife Federation Burlington, VT

Enid Cardinal, MS ‘04 Senior Sustainability Advisor Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

Jennifer Dindinger, MS ‘04 Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist U of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Baltimore, MD


Jon Griesser, MS ‘04 Supervisor of Energy and Climate Programs County of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA

Katrina Howey, MS ‘04 Grants Management Specialist Land Trust Alliance Saratoga Springs, NY

Rob Koch, MS ‘04 Executive Director and Founder Apple Leaf Hudson Valley, NY

Thomas Lewis, MS ‘04 Founder Trillium Invasive Species Management Esopus, NY


Nadia Steinzor, MS ‘04 Marcellus Regional Organizer Earthworks Oil & Gas Accountability Project Willow, NY

Sarah Wise, MS ‘04 Post Doctoral Researcher, Ocean Planning Processes

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Rachael Baker, MS ‘05 Sustainability Professional Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, CA

Colleen Beaty, MS ‘05 Conservation Content Writer Wildlife Habitat Council Greenbelt, MD


Jessica Daniels, MS ‘05 Environmental Protection Specialist EPA Washington, D.C.

Lauren Franke, MS ‘05 Environmental Specialist/Project Manager Maryland Environmental Service Baltimore, MD

Lisa C. Papa, MS ‘05 Training Instructor Disease Intervention Services Training Center Ballston Spa, NY

Megan Haidat, MS ‘06 National Collection Manager Seeds of Success Washington, D.C.


Ben Hoen, MS ‘06 Research Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory New York, NY

Dane Klinger, MS ‘06 Director of Biology Forever Oceans Princeton, NJ

Diana Nezamutinova, MS ‘06 LEED Certification & Sustainability Consultant Self-employed London, United Kingdom

Todd Olinsky-Paul, MS ‘06 Project Director Clean Energy States Alliance Montpelier, VT


Pavithra Pooviah, MS ‘06 Founding Partner Esperti Coffee Company Los Angeles, CA

Jon Sarno, MS ‘06 Sr. Project Developer Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. Boston, MA

Serafina Zeringo, MS ‘06 Research Director Massachusetts House of Representatives Boston, MA

Yan Min Aung, MS ‘07 National Environmental Policy Consultant UNDP Myanmar


Katy Bigner, MS ‘07 Project Coordinator City of Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO

Rachel Bowen, MS ‘07 Project Coordinator Thielsch Engineering Albany, NY

Katie Boyle, MS ‘07 Director of Graduate Enrollment and Marketing Bard MBA in Sustainability and Bard CEP Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Aaron Faust, MS ‘07 Co-Founder Cochabamba Pedal Project Cochabamba, Bolivia


Michael Foster, MS ‘07 Chief Operating Officer Black Mens Xchange National New York, NY

Jivan Lee, MS ‘07 Fine Artist and Sustainability Advocate Jivan Lee Fine Art Santa Fe, NM

Tamara Mitrofanenko, MS ‘07 Ph.D. Candidate, Conservation Planning University of Nat. Resources & Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

Jackson Morris, MS ‘07 Director Eastern Energy Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY


Tanya Rosen, MS ‘07 Director of Snow Leopard Programme PANTHERA Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Amanda Schneck, MS ‘07 Territory Manager WaterFurnace International New York, NY

Lindsey Lusher Shute, MS ‘07 Executive Director and Co-Founder National Young Farmers Coalition Hudson, NY

Jessica Steinberg Albin, MS ‘07 Assistant Counsel NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Long Island City, NY


Timothy Treadwell, MS ‘07 Director of Engineering Center for Sustainable Energy Portland, OR

Mian Sami Ullah, MS ‘07 Environmental Consultant Freelance Islamabad, Pakistan

Mariah VanZerr, CERT. ‘07 Active Transportation Planner SANDAG San Diego, CA

Kristen Wilson, MS ‘07 Grants Manager City of Kingston Kingston, NY


Megan (Jie) Wu, MS ‘07 Energy Economist Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Boston, MA

Mark Boustouler, CERT. ‘08 VP Legal BlackRock Solutions New York, NY

Chunyan Chai, MS ‘08 Head of International Cooperation Harbin Institute of Technology Jiangsu, China

Matt Clancy, MS ‘08 Graduate Scientist SEH Saint Paul, MN


David Conrad, MS ‘08 Natural Resource and Policy Professional FEMA New York, NY

Christine DeBoer, MS ‘08 Executive Director Walkill Valley Land Trust Accord, NY

Amy Faust, MS ‘08 Senior Urban and Environmental Consultant The World Bank Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Emily Fischer, MS ‘08 Grantwriter Public Interest Network Denver, CO


Altje Hoekstra, MS ‘08 Water Resources Engineer Meliora Design Philadelphia, PA

Davina (Brislin) Lilley, MS ‘08 5-6 Science Teacher New Canaan Country School New Canaan, CT

Kytt MacManus, MS ‘08 Geographic Information Specialist CIESIN New York, NY

Dalit Magid, MS ‘08 Natural and Physical Sciences Teacher Shaarei Torah Schools Johannesburg, South Africa


Alicia Messier, MS ‘08 GIS Specialist Town of Dennis Dennis, MA

Liita Iyaloo Cairney (Naukushu), MS ‘08 Scottish Enterprise Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ananta Neelim, MS ‘08 Lecturer RMIT University Melbourne, Australia

Kate (Rosenfeld) Shenk, MS ‘08 Manager of Regulatory Affairs Biotechnology Innovation Organization Washington, D.C.


Sarah Smith, MS ‘08 Senior Project Manager of Renewables The Center for Sustainable Energy San Diego, CA

Ijeoma Loren Uche-Okeke, MS ‘08 Researcher Wits Arts Management Programme Johannesburg, South Africa

Molly Williams, MS ‘08 PV Installar - DC 2 Namasté Solar Boulder, CO

Brendan Duprey, MS ‘09 Environmental Education Expert II REC Regional Environmental Center Szentendre, Hungary


Evan Gillespie, MS ‘09 Western Region Deputy Director Beyond Coal Campaign at Sierra Club Los Angeles, CA

Yvette Rogers, MS ‘09 Sales and Marketing Coordinator Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods Rhinebeck, NY

Steven Sarno, MS ‘09 Corporate Counsel, Environment, Health & Safety Amazon Seattle, WA

Lindsay Chapman, MS ‘10 Sustainability Coordinator Beloit College Beloit, WI


Kristina Connolly, MS ‘10 LIMS Analyst Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Albany, NY

George Fishler, MS ‘10 Systems Integration Manager EBM Consulting Services, Inc. Poughkeepsie, NY

Kate Galbraith, MS ‘10 Labor Relations Counsel Cook County Office of the Chief Judge Chicago, IL

Matthew Guenther, MS ‘10 Manager of Supply Chain Sustainability Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Singapore


Lisa Jaccoma, MS ‘10 Founder/CEO Jaccoma & Associates Old Saybrook, CT

Victor-Pierre Melendez, MS ‘10 Dir. of Organizational Policies & Procedures Mitchelle Consulting & Laboratories LLC New York, NY

Brent Miller, MS ‘10 Northern States Director Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Washington, D.C.

Taryn Morris, CERT. ‘10 Coastal Seabird Project Manager BirdLife South Africa Cape Town, South Africa


Than Phoo, MS ‘10 Program Coordinator Asian Americans for Equality New York, NY

Michel Wahome, MS ‘10 PhD Candidate, Science & Technology Studies The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Auropriya Anni, MS ‘11 Program Manager Global Initiatives Singapore

Vanessa Arcara, MS ‘11 Executive Assistant Bill McKibben at 350.org Brooklyn, NY


Timothy Banach, MS ‘11 Director, Analytics GI Energy New York, NY

Prapti Bhandary, MS ‘11 Research Analyst International Food Policy Research Institute Washington, D.C.

Jake Claro, MS ‘11 Farm to Plate Network Project Manager Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Montpelier, VT

Heather Davis, MS ‘11 People and the Outdoors Program Associate The Wilderness Society Los Angeles, CA


Jaclyn Harrison, MS ‘11 Environmental Analyst NEIWPCC Boston, MA

Cody Mellott, MS ‘11 Executive Team Leader Target Pittsburgh, PA

Kaleena Miller, MS ‘11 Program Manager National Center for Appropriate Technology Missoula, MT

Shaylah Peppel, MS ‘11 Placement Specialist Willis Environmental Practice New York, NY


Tara Singh, CERT. ‘11 Founding Chair Nexus: Global Youth Summit Napa, CA

Michael Bernstein, MS ‘12 Senior Policy Director Council on Competitiveness Washington, D.C.

Brandy A. Chambers, MS ‘12 Senior Analyst, Energy Efficiency Eversource Energy Boston, MA

Patrick DiCiaccio, MS ‘12 Inflight Crewmember JetBlue Airways Rochester, NY


Nolan Gardner, MS ‘12 Doctoral Student, Physical Therapy Hunter College New York, NY

Jessica H. LeClair, MS ‘12 Program Manager CT Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation New London, CT

Keith McHugh, MS ‘12 Sustainability Solutions Architect Schneider Electric Louisville, KY

Melissa Mezger, MS ‘12 Research Associate Rocky Mountain Climate Organization Denver, CO


Natalie Narotzky, MS ‘12 Communications & Member Coordinator Urban Sustainability Directors Network Great Barrington, MA

Abby Osgood, MS ‘12 Attorney at Law Osgood Law, PLLC Ellenville, NY

Michelle Phillips, MS ‘12 Outreach Specialist MT Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation Helena, MT

Kristine Pierce, MS ‘12 Education Coordinator Clean Memphis Memphis, TN


Melissa Provinsal, MS ‘12 Cheesemonger Righteous Cheese Washington, D.C.

Jaime Rufo, MS ‘12 Astronomy and Earth Science Teacher Port Chester Middle School Port Chester, NY

Rachel Savain, MS ‘12 Recycling Coordinator City of Hollywood, FL Miami, FL

Leah Scull, MS ‘12 Policy Associate Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Chicago, IL


Sonia Slavinksi, MS ‘12 Standards Manager Bonsucro London, United Kingdom

Carol Smillie, MS ‘12 Project Manager Rapp Construction Management Hudson, NY

Ann (Calamai) Starodaj , MS ‘12 Director of Sustainability Optoro Washington, D.C.

Bartek Starodaj, MS ‘12 Account Executive Luminary Media Kingston, NY


Simon Topp, MS ‘12 Wildlife Biologist NCRM, Inc. Ukiah, CA

Lucy Van Hook, MS ‘12 Climate Change Advocate State of Maine Bangor, ME

Jamie Wilson, MS ‘12 Environmental Scientist Stanley Consultants Denver, CO

Stephanie Chennell, MS ‘13 Business Systems Analyst Follett Higher Education Naperville, IL


Karen Corey, MS ‘13 Management and Program Analyst Peace Corps Washington, D.C.

Taylor Evans, MS ‘13 CDS Pricing Analyst IHS Markit New York, NY

LeAnne Harvey, MS ‘13 Research Assistant Oceans8 Films Philadelphia, PA

Marianna Hunnicutt, MS ‘13 Civil Engineer Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Las Vegas, NV


David Kanof, MS ‘13 Environmental Policy Specialist Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY

Jordan Kincaid, MS ‘13 Environmental Philosophy & Policy Student University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO

Kristin Kokal, MS ‘13 Manager It’s All Good Consignment Boutique New York, NY

Kendall Lambert, MS ‘13 Staff Manager Cork Wine Bar and Market Burlington, VT


Carrie Lucio-Zwieback, MS ‘13 Support Escalation Specialist DoorDash Oakland, CA

Tim Maher, MS ‘13 Catastrophe Risk Analyst Aon Benfield New York, NY

Nick Martin, MS ‘13 Energy Policy Associate Pace Energy & Climate Center New York, NY

Diana Meraz, MS ‘13 Licensed Real Estate Agent RE/MAX Miami, FL


Sebastian Pillitteri, MS ‘13 Research Coordinator Institute of the Nature and Society of Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico

Christine Pizzuti, MS ‘13 Communications & Public Relations Manager Camphill Village USA Copake, NY

Ariadne Prior-Grosch, MS ‘13 Science Department Lead Academy for Software Engineering New York, NY

Danielle Seeley, MS ‘13 Policy Analyst NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation New York, NY


Maxine Segarnick, MS ‘13 Attorney, Honor Law Graduate U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

Justin Vergottini-Wexler, MS ‘13 Environmental Educator Wild Hudson Valley Hudson, NY

Maggie Yayac, MS ‘13 Regulatory Specialist Environmental Resources Management Charlotte, NC

Danielle Bissett, MS ‘14 Ecological Restoration Project Manager NYC Department of Parks & Recreation New York, NY


Alicia Caruso, MS ‘14 Secretary Upper Moreland Township EAC Upper Moreland, PA

Dunja Drmac, MS ‘14 Sustainability Officer European Apparel and Textile Confederation Brussels, Belgium

Ceyda Durmaz Dogan, MS ‘14 Environmental Community Organizer New Haven/Leon Sister City Project New Haven, CT

Lauren Frisch, MS CEP ‘14 Public Information Officer U of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK


Jada F. Garofalo, MS ‘14 Climate Science and Policy Fellow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fort Collins, CO

Margaux Granat, MS ‘14 Climate Policy Analyst Global Gender Office Washington, D.C.

Sara Holman, MS ‘14 Research Analyst Oregon State University Bend, OR

Craig Johnson, MS ‘14 Analyst Optimal Energy North Kingstown, RI


Alan Kroeger, MS ‘14 Land Use Consultant Climate Focus b.v. Washington, D.C.

Lauren Lafleur, MS ‘14 Client Manager Bread Alone Bakery Kingston, NY

Danny Lapin, MS ‘14 Environmental Planner Otsego County Conservation Association Cooperstown, NY

Brady McCartney, MS ‘14 Dean of Students & Faculty in Economics Bard High School Early College Baltimore Baltimore, MD


Megan McClellan, MS ‘14 Executive Director Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Syracuse, IN

Serena McIntosh, MS ‘14 Research & Data Coordinator Transportation Alternatives New York, NY

Oliver Peckham, MS ‘14 Carbon Offset Consultant Duke University Raleigh-Durham, NC

Kyle Rorah, MS ‘14 Government Affairs Representative Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Washington, D.C.


Justine Schwartz, MS ‘14 Project Manager Emerald Corridor Foundation Atlanta, GA

Brian Sewell, MS ‘14 Energy Efficiency Program Manager MMWEC Boston, MA

Jed Wolf, MS ‘14 Journalist Planet Experts Los Angeles, CA

Libby (Murphy) Zemaitis, MS ‘14 Climate Specialist Cornell University New Paltz, NY


Meaghan Colligan, MS ‘15 Attorney Knauf Shaw, LLP Rochester, NY

Jillian Corley, MS ‘15 Associate Energy Efficiency Consultant Eversource Energy New Haven, CT

Jessica Delgado, MS ‘15 Research Fellow - Advocacy Women’s Envt. & Development Organization New York, NY

Suoland (Sonam) Dongcuo, MS ‘15 Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Creative Associates International Chengdu, Sichuan, China


Terence Duvall, MS ‘15 Conservation & Agricultural Projects Associate Columbia Land Conservancy Chatham, NY

Sara Gendel, MS ‘15 Teacher Naturalist Delaware Nature Society Hockessin, DE

Molly Gilligan, MS ‘15 Fellow IUCN Global Gender Office Great Falls, MT

Jennifer Hanna, MS ‘15 Technical Assistant to the Executive VP Consejo Nacional para el Cambio Climatico Dominican Republic


Jessica Lynn Kaller, MS ‘15 Sustainability Consultant Line Loss Pro New York, NY

Rochelle March, MS ‘15 Manager, Project Innovation & Design SustainAbility Brooklyn, NY

Judson Peck, MS ‘15 Climate Change Adaptation Consultant UNDP Topsham, VT

Christina Wildt, MS ‘15 Sustainability Analyst KERAMIDA Inc. Indianapolis, IN


Kasope Aleshinloye, MS ‘16 Associate Babban Goa Lagos, Nigeria

Sanaz Arjomand, MS ‘16 Government Affairs Specialist American Farmland Trust Washington, D.C.

Karen Baumert, MS ‘16 Plan Formulator, General Engineer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York, NY

August Emmett Boyer, MS ‘16 Global Gender Office Programme Associate IUCN Washington, D.C.


Jeremy Cherson, MS ‘16 Campaign Advocacy Coordinator Riverkeeper Ossining, NY

Keston Finch, MS ‘16 International Policy Associate Center for Clean Air Policy Washington, D.C.

Longzhizi Jia, MS ‘16 Research Intern Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY

Anne Lapera, MS ‘16 Master’s in Teaching Candidate (Earth Science) University of Connecticut Shelton, CT


Christopher Lavallee, MS ‘16 Energy Outreach Associate ICF International Washington, D.C.

Anna Panariello, MS ’16 Graduate Research Assistant American Museum of Natural History New York, NY

Emma Schultz, MS ‘16 Energy Efficiency Analyst ICF International Washington, D.C.


Alumni/ae Profiles


Steven Lichtin, MBA ‘14 Director of Business Development Go Electric Inc. New York, NY

Brady McCartney, MBA ‘14 Dean of Students and Faculty in Economics Bard High School Early College Baltimore Baltimore, MD

Clare Payton, MBA ‘14 Sustainability Consultant Township of Maplewood Maplewood, NJ

Robert Ransick, MBA ‘14 Digital Arts Faculty Bennington College Brooklyn, NY


Nia (Patricia) Rock, MBA ‘14 First VP, CRA Officer Valley National Bank New York, NY

Meghan Ryan, MBA ‘14 Manager of Advisory Services Business for Social Responsibility New York, NY

Ariel Kalishman Walsh, MBA ‘14 Business & Product Development Consultant Metrix Advisors Boulder, CO

Libby (Murphy) Zemaitis, MBA ‘14 Climate Specialist Cornell University New York, NY


Min Zheng, MBA ‘14 Asia Regional Coordinator Waterkeeper Alliance New York, NY

Nancy Acevedo, MBA ‘15 Senior Project Manager Morgan Stanley New York, NY

Jacqueline Anderson, MBA ‘15 Manager of Finance/Operations Support Hudson Solar Kingston, NY

Sarah Bodley, MBA ‘15 Director of Operations Empowered Women International Alexandria, VA


Miles Crettien, MBA ‘15 Business Development Strategist Luminary Media Kingston, NY

Ian Edwards, MBA ‘15 CEO Arcadia Sustainability Communications Provincetown, MA

Whitney Files, MBA ‘15 Chief Operating Officer Harlem Grown New York, NY

Bernell (Kirkland) Grier, MBA ‘15 Executive Director IMPACCT Brooklyn New York, NY


Jessica King, MBA ‘15 Executive Director ASSETS Lancaster Lancaster, PA

Miles Knowles, MBA ‘15 Co-Founder/General Manager Grupo Turismo Hermanos S. A. S. New York, NY

Jeff Leatherwood, MBA ‘15 Founder, Producer, Writer The Roundary New York, NY

Rochelle March, MBA ‘15 Manager, Project Innovation and Design SustainAbility Brooklyn, NY


Katie Mencke, MBA ‘15 Senior Consultant Poyry Management Consulting Beacon, NY

Chelsea Mozen, MBA ‘15 Senior Manager, Energy + Carbon Etsy Brooklyn, NY

Juzer Rangoonwala, MBA ‘15 Programming Planning Specialist System One Harrisburg, PA

Jessica Ridgeway, MBA ‘15 Planner Orange County Government Goshen, NY


Amy Davila Sanchez, MBA ‘15 Marketing Manager Best Friends Animal Society New York, NY

Hannah Savage, MBA ‘15 Energy Efficiency Consultant Eversource Energy Berlin, CT

Kerry Sinclair, MBA ‘15 Business Development Associate Young Natives Accra, Ghana

Simon Fischweicher, MBA ‘16 Manager, Disclosure Services CDP New York, NY


Brooke Forde, MBA ‘16 Project Manager CBRE New York, NY

Reuben Jaffe Goldstein, MBA ‘16 Founder Flockworthy New York, NY

Martin Lemos, MBA ‘16 Associate Business for Social Responsibility New York, NY

Victoria Marino, MBA ‘16 Director of Workforce Development Praxis Housing Initiatives Jersey City, NJ


Melissa Mitchell, MBA ‘16 Customer Service & Logistics Coordinator VEDA Nashville, TN

Antonio (Tony) Nogales, MBA ‘16 Associate Professor The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY

Justine Cheape Porter, MBA ‘16 Senior Associate The Democracy Collaborative Washington, D.C.

David Rozins, MBA ‘16 Owner Advisor Tesla Motors Bedford, NY


Mario Quick Russo, MBA ‘16 Project Manager why-Q? Inc. New York, NY

Alexandra Santiago, MBA ‘16 Sustainability Associate Futerra New York, NY

Nour Shaikh, MBA ‘16 Head of Operational Excellence NY ING New York, NY

Mariana Souza, MBA ‘16 Senior Associate, Advisory KPMG New York, NY


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