What are our alumni up to now?
- Jessica Needham
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A Path to Impact: How SRES Shaped the Career of a Conservation Leader
“If you're not including different stakeholders in the work that we're trying to do and engaging with them early in the decision-making processes, then we're not going to have support to implement the things we want to do based on the science research that we're doing,”
Read Jessica's story.
- Sophie Newcombe
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Species-at-Risk Biologist - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
“Even though I was focused on aquatic conservation, I learned about it in ways I wouldn’t have in a job. Every project allowed me to explore different aspects of environmental management,”
Read Sophie's story.
- Mir Sultan
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Junior Project Developer - SWEB Development
"It also just helps that the network of SRES students and MREM students across Atlantic Canada is really huge, and it will play an important role in terms of you getting a job.
"Read Mir's story.
- Mercy Fiamavle
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Environmental Scientist - Strum Consulting
“If we are able to make small changes on various levels, cumulatively it leads to a global change.”
Read Mercy's story.
- Megan Fuller
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Director of Research for AFNWA
“If you would have told me to dream my wildest dream, I wouldn’t have gotten it this good.”
Read Megan's story.
- Diana Lewis-Campbell (Dee)
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PhD Candidate
"Thanks to my MREM degree from SRES, I'm able to help our First Nation communities with all kinds of issues."
Read Dee's story.
- Bryan Adkins
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Director of Regional Engagment for REDD+ in Kenya
"I'm passionate about seeing good policy and strategy enacted, allowing forest conservation and natural resource management to play a significant role in achieving national development priorities in both Kenya and the broader region."
Read Bryan's story.
- Ricardo Bosshard
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Director of Chilean division of the World Wildlife Fund
"I wanted to bring two worlds together—companies and the environment—and SRES was the perfect solution."
Read Ricardo's story.
- Victoria Sheppard
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Policy analyst with Fisheries and Oceans Canada
"Through the MES program, I became more interested in policy and made important connections with people working in the field."
Read Victoria's story.
- Sophie Nitoslawski
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PhD Candidate
"The SRES community is a special one – with so many backgrounds and ranges of expertise found in one place, interdisciplinary thought and practice is not only encouraged, it’s a given." Read Sophie's story.
- Meggie MacMichael
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Analyst at Nova Scotia Environment
"The main skills I learned and have applied time and time again are synthesizing information and identifying common themes from focus groups and other sources." Read Meggie's story.
- Daniel DeLong
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Education & Outreach Manager, Cape Jourimain Nature Centre
"The MREM program provided the opportunity to further augment the skills I had acquired during my undergraduate studies and to delve more deeply into specific topics of interest." Read Daniel's story.
- Sarah Saunders
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Specialist, Marine Protection and Renewables, World Wildlife Fund
"The MREM program was fantastic because it was interdisciplinary – both in coursework required and in the background of the students taking it." Read Sarah's story.
- Jessica Romo
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Environmental Scientist at GHD
"Upon graduation, I returned to full-time employment as an environmental scientist. I would not have been able to make the connections to land this position if it wasn’t for SRES." Read Jessica's story.