The final NRES Exploring Environmental Careers summer webinar series, Government Careers, is this coming Tuesday, July 28th at 7:00 pm.
The members of our panel currently scheduled are:
Mark Alessi (NRES B.S. 2007, NRES M.S. 2010): Assistant Director of the Department of Wildlife Management, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Drew Becker (NRES B.S. 2007, NRES M.S. 2010): Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jason Berner (NRES B.S. 2005,M.L.A. Landscape Architecture, UIUC 2008): Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Molly DeSalle-Smith (NRES B.S. 2008, M.P.A. Environmental Science & Policy, Columbia University 2009): Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Austin Haskett (NRES B.S. 2014): Natural Resource Technician, Champaign County Forest Preserve District
Kaitlyn Pascus (NRES B.S. 2013): Regulatory Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Frank Wu (B.S. in Biology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; Current NRES M.S. student): Agricultural Resource Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Register at http://go.illinois.edu/nres_webinar_registration to receive login instructions.
The type of questions the panel members will discuss include:
What is your current position? Describe a typical day.What was the career path that led you to where you are today?What do you know now that you wish you had known while you were still in school?What NRES-type classes do you think are most important in your position? What classes outside of NRES are valuable?What advice do you have for students searching for their first full-time job?
If you have a particular question you would like the panel to address, please e-mail it in advance to phodson@illinois.edu.
We hope you will join us for this event!