Alumni Spotlight – Sarah Gutman, MPA/MSES

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to chat with Sarah Gutman, and I am excited to share her insights with you all. Sarah is an MPA/MSES O’Neill alum currently working as an Environmental Affairs and Permitting Manager with RWE Renewables …

By Elizabeth Gawron
Elizabeth Gawron Assistant Director of Career Services
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Alumni Spotlight – Erin Andersen, MS/MPA ’20, VET Environmental Engineering

Name: Erin Andersen

Organization: VET Environmental Engineering

Position: Environmental Scientist

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Alma Mater: IU’s O’Neill SPEA program (MS/MPA, 2020) and PLNU San Diego (BS, 2014)

Can you tell our students a little bit about yourself and the work …

By Elizabeth Gawron
Elizabeth Gawron Assistant Director of Career Services
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Alumni Spotlight – Haley Waldkoetter, August Mack Environmental

Get to know Haley Waldkoetter!

Haley graduated in 2015 from the O’Neill School with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. She has worked in environmental consulting in Indianapolis for about five years. In 2020, Haley pressed pause on her …

By Elizabeth Gawron
Elizabeth Gawron Assistant Director of Career Services
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Alumni Career Spotlight Series: Rebecca Ciciretti

Name: Rebecca Ciciretti

Degrees: Dual MPA-MSES with concentrations in Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment & Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management ‘14

Position: Latin America and Caribbean Program Specialist, Office of International Programs at the U.S. Forest Service

What …

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Energy Student Career Resources

Launch your career search by exploring the resources below including some of examples of organizations where our alumni “Lead for the Greater Good” in the energy sector.  

Energy Resources

Industry Guides

Vault: Career Intelligence Energy Industry Guides

Jobs Listservs and …

By Miranda Redman
Miranda Redman Associate Director of Career Services
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Grubb, Storm Water Program Manager at VET Environmental Engineering, LLC

Name: Elizabeth Grubb

Degree: BSES ’18 and MPA-MSES ’19 Water Management

Position: Storm Water Program Manager at VET Environmental Engineering, LLC

What is your current position and what are some of your recent projects?

I am currently the Storm Water …

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Alumni Spotlight: Oren Ruffcorn, Biologist at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Name: Oren Ruffcorn

Degree: MPA in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management, MSES in Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology, & Risk Assessment

Position: Biologist at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

What is your current position and what are some of your recent …

By Kasandra Richardson
Kasandra Richardson Career Consultant
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Alumni Spotlight: Blair Beavers, Education Coordinator and Assistant Director for Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District

Name: Blair Beavers

Degree: BSPA ’15 Environmental Management

Position: Education Coordinator and Assistant Director for Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District

What is your current position and what are some of your recent projects?

I am the Education Coordinator …

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Alumni Spotlight: Blake Winstead, Environmental Quality Analyst for the State of Michigan

Name: Blake Winstead

Degree: MPA/MSES ’18 in Applied Ecology and Water Resources

Position: Environmental Quality Analyst for the State of Michigan

What is your current position and what are some of your recent projects?

My current position is Environmental Quality …

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Alumni Spotlight: Carissa Tirado-Marks, School Garden & Sustainability Coordinator

Name: Carissa Tirado-Marks

Position: School Garden & Sustainability Coordinator at Mundo Verde Public Charter School

Degree: BAESS in Sustainable Food Systems, 2016

My experience as a graduate of  IU’s Integrated Program in the Environment (IPE) continues to be instrumental to …

By Kasandra Richardson
Kasandra Richardson Career Consultant
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