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FALL 2000 FSP

Anil Antony:

Anil is living D.C. He began working in November 2002 for American Institutes for Research (after realizing that environmental jobs can be hard to come by these days!). It’s a large education ‘thinktank’ that often contracts work out from the government. He is a research assistant on projects relating to special ed, writing briefs and articles, some of which have been published. He also just took the LSATs and is thinking about environmental law.

Caroline Pott:

In January 2003 Caroline took a trip to Egypt, and followed it up by heading to Thailand in February 2003 to work with a world expert on orchids, which are one of the alternative livelihood options for opium growers in northern Thailand. She is living on a mountain near Mae Sai, Thailand, and after a crash course in horticultural economics, she is getting involved with science involving pheasants and forests.

Julie Greene:

In the fall of 2002 Julie began interning at the National Council for Science and The Environment, a small non-profit in D.C. She is now living in Freetown, Sierra Leone, working for the International Rescue Committee through the spring of 2004 as the grants manager. Julie is learning about how aid works, how donors like UNHCR, DFID, and ECHO work, and what doesn’t work in the international development field. She is posting photos and essays on the web every week or so at this website

Leah Horowitz:

In August 2002, Leah was in South Africa interviewing scientists and government officials about GMOs and food security. While there, she also had the opportunity to attend the World Summit. Leah then interned at National Geographic in D.C. during the fall of 2002. Currently she has an AmeriCorps VISTA position with a non-profit in Oregon dealing with hunger and food security issues—she is busy putting together food-related microeconomic development opportunities in the county.

Merrielle Macleod:

Merrielle spent the year of 2002-2003 with an internship in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Her project was to research oyster mariculture in an area just south of Dar as part of an attempt to alleviate pressure on local coral reefs which are being dynamited and harvested for use as lime, a very destructive practice. She received Lombard funding to be in Tanzania for the year. View a letter sent by her here .

Courtney Smalley:

Courtney is the women’s varsity tennis coach at Penn. She is planning on med school and took the MCATs in April.

Kendra Tupper:

In the fall of 2003 Kendra will be attending the University of ColorEnergy Lab (NREL), working for them part time while taking classes at Boulder. Her work concerns energy efficient building design.