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Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
A “Model” Alumna in Puerto Rico
Katia Avilés-Vázquez a 1999 environmental science graduate who today is executive director of the Oficina del Bosque Modelo de Puerto Rico (Model Forest of Puerto Rico Office).
Alumni Profile Summer 2019 Issue
She Uses Her Training – And Grief – to Fight Flu
Marotta, a 1999 ESF graduate in environmental and forest biology and a former environmental scientist, draws on her scientific training and personal grief to deliver public health messages about seasonal flu.
Alumni Profile Winter 2020 Issue
ESF Alumnus Carries a Torch for Historic Preservation
The Statue of Liberty is an American icon, symbolizing hope and freedom to millions who come to America and those who have been here for generations. ESF alumnus Jeffrey Rainforth ’97 (CM) is playing a major role in its preservation and that of the surrounding environment, and it’s not something he takes lightly.
Alumni Profile Summer 2024 Issue
Alumni Profile: David Gerber '88
David Gerber ’88 epitomizes the ESF motto, “Improve Our World.” With a 35-year career in engineering and construction, various volunteer roles, and substantial philanthropic contributions, he has consistently demonstrated his commitment to preserving and enhancing the environment.
Alumni Profile Fall 2023 Issue
Kristine Ellsworth ’15 (ERE)
Kristine Ellsworth is Assistant Environmental Engineer at NYS DEC and was awarded US Composting Council's Young Professional of the Year 2021
Alumni Profile Winter 2023 Issue
Graduates of Distinction
Graduate of Distinction award is presented at Commencement each year so that we may recognize the outstanding achievements of our distinguished alumni, and share these accomplishments with our newest graduates.
Alumni Profile Winter 2020 Issue
ESF Alumna Founds California-China Climate Institute
Dai is the founding director of the California-China Climate Institute, where she works to build a platform for collaborative climate action. The institute’s tools are joint training, research and dialogue.
Alumni Profile Winter 2023 Issue
From Forest Biology to the Courtroom: Joe Stanley Knows the Importance of an ESF Education
Lawyer Joe Stanley ’75 took his ESF education from the forest to the courtroom, and today helps support ESF students looking to build a solid foundation for whatever career they pursue.
Alumni Profile Spring 2017 Issue
Skills she learned at ESF now benefit SUNY Oneonta
Hannah Morgan earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from a SUNY institution, followed up with a fellowship in the SUNY system administration offices and then launched her career with yet another SUNY institution.
Alumni Profile Fall 2023 Issue
Where Are They Now? George Curry
George “retired” from ESF in the fall of 2010, he continues to fill an integral role at the College and adds to his more than 57 years of educating future landscape architects.
Alumni Profile Summer 2021 Issue
Building a Dream
An airy, expansive 36-by-56-foot structure — part work-shop, part dream come true — on a rural road in New York’s Finger Lakes region illustrates what Ed Neuhauser ’73, ’78, calls the benefits of a managed forest.
Alumni Profile Summer 2022 Issue
Roman Yavich '13
Roman Yavich ’13 was an undergraduate studying abroad in Chile when he became appalled by the vast wealth inequality he saw there. The life-changing experience spurred a twofold mission: to remediate the wealth gap and to spur similar learning experiences in other students.
Alumni Profile Winter 2023 Issue
A Pursuit of Passion for the Planet and its People
Mercy Borbor-Córdova’s ’99 interest in the environment began in the varied landscape of her native Ecuador.
Alumni Profile Spring 2017 Issue
To Florida city's residents, ESF grad is the 'green guru'
ESF education positioned her well to be a one-person sustainability office.
Alumni Profile Spring 2017 Issue
In Louisville, ESF grad and others aim to turn down the urban heat
Andrea Webster found her niche in Louisville, Kentucky, where she works as a sustainability project manager for Louisville Metro Government.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
Planting the Seeds for a Finger Lakes Winery
For Brian Cadamatre ’05, M.P.S. ’06, owning a winery was a goal before he came to ESF.
Alumni Profile Fall 2023 Issue
Graduates of Distinction
This year, we proudly honor three outstanding alumni for their extraordinary contributions: Dr. Mercy Borbor-Córdova ’99/’05 (Lifetime Achievement Award), Richard Centolella ’85 (Notable Achievement Award), and Gabrielle Sant’Angelo ’13 (Incipiens Quercu).
Alumni Profile Winter 2021 Issue
The Power of Passions
Bruce C. Shelley, from the Class of 1970, is a long-time supporter of SUNY ESF’s annual fund, a member of the Robin Hood Oak Society, and recently supported the Extraordinary Aid Fund, established to assist students who are facing undue hardship because of the coronavirus.
Alumni Profile Summer 2019 Issue
Imran S. Khalid '07 His Goal: Avert Crisis at Home
Pakistan-born ESF graduate Imran Khalid returned to his home country to help guide environmental policy.
Alumni Profile Winter 2022 Issue
Shaping the Future of the Forest
Rita Hite talks about her 13-year tenure at AFF and her goals for the organization as she succeeds retiring CEO and President Tom Martin; the intersection between public policy, common good, and private interests; the wide range of attitudes, objectives, and behaviors held by family forest owners; and how ESF prepared her for her career.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
As Hops Specialist, ESF Grad Fields Calls from All Over
New Yorkers who are thinking about growing a small plot of hops on their property often call Steve Miller EFB ’74 for advice.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
ESF Education Supplies the Science for the Art of Brewing Beer
Christina Killourhy M.S. ’15 had her sights set on a career in the fisheries and wildlife field until a part-time job in a homebrew shop changed the course of her life.
Alumni Profile Winter 2022 Issue
Alumni Q&A: Charity Nyelele ’20
Dr. Charity Nyelele was recognized for completing her Ph.D. during Oct.18 and 19, 2021 ESF and SU Class of 2020 graduation ceremony
Alumni Profile Summer 2020 Issue
Alumna Rolls Into Helping Others
ESF alumna Nicole Williams ’05 works as the finance and business manager for Ocean Outcomes, a nonprofit organization that works for healthy aquatic ecosystems, a plentiful and profitable wild seafood supply, and thriving fishing communities
Alumni Profile Summer 2020 Issue
Redefining Governance
In December 2019, Ana Menezes received a 100 Best Employees Award from the United Nations’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
Reducing the Solid Waste Footprint One Material at a Time
A broad range of science courses at ESF led Tyler Harvey ’11 to one focused quest at work: reducing his employer’s solid waste footprint.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
Winemaker Gets Every Last Ounce Out of ESF Degree
A weekend job in the tasting room of Three Brothers Wineries and Estates led Justin Paolicelli ’07 down an unexpected career path.
Alumni Profile Spring 2017 Issue
ESF Alumnus Helps Safeguard Children’s Health
Ronald Eby honored with national award.
Alumni Profile Winter 2020 Issue
Alumnus Honored as ‘Trailblazer’ Promotes Benefits of Urban Forestry
For his exceptional contributions to urban forestry, ESF graduate David Moore ’06 FNRM has received the Arbor Day Foundation’s Trailblazer Award.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
Her Recipe for Success: Turn Winemakers’ Waste into Flours with Taste
Winnemaking is an age-old practice, and for as long as people have been producing wine, they’ve produced pomace that has been tossed into the waste pile.
Alumni Profile Summer 2016 Issue
Distiller’s Job Includes Bottling, Labeling, Cleaning and, Yes, Taste Tests
An employee who drinks on the job is usually a liability to a business. But in some cases, an employee who drinks on the job, as part of his job, is an asset.