Sustainability alum's career adapts to changing world

Student and Alumni Spotlights

Sustainability alum's career adapts to changing world

A native of Mexico, School of Sustainability graduate Emma Huizar-Felix hopes to return home to implement sustainability practices and consult for local businesses.

Sustainability a means of achieving change for alumnus

Mariela Castaneda is a water resource specialist at the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), a job she attained following an internship there during her senior year at Arizona State

Student Spotlight: Ariel LeBarron

Ariel LeBarron is a School of Sustainability Student Ambassador. She participates in networking opportunities meeting experts and professionals in the sustainability field. She also coordinates events for fellow students with

ASU sustainability grad joins VF Corporation as sustainability coordinator

School of Sustainability master's graduate Andrea Baty develops employee engagement programs, finds volunteer opportunities, and devises sustainability strategies for the Sportswear division of VF Corporation, an $11 billion clothing company.

Student Spotlight: Arnaud Irakoze

As a sophomore, Arnaud is combining his sustainability studies with urban planning. He hopes he can become a helpful communicator between oil, gas, and alternative energy companies. Arnaud believes when

School of Sustainability alum now environmental program manager for City of Avondale

Daniel Culotta is organizing a team of city officials, stakeholders, and planning experts to devise the city's first-ever integrative sustainability master plan using existing evidence and community participation.

Juggling solutions, experts is all in a day's work for sustainability grad

Doctoral graduate Rajesh Buch is a practice lead with the Sustainability Solutions Extension Service, organizing students and faculty members into consulting groups for private and public sustainability projects.

Sustainability alum takes the 'hazard' out of 'hazardous waste'

As a hazard waste compliance officer for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Bradley Baker conducts inspections of facilities and assist owners in providing a healthy environment for employees.

Sustainability alumna turns food waste into a career

Natalie Fleming graduated from the School of Sustainability in 2012 and a month later, she obtained a position at a Utah startup called EcoScraps. The company collects food waste from

Student Spotlight: Mindy Kimball

Sustainability student travels to Antarctica; experience to benefit military professorship career Mindy Kimball is the type of person who lives and breathes what she loves. When she was little, it

Student Spotlight: Erin Frisk

Erin Frisk is a doctoral student and researcher in the School of Sustainability. Her work focuses on K-12 sustainability education by incorporating behavioral theories into instruction. She is married to