About Femida Handy I am currently Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice. I specialize in the economics of the Nonprofit Sector, which includes philanthropy and volunteering. I have served as editor in chief of the journal in the area (NVSQ), and currently am the Director of the Ph.D. program
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About Olubunmi Kusimo Olubunmi Kusimo always looked up to her father who was an avid lover of the environment and worked as a Mining Engineer for Royal Dutch Shell, the multinational oil and gas company. Growing up, her favorite memories with her father were watching documentaries and engaging in intellectual conversations about the environment. He
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About José Hinterholzer Pino From addressing the conservation status of local animals and educating the community about them, acknowledging how certain trees drive illegal logging, to identifying new species, Jose Hinterholzer Pino’s work as the Director of the Natural Reserves of Balam Kin and Balam-Kú in Mexico is exactly what you might be thinking of
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About Sabrina Chiefari As an Environmental Educator in the GTA, Sabrina Chiefari’s work centers on community engagement, outdoor education and environmental well-being. She accredits her ability to consider multiple factors of an issue and analyze situations from a variety of different perspectives to her studies in the Bachelor in Environmental Studies with the Faculty of
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About Kathryn McLellan Before coming to York University for Environmental Studies, Kathryn McLellan was always passionate about the environment. After high school, she attended the Environmental Landscape Management Program at Seneca College where she gained lots of hands-on skills. Wanting to explore more of the academic background of environmental studies, she sat down with a
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About Jonathon Chretien Jonathon Chretien was on cloud nine when he learned about the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) Las Nubes Project in Costa Rica. “Something just clicked for me when I read about Las Nubes. I recognized a strong interdisciplinary emphasis in how the Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) program and Las Nubes project
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About Jeremy Biden For BES alum, Jeremy Biden discovering the Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES) program with the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York University was a defining moment in his pursuit to create a more sustainable world. Learning early on in his career that the business sector was on the cusp of going
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About Caterina Mazzotta Why did you decide to major in Environmental Studies at York University? What made you choose Environmental Studies at York? I was always interested in current events, politics and the environment. While working part-time in a library, I came across a few books that really hit home. The books focused on human
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About Katrina Gordon Persistence and Enthusiasm effectively describe Katrina Gordon before, during and after obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies at York University. While she enjoyed the sciences, Katrina found that York’s program structure exposed her to different disciplines before she selected her area of concentration. Katrina credits the York University environmental studies program
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About Aaron Savatti From a young age, Aaron Savatti loved the great outdoors and grew up guiding canoe trips in Algonquin Park. However, it wasn’t until he took an environmental studies course in high school did he find his pathway to academic and career success as an environmental industry leader. Exploring options for post-secondary studies,
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