Post-Graduate Employment

Environmental Science Graduates

Government Agencies

  • Senior Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab, NV
  • Environmental Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Conservation Division, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Regional Manager, Department of Fisheries, Marine Fish Division, Bellingham, WA

Consulting Firms

  • Environmental Consultant, Golder and Associates, Seattle, WA
  • Project Scientist, Roy S. Weston Consultants, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Chemist, Hart Crowser, Inc., Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist/Risk Assessment, EVS Consultants, Vancouver, BC

Field of Education

  • Outreach and Evaluation coordinator, Washington State University, Everett, WA
  • NASA Seaquest Coordinator, Northwest Indian College, Ferndale, WA
    Instructor, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA
  • Research Technologist I, Institute for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, WWU, Bellingham, WA
  • Equipment Technician I, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Private Industry

  • Senior Lab Technician, ARCO, Cherry Point Refinery, Ferndale, WA
  • GIS & IT Support Specialist, Remtech Services, Inc., Tonopah, NV
  • Research Scientist II, Battelle Marine Sciences Lab, Sequim, WA
  • Senior Chemist, METRO, Trace Organics Lab, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist II, Research Triangle Institute, NC
  • Environmental Scientist, Ketchikan Pulp and Paper, Ketchikan, AK

Further Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate, School of Forestry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology, Corvallis, OR
  • Postdoc, Manomet Center for Conservation Science, Manomet, MA

Geography/Environmental Studies/Environmental Education Graduates

Government Agencies

  • Environmental Health Specialist, Whatcom County Health and Human Services, Bellingham, WA
  • Water Resources Manager, Public Works, Lynden, WA
  • GIS Analyst, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA
  • GIS Analyst, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA
  • Emergency Management Coordinator, Lawrence Livermore Labs, CA
  • Environmental Specialist, U.S. Navy, San Diego, CA
    Park Ranger, North Cascades National Park, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Planner, Port of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
    Water Resources Specialist, Whatcom County, WA

Consulting Firms

  • BEK Engineering, Bellingham, WA
  • Planner, Planimetrics, CT

Field of Education

  • Instructor, Everett Community College, Everett, WA
  • Instructor, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
  • Lecturer, Woodring School of Education, WWU, Bellingham, WA
  • Lead Ranger, Discovery Park, Seattle, WA

Private Industry

  • GIS Analyst, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
  • Coastal Planner, New York
  • Consultant, The World Bank
  • Environmental Educator, Washington Energy, Seattle, WA
  • Tour Coordinator, Thailand Ecotours
  • Executive Director, Education Center, Portland, OR

Non-Profit Organizations

  • Director, SKY Education Programs, Pacific Northwest Trail Association, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Environmental Educator, Padilla Bay Estuarine Reserve, Mt. Vernon, WA
  • Education Director, North Cascades Institute, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Research Fellow, Resources for the Future, China
  • Research Coordinator, International Development, Santa Cruz, CA

Further Education

  • Fulbright Scholar in Africa
  • Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA