Internship Honor Roll

Yadira Aguilar is a senior at The University of Texas at Austin currently pursuing a degree in Sustainability Studies, with a specialized focus on Trajectories toward Sustainability. She has expanded her academic journey with a minor in Business, strategically positioning herself to bridge the gap between sustainability and business practices for a more constructive future. 

Keira Campbell is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin where she is studying Geography and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Natural Resource Management and a minor in Applied Economics. Keira is pursuing a career in corporate sustainability and is particularly interested in sustainable investment in the agriculture industry.

Jake Nachman is a senior at Michigan State University, where he studies supply chain management with minors in information technology and environmental studies & sustainability. His professional interests include green logistics, ethical procurement, and carbon footprint reduction in supply chain activities.

Grace Cusack is a recent graduate of Appalachian State University with a B.A. in Sustainable Development with a concentration in Environmental Studies and a minor in Sustainable Business. With this degree, Grace developed the tools to examine the most urgent environmental, economic, and social issues and visualize creative solutions to these challenges.

Emma Haynes is a recent graduate from Binghamton University, with a BA in Environmental Studies concentrated in Public Policy. Emma is now working on a Master's degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University hoping to learn more about the world of sustainability. Her interest in the environment led her to become involved with food sustainability initiatives on at Binghamton, spreading awareness of the importance of supporting local agriculture and plant-based diets. She then interned with US EPA, developing an understanding of government involvement in environmental regulation and practicing her GIS skills. Emma hopes to use these passions and experiences to pursue a career in sustainability consulting after graduate school.

Janis Arrojado is a current senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Environmental Science and Geography. She is interested in the fields of corporate sustainability, environmental justice, and sustainable development.

Lauryn Power is currently pursuing a MS in Sustainability in the Urban and Environmental Planning department at Tufts University. She has a BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia where she also earned a minor in Mathematics. She also received a certificate in Business Fundamentals at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Robyn Crowley is currently pursuing an M.S. in Management from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business where she is part of Georgetown's Business for Impact MBA consulting team. Robyn holds a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from Boston College where she also pursued a minor in Management for Social Impact, which sparked her interest in corporate social responsibility.

Cannelle Revault is a soon-to-be graduate from the University College London (UCL). She is currently studying European Social and Political Studies with a major in International Relations and Affairs. Her interdisciplinary course has allowed her to grasp and understand how objectives of sustainable development play out in different sectors including public, business, and legal.

Yutong is currently pursuing her master’s in Public Policy Analysis at Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy. She has 3-year demonstrated experience in financial services, ESG, and sustainability industries, specifically in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) consulting, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability rating, and ESG analysis.

Kirstie Dabbs is currently pursuing an MBA in Sustainability, with a focus on Circular Value Chain Management, at Bard College in New York. Her fluency in corporate disclosure stems from the program’s emphasis on the Integrated Bottom Line. As an MBA student she has enjoyed developing sustainability strategies for public, private and nonprofit organizations. After completing her internship, Kirstie was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns. 

Eden Prevost is a Sophomore at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  She is majoring in Smart and Sustainable Cities which is in the school of Public and International Affairs while minoring in Psychology.  

Kaylee Wong is currently pursuing her master’s in professional accounting at Fordham University. She recently completed her bachelor’s in accounting at Fordham where she had the opportunity to take many courses that centered around Sustainable Accounting and ESG implementations in businesses. She also served as a SASB ambassador and assisted with logistics at the annual SASB conference in New York for 3 years. After completing her internship, Kaylee was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns. 

Lama Alaraj graduated from Dalhousie University with a double major in economics and international development studies. Over the years, she developed a growing interest in the power of technology and how it manages to integrate in every sector in our global community. 

Kelly Mumford is a recent graduate of the Development Planning Unit at the University College London. She graduated with a Masters of Science in Environment and Sustainable Development (with Merit). Her course focused on environmental planning and management in developing countries and culminated with a month of field work in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  After completing her internship, Kelly was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns. 

Sofia Yialama is a GRI-certified Senior Sustainability Research Analyst from Greece. She holds a Bachelor and MSc degree in International and European studies and her areas of expertise include international relations, international cooperation and sustainable development. As a former E.U Projects Consultant and member in regional Task Forces, she has significant experience in project management in sectors such as Sustainability in the Blue Economy sectors, Green Economy, Sustainable Tourism and Nature-Based solutions. After completing her internship, Sofia was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns. 

Yuyou Chen is a senior student pursuing undergraduate degrees in Environmental Science & Management and Economics at the University of California, Davis. Her interested areas include corporate sustainability reporting, power and renewables, and urban mobility. 

Reilly Sakai comes from a marketing and communications background and is currently a focused Fashion & Luxury MBA candidate at NYU Stern School of Business, specializing in Sustainable Business & Innovation and Management of Technology & Operations. She also received her BA from NYU, at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she studied cultural trends and business. A California native, environmental issues have been at the forefront of her thinking since a young age.  After completing her internship, Reilly was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns.  Since then, Reilly has joined the G&A team as a Sustainability Analyst.

Minalee Busi is currently working with ClimateWorks Australia, a non-profit organisation under Monash University helping Australia transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. She also trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2020. She has pursued her Master’s degree in Environment and Sustainability at Monash University, Melbourne, specializing in Corporate environmental and sustainability management. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication and has worked in the IT industry for two years. She believes grassroots changes by incorporating the concept of sustainability in corporate and business models can be one of the most effective strategies against the issues of sustainable development. 

Emilie Ho holds an M.Phil in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor’s in Politics and International Relations from Scripps College. Her volunteer work teaching safe energy to elementary school students around the Claremont area early in her undergraduate years inspired her to approach the issue of sustainability from a broader perspective, such as how corporations can aid the efforts in transitioning our economy into one that is more sustainable. Emilie’s academic interests include environmental law, environmental politics, and corporate social responsibility, and her graduate research focused on the progress of, and remaining challenges to, California achieving its goals to reduce its statewide greenhouse gas emissions under AB 32. 

Amanda Hoster is a recent graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, where she completed her Master of Environmental Management, focusing on Business and Sustainability. During her time at the Nicholas School, Amanda worked on projects covering a wide variety of sustainability issues, but her primary research addressed the use of sustainable materials within the apparel industry.

Elizabeth Peterson, ISSP-SA, is a M.A. candidate in Sustainability at Hofstra University, on track to graduate in May 2018 upon completion and approval of her master’s thesis on ESG Reporting.  Her research explores sustainability reporting methods and frameworks to eliminate greenwashing and strengthen the comprehensive and comparable analysis of reports between multi-national corporations.  After completing her internship, Elizabeth was asked to extend her internship for another term and was promoted to G&A Intern Team Leader, supervising and training incoming interns.  Since then, Elizabeth has joined the G&A team as a Senior Sustainability Analyst.

Sara Rosner is particularly focused on working with investors to understand and leverage environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts in order to create value and ensure long-term growth. Sara’s strengths include delivering innovative results surrounding strategic investor and stakeholder engagement, ESG research and data analysis, corporate sustainability and project management.

Alan Stautz is an undergraduate senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Environmental Science and Political Science. The focus of his coursework is on the development of successful environmental protection policies, a path he hopes to continue in Law School. Following the completion of his legal education, Alan plans to pursue the implementation of sustainability solutions, specifically renewable energy development.

Cher joined Kohler Co. in January 2018, having received a BS in Environmental Sciences from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University, as well as previous job assignments at Lenovo and the Governance and Accountability Institute. 

Alvis Yuen is a recent graduate of the City College of New York, earning his Master’s degree for Sustainability in the Urban Environment. His interest in the interaction of the environment and business interest began during his undergraduate studies at NYU where Alvis pursued dual majors in biochemistry and economics. This background allows him to understand the more technical aspects of sustainability problems as well as their economic implications.

Ling Qin earned her Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Through her academic training and professional experience in the environmental science and energy system, she has developed good understanding of the environmental and energy markets. Her interests include renewable energy, impact investing and public finance.

Sihui (Olivia) Wang  is a second year graduate student at New York University, School of Professional Studies, graduating August 2017. She is studying Integrated Marketing, with a focus on Marketing Analytics.

Originally from China, Wang speaks in Mandarin and English. She obtained a Bachelor of General Administration from Shenzhen University (SZU) in Shenzhen, China, where she worked as the Vice Minister for the English Association from 2011 to 2013.

Wang is passionate about analytics, marketing, as well as sustainable development.

Julia Casciotti is a Sector Lead on the Disclosure Services Team at CDP. She leads the organization's corporate climate change, water, and forests disclosure work for materials, industrials, and health care companies in the USA and Canada.

Kristina Jette Mullen is a MBA graduate from Simmons School of Management.  She was graduated in May 2015 with a concentration in sustainability and business strategy. Kristina is currently a Vice President at State Street Corporation working as a Compliance Regulatory Liaison with a focus on corporate governance.

Alvis Yuen is a graduate of the City College of New York, earning his Master’s degree for Sustainability in the Urban Environment. His interest in the interaction of the environment and business interest began during his undergraduate studies at NYU where Alvis pursued dual majors in biochemistry and economics. This background allows him to understand the more technical aspects of sustainability problems as well as their economic implications.

G&A Institute Alumna Tania Apicella is a philanthropy and non-profit management consultant with CCS Fundraising, an international strategic management and fundraising firm. Tania works with clients across philanthropic sectors – education, healthcare, arts & culture, and environment – to advance their fundraising efforts in support of their mission. Her areas of expertise include campaign management, major gift program management, volunteer training, and corporate social responsibility.

Since his G&A Institute internship, Reuben Goldstein was an EDF Climate Corps Fellow in Austin, Texas, where he worked with Foundation Communities, the largest Affordable Housing Organization in Austin. After the fellowship, Rueben completed his thesis at Bard College where he developed a repeatable model that would help affordable housing organization's deploy solar electricity to their tenants.

Ella Chen now lives in Beijing and works as a Power Market Analyst at the UPC Renewables (China), a subsidiary of the EDF EN. Her job includes closely watching the any update on the electricity reform in China, and producing high quality update notes relating to energy and power market, covering generation, transmission, supply and demand.

Yekta Karimi is a graduate from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) where she obtained her Masters in International Affairs.  She  concentrated her degree in international finance and economic policy with a specialization in management and is certified in Nonprofit Leadership and Management through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance as well as through the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). 

While still a graduate student, Katie Mencke was awarded one of 30 positions in Akzo Nobel’s one-week International Business Course that took place in Arnhem, the Netherlands.  This opened the door for the beginning of her career as a process engineer.  She traveled the continental US and Canada assisting in the sales of paper additives that decreased the energy requirements for making paper and improved the quality of recycled paper fibers. 

During the past few years, Avetik Amyan has been pursuing a career as a tax professional. He has worked for various organizations, including Citi Group and SS&C Technologies, where he has prepared tax returns and reviewed partnership, corporate, and individual returns.

Since interning at G&A, Jamie Reinhardt interned at the Clinton Global Initiative and the Rainforest Alliance to finish out her MBA in Sustainable Business. Jamie now lives in San Diego, CA works in development for an international conservation organization called Nature and Culture International. Her responsibilities include fundraising for them and program work collaborating with indigenous peoples of Latin America to protect tropical forests. 

David Master has a diverse background in the arts, education, and retail. An avid professional sculptor and painter, David founded an online art gallery, BenZev Fine Art LLC, in 2006, which ignited his passion for business development and strategy. This endeavor led him along the path to return to school to attend Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, where he is currently a candidate in the Full-Time Honors MBA program, class of 2013. 

Dr. Michelle Thompson is a Federal Project Director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), where she is responsible for oversight of Livermore Field Office (LFO).