Alumni Stories and Career Paths
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Gerald Grossman
Published on September 10, 2024
As a consulting forester, Gerald Grossman is an independent professional who provides forest management services to private land owners. This includes habitat enhancement, timber marketing and sales, property mapping, and other land management advice. -
Kerry Gray
Published on September 10, 2024
Kerry Gray is a grant specialist with the Michigan DNR Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) program. She provides grants to communities and organizations in disadvantaged areas of Michigan to care for, grow and manage their urban and community forests. -
Ryan Beachnau
Published on September 10, 2024
Ryan Beachnau works for the Washington Department of Natural Resources as a wildland firefighter. -
Angela Ayers
Published on September 10, 2024
Angela Ayers manages public policy for Ford Motor Company as part of the Government Relations team. -
Ethan Emick
Published on September 10, 2024
Ethan Emick is a Technical Manager for EP Carbon, a consulting company that helps develop and manage forest-based carbon offset projects. -
Jacob Slusser
Published on September 10, 2024
Jacob is the Panama Program Coordinator in the Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative, teaching participants about forest ecology and degradation and the range of restoration strategies to restore forest cover in agricultural landscapes. -
Anna Boruszewski
Published on May 18, 2021
I am the one and only GIS Analyst for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), helping outfield personnel, both agriculture and forestry. -
Sierra Barfield
Published on May 3, 2021
I am a Forester at Weyerhaeuser at the Snow Peak tree farm based out of Lebanon, OR. I’m an early rotation silviculture forester, which means I’m responsible for replanting a unit after it has been harvested and then managing those newly planted trees.