Class of 2008 – MESM Job Placement
Class of 2008 MESM graduates found initial job placement in the following positions, organizations, and geographic locations:
Position |
Organization |
Location |
Account Executive |
Katz & Associates, Inc. |
San Diego, CA |
Analyst |
PE Americas |
Boston, MA |
Assistant Rugby Development Officer |
Manawatu Rugby Union |
Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Associate |
Environmental Incentives |
South Lake Tahoe, CA |
Associate |
Marine Science Initiative, Pew Charitable Trusts |
Washington, DC |
Associate Director of Conservation |
American Rivers |
Portland, OR |
Associate Environmental Planner |
Rincon Consultants |
Ventura, CA |
Associate Specialist |
UCSB – Marine Science Institute, Sustainable Fisheries Group |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Business Development Associate |
California Climate Action Registry |
Los Angeles, CA |
Campaign Coordinator |
Environmental Investigations Agency |
Washington, DC |
Carbon Research Associate |
The Nature Conservancy |
Arlington, VA |
City Research Assistant |
City of New York – Department of Health and Metal Hygiene, Bureau of Environmental Science and Engineering |
New York, NY |
Climate Advocate |
Union of Concerned Scientist – Clean Vehicles and Climate Programs |
Washington, DC |
Research Director |
Greenopia |
Oakland, CA |
Consultant/Entrepreneur |
Green Pieces LLC |
New York, NY |
Consultant |
The Nature Conservancy and “Factor Five” |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Energy Program Senior Associate |
Community Environmental Council |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Environmental Analysis Intern |
Patagonia |
Ventura, CA |
Environmental Analyst |
PBS&J |
San Diego, CA |
Environmental Consultant |
ESA Consulting – Energy Division |
Petaluma, CA |
Environmental Consultant |
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians |
Santa Ynez, CA |
Environmental Director/Attorney |
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians |
Santa Ynez, CA |
Environmental Programs Specialist |
City of Imperial Beach |
Imperial Beach, CA |
Environmental Scientist |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
Denver, CO |
Environmental Specialist |
Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. |
Torrance, CA |
EPA Climate Change Fellow |
EPA Climate Change Division |
Washington, DC |
Fulbright Fellow |
Center for International Forestry Research |
Bogor, Indonesia |
Global Sustainability Engineer |
Mattel, Inc. |
El Segundo, CA |
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow |
U.S. Congress |
Washington, DC |
Knauss Marine Policy Fellow |
Sea Grant |
Washington, DC |
Marine Planner |
MLPA Initiative |
Sacramento, CA |
PhD Candidate |
UC Davis – Ecology Graduate Group |
Davis, CA |
PhD Candidate |
UCSB |
Santa Barbara, CA |
PhD Candidate |
UCSB – Geography Department |
Santa Barbara, CA |
PhD Candidate |
UCSB – Bren School |
Santa Barbara, CA |
PhD Candidate |
UCSB – National Bureau of Economic Research |
Santa Barbara, CA |
PhD Candidate |
USC |
Los Angeles, CA |
Planning Biologist |
Tetra Tech |
Goleta, CA |
Policy Associate |
California Climate Action Registry |
Los Angeles, CA |
Professional Ski Patroller |
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area |
Mammoth Lakes, CA |
Program Manager – Presidential Management Fellow |
Bureau of Land Management |
Sacramento, CA |
Research Assistant |
Resources for the Future |
Washington, DC |
Research Associate |
World Resources Institute |
Washington, DC |
Researcher |
PhD Student Research |
Oahu, HI |
Sea Grant Fellow |
California Sea Grant State Fellowship Program - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
Monterey, CA |
Senior Staff Scientist |
Geosyntec |
Oakland, CA |
Staff Biologist |
Envicom Corporation |
Agoura Hills, CA |
Sustainable Energy Project |
San Diego Gas and Electric |
San Diego, CA |
Teacher |
Santa Barbara School District |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Title Unknown |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife – Environmental Contaminants Program |
Ventura, CA |
Toyota ECO Intern |
Toyota Motor Sales |
Torrance, CA |
Water Conservation/Outreach Coordinator |
City of Oxnard – Water Resources Division |
Oxnard, CA |
Water Resources Planner |
Kern County Water Agency |
Bakersfield, CA |





