Featured Alumni

Casey Ish
2019

A graduate from the University of New Mexico, Casey received a BLA in Fresh Water Conservation and Management, as well as a minor in Sustainability Studies. Take a look at his story here!

Featured Alumni

Tammira Taylor
2015

Tammira Taylor graduated Magna Cum Laude from UNM in 2015 with a BS in Geography and Environmental Studies with a concentration in Geographic Information Science (GIS) and a minor in Sustainability Studies.

Featured Student

Hector Lara
Geography

Hector Lara is a recent graduate from UNM with a major in Geography with a concentration in GIS and a minor in sustainability. His capstone project, done at his own property, was learning how to spot soil erosion. Lara crafted a Zuni bowl, which is a preventative method for soil erosion. To learn more about Hector and his project, click to listen to an interview done with him!

Featured Student

Jade McLellan
Biology

Jade McLellan is our 2020-2021 La Montanita Co-op Marshall Kovitz Memorial Scholarship recipient!

Featured Alumni

CB Bryan
2016

CB Bryan graduated from UNM with a minor in Sustainability studies in 2016. She majored in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting and was a participant in Land Arts of the American West.

Featured Alumni

Claudia Denton
2014

Claudia graduated in 2014 from UNM and has started a successful career in sustainable consulting.

Featured Alumni

Tania Marines
2019

Tania Marines graduated Summa Cum Laude from UNM in May of 2019 with a BA in Anthropology and a minor in Sustainability Studies. She currently owns and operates a small organic vegetable and flower farm in Dixon, NM.

Featured Alumni

Christina Lucas
2017

Christina Lucas graduated from UNM in 2017 with a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies and a minor in Sustainability Studies.

Featured Alumni

Elizabeth Fulreader
2015

In January 2018, Betsy became Program Director for TTYL. She has continued educating K-college students through classroom visits and field trips, emphasizing nature discovery, data collection, and restoration of watersheds, forests, and wildlife.

Featured Alumni

Dana Sharp
2017

Dana is working on her masters degree at the University of Oslo in Development, Environment, & Cultural Change. She is also part of an academic interdisciplinary environmental journal called Tvergastein.

Featured Alumni

Colin Baillio
2014

The UNM Sustainability Program provided Colin with a framework for thinking about social and economic justice that continues to shape his work.

Featured Alumni

Kendra Crooks
2016

"When I look back at my time at the University of New Mexico, the Sustainability Program holds some of my defining moments as a student and as a person."

Featured Alumni

Annie Swift
2012

Annie Swift intends to work with Haitian refugees in the local job market. Her experience in the Sustainability Studies program at UNM has served her in surprising ways!

Featured Alumni

Navida Johnson
2013

Navida Johnson is in the Masters Landscape Architecture professional degree program and currently Forest Planning intern for the USDA's Cibola National Forest.

Featured Alumni

Claudia Denton
2014

Claudia Denton earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning and Design with a minor in Sustainability Studies from UNM in Spring 2014.

Featured Alumni

Kara Williard
2014

Kara Williard currently lives and works at 8,500 feet in the Mora River Valley at Los Vallecitos Ranch, where she raises cattle, sheep, and chickens.

Featured Alumni

Lauren Salvato
2013

Lauren Salvato will be working for the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association as a Policy and Programs Director.

Featured Alumni

Cameron Townsend
2014

Cameron Townsend is currently working as an intern architect and pursuing registration. She believes the Sustainability Studies program was an invaluable addition to her education.