Environmental Justice Careers: Turning Your Passion into a Profession – Dec 10

 

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It’s nearing the end of 2015! If you’re considering a new career in the new year, then join us to explore career opportunities and gain insights in pursuing careers in Environmental Justice!

National Wildlife Federation’s EcoLeaders Program invites you to join us onDecember 10, 2015 at 3-4:15 pm EST for “Environmental Justice Careers: Turning your Passion into a Profession, with MaKara Rumley, Senior Advisor to the Region IV EPA Administrator. This is the second Webinar of our 2015-16 leadership and career skills webinar series from the NWF EcoLeaders Career Center.

This is an NWF EcoLeader Career Center professional development offering. Learn more and sign up for EcoLeaders here: https://www.nwfecoleaders.org/

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More about our Featured Professional: 

MaKara RumleyMaKara Rumley is a Senior Advisor to the Region IV EPA Administrator, Heather McTeer-Toney.  She advises the Administrator on State, Local, and Community Engagement.  Ms. Rumley uses her experience from being an environmental justice attorney and activist to ensure the EPA addresses the priorities of communities in their environmental engagement.  She is a graduate of George Washington University Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Spelman College. She has clerked for a 6th Judicial Circuit Court Judge in Maryland and managed her own successful law practice. Her interest in the nexus between human rights and Mother Nature began early in her career during her work with Amnesty International and the National Geographic Society. She continues to be committed to the right of all people, regardless of demographic, to live in an environment free from disproportionate health burdens created by pollution.

Also, check out our Environmental and Community Justice Career Sector Outlook (requires free registration on NWFEcoLeaders.org).

In preparation for the upcoming webinar on Enviornmental Justice, learn more about a variety of careers in this sector by reviewing the Environmental and Community Career Outlook.
Over the past few months, we’ve added new career development resources to help students and young professionals within the EcoLeaders community pursue their personal and professional objectives. The Career Center Outlooks provide EcoLeaders with current and relevant job information corresponding to Ten EcoTopics (Building, Environmental and Community Justice, Energy, Wildlife and Habitat, Transportation, Climate Adaptation, Consumption and Waste, Food, Purchasing and Water).

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EcoLeaders provides students the opportunity to:

  • Declare and share your Eco-Mission
  • Launch and earn recognition for projects, tap project design tools, case studies and more
  • Network with students in your community, nationwide or beyond working on similar projects
  • Earn certification for leadership skills demonstrated over the course of implementing projects that can be shared on resumes and with prospective employers!
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