Learn About Environmental Health in a Wide Range of Careers 12/2 @ Hillcrest 103
Forest Foundation Paid Non-Profit Summer Internship Program
Are you an avid participant in community service work around your college or home community? Forest Foundation is now accepting applications to our paid summer internship program. We provide opportunities for undergraduate college students to gain experience in the non-profit world though paid internships and accompanying leadership development program in the Greater Boston area over 10 weeks during the summer. Interns engage in general operations of a host agency and learn critical skills for potential careers in the world of philanthropy.
Applications open: December 1
Application deadline: February 15.
To learn more, visit: www.ffinterns.org Questions? Email: info@forestfoundation.org
Learn about the digitally connected energy storage network with Will Hanley ’15, Manager, Project Finance, Stem in the final MIDDVantage episode.
Check out the latest MIDDVantage video with Will Hanley ’15, Manager, Project Finance, Stem. Interviewer: Courtney Gantt ’22.
MIDDVantage is a collaborative series developed by the Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC, in collaboration with the Midd Climate Action Capacity, and Midd Sustainability.
Connect with Midd Alums at the International Politics and Economics (IPEC) Field Guide On December 9-10, 2021
On December 9-10, alumni return for the INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMICS FIELD GUIDE.
Join us for the panel Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Hillcrest 103, The Orchard to hear how these alumni went from campus to career!
They can help you answer the question, “What can I do with my IPEC major?” At these events, you will have the chance to connect with alumni, faculty, and other students.
IPEC Event Overview
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Career Panel, 5:00 p.m. in Hillcrest 103, The Orchard, Franklin Environmental Center
Sign up in Handshake.
Friday, December 10, 2021
One-on-One Career Chats
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
via Zoom and in person (full bios links to schedule available below)
Sebastian R. Astrada ‘02
Director/AVP of Financial Institution Formations + Transactions at US Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with Sebastian in Handshake
Sebastian leads the Financial Institution Formations + Transactions team at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He manages a team of five supervisory analysts that process applications and notices from banks and fintechs in the 12th District. Prior to this role, he managed regulatory affairs for Capital One’s global finance, digital, and technology functions, and led regulatory policy on emerging technology topics that ran the gamut from blockchain and machine learning to cybersecurity and open banking. Before joining Capital One, he was a senior attorney at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System where he advised on mergers and acquisitions in addition to participating in Dodd-Frank rule makings.
Chinyere W. Amadi Dufour ‘10
Senior Evaluation Officer at National Research Council Canada
Chinyere is currently the Senior Evaluation Officer at the National Research Council on Canada. Her job entails leading program evaluations and providing technical advice and recommendations to departmental staff and senior management on organizational performance priorities, results measurement, program development, program implementation and adaptive management.
She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Carleton University and a Bachelor’s degree (honors) in International Politics and Economics from Middlebury College in Vermont, USA. She is also a proud alumna of Lester B. Pearson United World College, where she had the privilege of living, studying and fostering relationships with over 200 change makers from over 90 countries.
Over the course of her career, she has collaborated with multiple stakeholders at all levels of organizational structures and across a wide variety of sectors in North America, The Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Asia. She is bilingual with excellent written and oral communication skills in English and intermediate skills in French.
She considers herself to be a global citizen as she has roots in several countries. She currently resides in Ottawa, Canada with her husband and two young sons.
Douglas Gledhill ‘14
Senior Consultant at EY-Parthenon
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with Doug in Handshake
Doug was a 2014 IPEC major and currently works as a consultant at EY-Parthenon in Boston. He just graduated from Yale University in May 2021 with an MBA and an MA in Global Affairs. He has worked for Amazon.com in operations finance, the Eurasia Group as a political risk strategy consultant, and is hoping to specialize in tech policy work while at EY-Parthenon.
He speaks Mandarin, Spanish, and Portuguese, all of which he studied at Middlebury.
Connect with Doug on Midd2Midd.
Martina Szabo ‘12
Lead for Strategy and Transformation at World Economic Forum
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with Martina in Handshake
With the World Economic Forum since 2016. Currently Lead, Strategy and Transformation for the Global Programming Group and a Global Leadership Fellow. In 2020-21, established and led business engagement and strategy for the COVID Action Platform. Prior to this, built and led partnerships with companies from Europe and North America, particularly in the Healthcare and Consumer industries. Previous experience as a strategy consultant focused on developing and sustaining public-private partnerships to advance global health. Master of Public Health, Columbia University; BA in International Politics and Economics and Philosophy, Middlebury College.
Carolyn Weir ‘11
Executive Director at J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with Carolyn in Handshake
Carolyn is the executive director of the J. Warren & Lois McClure Foundation, a Vermont-based foundation that envisions a Vermont where college and career training creates greater equity and resilience. The McClure Foundation is an affiliate of the Vermont Community Foundation, where Carolyn contributes to grantmaking and community investment efforts as a senior philanthropic advisor. Prior to her work with both foundations, she was employed in anti-poverty and community economic development efforts at nonprofits in Vermont and New York. She and her husband and son live a few minutes from the Middlebury College campus.
Live from DC: Truth, Disinformation, Censorship, and Governance of the Online World – Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 PM
Social media platforms are conduits for user-generated content, offering essentially infinite bandwidth to target specific audiences with content that is much less moderated than traditional media organizations’ editorial boards. Instead, these platforms use complex algorithms, often exposing users to more radical posts than they may have sought out on their own. How can truth, disinformation and censorship be governed in the online world?
The Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC, in collaboration with the Middlebury Professional Network, bring you a discussion among professionals who have a variety of vantage points on governments’ and private enterprises’ roles in governing internet content.
This discussion will be conducted via Zoom webinar, connecting the professional guests with students from both the Middlebury and Monterey campuses, as well as, alumni and parents of the Middlebury community. The panelists include:
- Host: Ryan Kellett ’09, Vice President of Audience at Axios
- Eric Einhorn P’25, P’21, Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Eli Sugarman ’02, Director of Content, Oversight Board
Steps Seven, Eight and Nine to Develop Your Career During COVID-19 (For National Career Development Month).
STEP SEVEN: Find a mentor. Mentors can provide unique insight into your field of interest and give great advice from someone who has previously been in your shoes.
The seventh step is to find a mentor. You are lucky in that Middlebury College has a dedicated and active alumni network where alumni volunteer to mentor students.
Within Midd2Midd, MiddMentors is a one-on-one mentoring program with a mission to facilitate meaningful, productive mentoring relationships between alumni and Middlebury students.
MiddMentors matches alumni volunteers with students based on shared interests, affinities, life goals, and other criteria. Alumni share advice, insight, expertise, and support with students, who can join MiddMentors their sophomore year and can remain with the program through graduation. Participants drive the mentoring topics, which can range from navigating life at Middlebury to exploring careers and professional interests to pursuing a rewarding life path.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to mentoring. That’s why we encourage participants to take an approach that best leverages their expertise, availability, and goals. Along the way, we provide support through resources, recommended best practices, and advice.
STEP EIGHT: Practice for interviews. From planning what you will wear, to preparing responses to questions you will be asked—how you present yourself in your interview is within your control. Don’t try to wing it!
Interviews provide an opportunity to present your qualifications and experiences while relating them to the needs of an organization. An interview gives you a chance to confirm that the opportunity is a good fit for both you and the employer. Preparation and practice are keys to a successful interview.
Make sure you review professional dress guidelines, practice common interview questions, and study the types of interviews. You can learn all about interviews in our Interview Preparation Guide.
STEP NINE: Enjoy Podcasts, Career-related books, and more.
I know it seems like a lot to ask you to spend MORE time between classes and homework, papers and exams, but if you are feeling too busy, try to make a commitment to listen to a podcast that will help with your growth for five minutes a day. Small investments in yourself do add up, even if only 5 minutes per day.
Podcasts: Have some down time while walking around campus or out on a run? Check out The Muse’s 6 Career-Boosting Podcasts You’re Going to Love Listening To or Forbes’ Feeling Stuck In Your Career? Add These 15 Podcasts To Your List.
Books: Read The Muse’s 21 Books That’ll Get You Ahead at Work, According to Top Career Coaches, Forbes’ 5 Must-Read Books For Your Career In 2021, or The Balance Careers’ The 8 Best Career Books of 2021.
Live from DC: Truth, Disinformation, Censorship, and Governance of the Online World – Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00 PM
Social media platforms are conduits for user-generated content, offering essentially infinite bandwidth to target specific audiences with content that is much less moderated than traditional media organizations’ editorial boards. Instead, these platforms use complex algorithms, often exposing users to more radical posts than they may have sought out on their own. How can truth, disinformation and censorship be governed in the online world?
The Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC, in collaboration with the Middlebury Professional Network, bring you a discussion among professionals who have a variety of vantage points on governments’ and private enterprises’ roles in governing internet content.
This discussion will be conducted via Zoom webinar, connecting the professional guests with students from both the Middlebury and Monterey campuses, as well as, alumni and parents of the Middlebury community. The panelists include:
- Host: Ryan Kellett ’09, Vice President of Audience at Axios
- Eric Einhorn P’25, P’21, Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Eli Sugarman ’02, Director of Content, Oversight Board
Become a NextGen Leader: mentoring program for students with disabilities
Disability:IN’s NextGen Leaders Initiatives is a six-month mentorship program that pairs college students, graduate students, and recent graduates with disabilities with Disability:IN Corporate Partners. Students and recent graduates meet with their corporate mentor virtually twice a month, network with Fortune 1000 companies, attend professional development webinars, and receive job notifications throughout the year. Many NextGen Leaders have the opportunity to attend the Disability:IN Annual Conference on July 18-21, 2022 and network and interview with companies. The 2022 NextGen program will run from March 14-September 15, 2022.
All interested applicants are encouraged to apply, though many NextGen Leaders have STEM, finance, and business backgrounds, or experience in other business industry areas, such as HR, marketing, and more. People of color, women, veterans, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
NextGen Leaders is a competitive application process. There is no cost to participate. Those accepted into the program will need to commit 4-6 hours per month to the program to engage in mentorship, webinar participation, and group discussions.
Students and recent graduates can apply at http://www.disabilityin.org/2022NextGenLeaderApplication.
The application is open from November 1, 2021 to January 7, 2022. The application is straightforward, but there are some short answer questions towards the bottom of the application that candidates may want to review and prepare in advance and save to a Word document before completing this online form.
Future Leaders in Public Service Paid Internship Program
The Partnership for Public Service recently launched the Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program to recruit young talent to join the federal workforce in support of two agencies.
The program places students with critically needed skills into paid internships and aims to develop a diverse pool of young talent for these agencies. Selected participants receive a 10-12 week summer internship with a federal agency, $4,000 per student to cover stipend and other expenses, and professional development sessions throughout the summer.
Candidates must be US citizens at the time of application submission, currently enrolled at an accredited educational institution at least second-year students/sophomores and above, able to demonstrate “superior academic achievement,” and have a GPA above 3.0.
Deadline: January 14, 2022
https://ourpublicservice.org/programs/future-leaders-in-public-service-internship-program/
Careers in Politics Panel
Join this event on Monday, November 29 from 7-8 pm. Register for the Zoom link here
The panelists are:
- Antoinette Rangel, a former White House staffer during the Obama Administration
- Ashley Moore, the Director of Alliance for a Better Vermont
- Elaine Haney, the Executive Director of Emerge Vermont
- Senator Ruth Hardy.
This event is hosted by the College Democrats and the Addison County Democratic Committee.
