We promised more grads and here they are, two more grad students from the 2008-2009 cohort.
Shannon Feeney
Shannon received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine in March 2007. Prior to graduation, she interned at the Channel Islands National marine Snctuary in Santa Barbara. She has been working at Tetra Tech, Inc. in Long Beach as an environmental scientist since February 2007. Her 40-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification allows her to monitor the safety of work sites during groundwater sampling and drilling operations. Other specialties include identifying avifauna and assisting with eelgrass (Zostera marina) monitoring projects in marinas throughout Southern California.
Alana RivadeneyraAlana is from Pomona, CA and obtained a B.S. in Earth Systems Science and Policy from California State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) in 2007. For her senior capstone project, she conducted a solid waste audit for the University's Science Academic Center to observe the waste stream and make recommendations to increase diversion from the landfill. Her interests include solid waste reduction, recycling, zero waste communities, and learning about waste reduction methods from around the globe.
