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University of Florida
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Vol. 1 Issue 1
Fall 2005

Undergraduate News

  • James Argento (BA '04) attends law school at Florida State University.


  • Erika Barraza (BS '04) is an environmental specialist for Collier County, Fla.


  • Sanjeev Bissessar (BS '97) is a materials manager for General Electric in Chicago.


  • Christopher Blair (BA '99) works with Risk Management Partners, LLC in Atlanta.


  • Lisa Brooker (BS '99) is a project manager with Curtis & Tompkins, Ltd. in Berkeley, Calif.


  • Robin Burgess (BA '01) is an environmental analyst for the South Florida Water Management District.


  • Janice Chang (BA '03) is working on a master's in museum studies at UF.


  • Sarah Chinault (BS '04) is working on a master's in the UF Department of Soil and Water Science.


  • Ryan Colker (BA '98) graduated from George Washington University Law School and is program director for the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation.


  • Amy Fardy (BA '02) entered the graduate program at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.


  • Travis Ford (BA '04) works at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville as a shark researcher.


  • Graciela Garcia (BA '01) graduated with a law degree from Georgetown University and works for the EPA in Washington, DC.


  • Anthony Georgi (BA '01) works as assistant land development manager for K. Hovnanian Homes.


  • Timothy Green (BS '99) is conducting field research at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. with the U.S. Army's Sustainable Lands Program.


  • Kala Gurung (BS '98) is a consultant in sustainable agriculture and development.


  • James Hart (BS '03) works for the California Condor Recovery Program in central Calif.


  • Graham Hayes (BA '00) is an environmental scientist with Coastal Science, Inc. in Jacksonville Beach.


  • Raymond Hess (BA '99) is a transportation planner for the City of Bloomington, Ind. and is pursuing a master's in environmental science and public administration.


  • Deno Hicks (BA '98) works as business development manager for England Thims & Miller, Inc. in Jacksonville.


  • Christopher Shay Hill (BA '97) is a senior associate scientist for Terra-Com Environmental Consulting, Inc. in Jacksonville.


  • Dahlia Horton (BS '02) works in a medicine and infectious diseases research lab at UF and will attend Naturopathic Medical School.


  • Ivan Iturrino (BS '00) is an environmental technician for Tierra Consulting Group, Inc. in West Palm Beach, Fla.


  • Whitney (Kurz) Jenkins (BS '99) received a master's in coastal environmental management from Duke University and works for the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve.


  • Krithi Karanth (BS and BA'01) received a master's in environmental science from Yale and is a doctoral student at Duke University's Nicholas School of Environment.


  • Caroline Keicher (BS '04) works for Green Corps on environmental, political, and corporate-accountability campaigns.


  • Joy (McBane) Kokjohn (BS '99) works for the St. John's River Water Management District and will pursue UF's online master's in soil and water science.


  • Shani Kruljac (BA '99) is the lakes program coordinator for the City of Lakeland.


  • Ted Lynch (BA '99) lives in Orlando, where he represents several orthopedic companies selling total joints, sports medicine, and trauma products.


  • Lauren McDonell (BA '02) received a master's from the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation.


  • Steve McElroy (BA '02 is a geographic information systems coordinator for Gainesville Regional Utilities.


  • Ty McFarland (BS '01) is a staff environmental scientist for GeoTrans, Inc. in Atlanta.


  • Matthew Mills (BS '01) serves as a Reserve Ensign for the U.S. Coast Guard and works at the Southwest Florida Water Management District.


  • Kristen Nowicki (BS '98) works for the Alachua County Department of Growth Management while pursuing a master's in urban and regional planning.


  • Jacob Richardson (BS '98) is a materials inspector in Orlando for the engineering firm BCI.


  • Stefanie Rochow (BA '01) is an environmental specialist with Volusia County, Fla. She received a BS from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and is pursuing an MBA.


  • Mary (Rogers) Ruhter (BS '01) is an environmental scientist for TechLaw Inc. in Chicago.


  • Ronie Rukab (BS '98) is a project manager at URS Corporation in Jacksonville.


  • Philip Shad (BS '02) received a master's in urban and regional planning from UF and works for PBS&J in Jacksonville.


  • Tracy Shirah (BS '96) received a master's in environmental management from Samford University and works for AMEC in Nashville, Tenn.


  • Natalie (Rodriguez) Showers (BS '03) works at NuCor Steel in Tuscaloosa, Ala.


  • Linnea Spears (BS '01) is pursuing a master's in biology at San Diego State University.


  • Benjamin Studt (BS '03) is an environmental analyst at the South Florida Water Management District.


  • Noah Valenstein (BA '99) is president of The Theodore Roosevelt Society and attends law school at Florida State University.


  • Holly Valerio (BS '03) is in her third year of medical school at UF.


  • Samantha Webb (BS '02) works as an environmental scientist for PGC Environmental in Roswell, GA.


  • Jessica Wickham (BA '03) received a master's of public administration in environmental policy from Columbia University.


  • Kristi (Rainer) Yanchis (BA '99) lives in St. Sebastian, Fla. where she works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.



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