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Mieko A.'s work combines: Business, Education, and Communicating / Sharing Stories
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Brooklyn Technical High School
Bachelor's Degree
Philosophy
SUNY at Geneseo
Graduate Degree
Environmental Education
Lesley University
Graduate Degree
Sustainability Studies
Harvard University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Sustainability Specialists:
Bachelor's Degree: Philosophy
Graduate Degree: Environmental Education
Graduate Degree: Sustainability Studies
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
I took an Outward Bound course in Maine, which got me on a path toward outdoor education.
2.
I worked for The Food Project, teaching young people and volunteers about sustainability agriculture.
3.
I took a NOLS course in Alaska and started guiding trips. Continued guiding during the summers.
4.
Worked at a public high school in Boston to implement environmental education training for teachers.
5.
Taught at Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in CO after college.
6.
I took courses at Harvard part-time, which launched me on my career in campus sustainability.
7.
Traveled on retrofitted yellow school bus to different bioregions in the country for grad school.
8.
I decided to leave Boston & a colleague pointed me to my current position.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
You graduated with a philosophy degree. Geez, you're more unemployable than me.
How I responded:
I worked hard to ignore this negative noise and kept pursuing activities that interest me. I was mindful of the experiences I took in and learned how to market myself.