Exciting news! I was offered and accepted the position of Sierra Water and Climate Change Program Assistant with the Sierra Nevada Alliance in South Lake Tahoe (northern California). The position seems really interesting and will be good experience for me. The position requires a one year commitment and is described as follows: The Program Assistant will do public presentations throughout the Sierra on climate change and voluntary actions individuals, groups and agencies can take to reduce greenhouse gases and protect Sierra natural resources. The Assistant will also help organize and convene Sierra Environmental Water Caucus meetings, assist in organizing a regional conference on integrated regional water management planning, and help prepare and distribute campaign materials. The Program Assistant will also assist in media outreach, educational event organizing, and program material writing and production.
This is a particularly exciting time for the position, with the recent drought problems in Georgia and California, the state is currently working on a new state water policy that will address the issues of climate change, population growth, the need for protecting native habitats and waterways etc. Here is a link to some more information on the program in which I will be working.
The bad news is I will only be making $1200 a month. I will, however, be making $1200 more a month than volunteering in Chile and I will have health and dental insurance. And I will get to live in the Sierras. I will just think of it as a learning experience in budgeting.
So I hope you all will come and visit me in beautiful Lake Tahoe!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Employment! Sort of...
Monday, November 12, 2007
Read Me!
Dear Friends, Family and Random Internet Users Who have Mistakenly Found this Blog Looking up Cat Stevens Lyrics,
As some of you may have noticed, the blog has received a serious makeover. Since returning from my volunteer experience in Santiago, Chile with the non-profit VEGlobal, I have endeavored to find jobs with environmental non-profits as well as utilize my experiences and skills to "do good." I know this sounds overly optimistic, idealistic even "cheesy" (cursi in Spanish...one of my favorite words I learned in Chile) but I have found that even the small things, changing to a more energy-efficient light bulb or teaching a young Chilean girl to read, change the world for the better. Furthermore, these small acts of kindness or conscious serve to instill within us a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. At the risk of sounding too preachy/pushy (since no one probably reads this but friends and family, those who are offended or put off...ahem Eamonn...will hopefully forgive my endearing idiosyncrasies), I encourage you to consider this path as well and "be the change you want to see in the world." (Shout out to Adrienne H.- You, your blog and your actions really inspired me in this effort!)
But, Marion, you say. How can I do that? In today's world we are constantly bombarded with information from the TV, Internet, radio, advertisements and even the mail (when is the last time you received a real letter?), making it hard to navigate the myriad issues and problems we face. So many issues, so many problems and just as many potential solutions but so little time! Well, I have added some features as you can see in the sidebar (thanks to my fumbling efforts to learn HTML), including a news feed, interesting blogs, books, organizations and websites to help you! While my selections will tend to focus on environmental issues, they are still a great place to start.
In other news, I continue to intern with Orange County Coastkeeper, a local advocacy, environmental education and monitoring non-profit. Today I finished my final round of interviews for a position with the AmeriCorps in the Sierra Nevadas. I interviewed for 5 different positions with 5 different environmental non-profit organizations: Conservation Associate (Friends of the Inyo), Water and Climate Change Program Asst. (Sierra Nevada Alliance), Asst. Programs Coordinator (Tahoe-Baikal Institute), Education & Outreach Specialist (Eastern Sierra Land Trust) and Sierra Nevada Outreach Coordinator (Planning and Conservation Foundation). I will find out by Nov. 20 if I got one of these positions and the cushy $1200/month living stipend. Unfortunately, doing good apparently doesn't pay that well in terms of career choices, at least not in the beginning. More updates on my search for gainful employment coming soon!
Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you will find it not only a way to stay up to date with my current activities, ideas, thoughts and rambling rants but also as a resource to make a difference in your own special way.
Best of luck!
As some of you may have noticed, the blog has received a serious makeover. Since returning from my volunteer experience in Santiago, Chile with the non-profit VEGlobal, I have endeavored to find jobs with environmental non-profits as well as utilize my experiences and skills to "do good." I know this sounds overly optimistic, idealistic even "cheesy" (cursi in Spanish...one of my favorite words I learned in Chile) but I have found that even the small things, changing to a more energy-efficient light bulb or teaching a young Chilean girl to read, change the world for the better. Furthermore, these small acts of kindness or conscious serve to instill within us a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. At the risk of sounding too preachy/pushy (since no one probably reads this but friends and family, those who are offended or put off...ahem Eamonn...will hopefully forgive my endearing idiosyncrasies), I encourage you to consider this path as well and "be the change you want to see in the world." (Shout out to Adrienne H.- You, your blog and your actions really inspired me in this effort!)
But, Marion, you say. How can I do that? In today's world we are constantly bombarded with information from the TV, Internet, radio, advertisements and even the mail (when is the last time you received a real letter?), making it hard to navigate the myriad issues and problems we face. So many issues, so many problems and just as many potential solutions but so little time! Well, I have added some features as you can see in the sidebar (thanks to my fumbling efforts to learn HTML), including a news feed, interesting blogs, books, organizations and websites to help you! While my selections will tend to focus on environmental issues, they are still a great place to start.
In other news, I continue to intern with Orange County Coastkeeper, a local advocacy, environmental education and monitoring non-profit. Today I finished my final round of interviews for a position with the AmeriCorps in the Sierra Nevadas. I interviewed for 5 different positions with 5 different environmental non-profit organizations: Conservation Associate (Friends of the Inyo), Water and Climate Change Program Asst. (Sierra Nevada Alliance), Asst. Programs Coordinator (Tahoe-Baikal Institute), Education & Outreach Specialist (Eastern Sierra Land Trust) and Sierra Nevada Outreach Coordinator (Planning and Conservation Foundation). I will find out by Nov. 20 if I got one of these positions and the cushy $1200/month living stipend. Unfortunately, doing good apparently doesn't pay that well in terms of career choices, at least not in the beginning. More updates on my search for gainful employment coming soon!
Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you will find it not only a way to stay up to date with my current activities, ideas, thoughts and rambling rants but also as a resource to make a difference in your own special way.
Best of luck!
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