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Harry McLellan portrait

9/11/14

Sustainability Management Alum Transitions to Career in Public Sector

Harry McLellan (’14) has always had an interest in the built environment. Prior to joining the program, he worked as a construction lawyer for 25 years. Now, working as a Senior Counsel in the Law Department of the City of New York's Commercial and Real Estate Litigation Division, Harry hopes to integrate environmental concerns by promoting public works projects.

Stephen Marlin portrait

3/19/14

Sustainability Management Alum Works to Bring Electric Vehicles to NYC

Stephen Marlin (’12) has always been a "car guy." Now, as the Senior Business Development Manager in the East Region for BYD Motors, he works to bring electric vehicles into New York City livery services. He credits the MSSM program's integrated approach to sustainability with allowing him to better understand his partners and turn obstacles into solutions.

Katrina Prutzman portrait

2/21/14

Alum Applies Technical Skills to Renewable Energy

Prior to joining program, Katrina Prutzman worked as a manufacturing process engineer for 3M Purification, Inc.While a student, Katrina spent the summer of 2013 as an EDF Climate Corps Fellow. Katrina now works for Urban Green Energy, a distributed renewable energy provider, where she is responsible for ensuring the consistent product quality at the company's vertical axis wind turbine manufacturing facility in East Asia.

Lindsey Clarke portrait

1/30/14

Alum Transitions to Sustainable Healthcare

Lindsey Clarke originally joined the program with the intention of going into sustainability consulting after graduation, but an internship with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center led to an unexpected opportunity. Now an energy and sustainability data analyst for Memorial Sloan Kettering, Lindsey works to bring greater sustainability and energy efficiency to the world's oldest and largest private cancer center.

John Romano portrait

10/22/13

Sustainability Management Alum Works to Implement Rio+20 Promises

John Romano (’13) has had the opportunity to work on sustainability as a consultant in the private sector, as a sustainable community planner in the public sector, non-profit, and academic realms – and most recently for the United Nations secretariat in civil society outreach and engagement. Currently, John is a Global Fellow with the International Program at NRDC.

Alumni Q&A Panels

Sustainability Management / Sustainability Science - Alumni Panel

July 2, 2025

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