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Alumni Spotlights

Uta Jungerman portrait

1/29/13

Alum Transitions from Hotel Management to Forest Conservation

Prior to joining the MSSM program, Uta Jungerman (’12)she had worked in the tourism industry as well as in finance. Upon completing the program last spring, Uta's career path took her to Geneva, Switzerland, where she currently works for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a CEO-led organization of companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business.

Sarah Gudernatch portrait

10/9/12

Sustainability Management Alum Embarking on Corporate Consulting Career

Sarah Gudernatch (’12) knew from the moment she started the program that she wanted to work in corporate sustainability. As a Sustainability Consultant at Two Tomorrows, an international corporate sustainability company, Sarah works on projects that require her to rely on the knowledge that she gained in the program in order to communicate suggestions and proposals to the company's various clients.

JD Capuano and Sami Abbay portrait

9/20/12

Sustainability Management Alums Take the Entrepreneurial Path to Success

When JD Capuano and Sami Abbay joined the M.S. in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program back in September 2010, they both knew from the start that they wanted to become entrepreneurs. Over the course of the past two years, JD and Sami were able to make their career dreams a reality in the form of Closed Loop Advisors, a sustainability management consulting firm that focuses on strategy and operations.

Jessica Bollhoefer portrait

8/20/12

Sustainability Management Alum Pursues Green Building Dreams

MS in Sustainability Management alum Jessica Bollhoefer (’12) is doing exactly what she set out to do when she began the program in the spring of 2011 – working with green buildings. Combined with her undergraduate background in architecture and her prior professional experience in construction, Jessica's education in the MSSM program has proven invaluable to her in her current role as a Senior Sustainability Consultant at Goby L.L.C., a LEED and Energy Star consulting firm.

Alumni Q&A Panels

Sustainability Management / Sustainability Science - Alumni Panel

July 2, 2025

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