Career Path of a Project Coordinator at GreenerU
Madeline's career path began at Williams College, where exploration of "multiple aspects of the environmental field" through policy, planning, and sustainability communications courses, including a study abroad in Copenhagen, shaped their focus. Following graduation, a part-time fellowship at GreenerU quickly led to a part-time position and then a promotion to Coordinator within six months, showcasing "taking advantage of opportunities as they arise."
Career Exploration, Project Management, Communication, Entry-Level, Career Development
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Madeline Rawson
Project Coordinator
GreenerU
Williams College
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Environmental & Related Sciences
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management, Consulting & Related Professional Services
Operations and Project Management
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Madeline's exploration of various environmental fields (policy, planning, sustainability communications) in college provided a broad understanding of the field and helped her identify her niche.
2. She leveraged a part-time fellowship to transition into a full-time role and a promotion within a short period, showcasing her proactive approach and ability to seize opportunities.
3. Madeline's career path highlights the value of combining academic exploration with practical experience and a willingness to adapt to evolving opportunities within the environmental sector.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? Please start with your experiences in college. Also, include any internships or jobs you had before your current role.
I graduated from a small liberal arts college called Williams College. It's in Northwestern Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Mountains, so it's a pretty rural, isolated college. I had an amazing time there.
I was able to explore multiple aspects of the environmental field, which was really beneficial. I spent my second year doing a lot of policy classes. My third year, I took a lot of planning classes, including when I studied abroad in Copenhagen.
My senior year, which was also 2020-2021, the COVID year, I emphasized sustainability, communications, art, and justice. That was a really great introduction because the environmental field is really wide and has so many different niche aspects to it that I was able to explore.
After I graduated, I started as a part-time fellow at my current company. That was the fall of 2021. I took advantage of opportunities that arose to transition to part-time about three months after I started, and then accepted a promotion to coordinator three months after that.
That was kind of my trajectory. It's been pretty short so far, but it has mostly just been really exploring and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise.