Careers in Environmental Studies
Event
March 24, 2005
Each Spring semester, the Environmental Studies Program
sponsors a Careers in Environmental Studies Event that
is intended to acquaint Environmental Studies graduate
students and prospective undergraduate students with various
employment and internship options within the environmental
field.
Students have found this event useful because it not only
serves as an opportunity for them to become better acquainted
with their career options, but also as an opportunity to
gain access to sound advice regarding how to achieve their
employment goals.
ENST Alumni Guest Speaker Biographies, Spring 2005
Frank Haselton— LSA Associates Inc., Managing
Principal
Frank graduated from CSUF in 1978 with a B.A. in Geography
and in 1983 with an M.S. in Environmental Studies. He also
studied Land Use Analysis in Jerusalem at the Institute
of Holy Lands Studies in Israel. Frank has over 25 years
of professional planning experience, with a special focus
on resource management, community planning, and land use
analysis. He has practiced in both the private and public
sectors.
Carrie Katsumata—Project GreenWorks, Executive
Director
Carrie received her B.A. Degree in Psychology and Education
from UCLA. After graduation, she completed an internship
for the City of Manhattan Beach developing stormwater education
programs for the community. While enrolled in the Environmental
Studies Program at CSUF, she also worked as a consultant
for the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation establishing
their recreational boating outreach program. Carrie’s
ENST Thesis involved creating a non-proft organization
called Project-GreenWorks. Since graduation in 2000, Carrie
has continued to build on the foundation of this organization
by establishing a community education component with plans
to expand and develop a career development component.
Bill Tidwell—OC RDMD, Operations & Maintenance
Manager
Among other academic qualifications, Bill obtained both
a B.S. from the School of Biological Sciences (1976) and
a B.A. from the Program in Social Ecology (1977) at UC
Irvine, and an MS in Environmental Studies (1980) at CSUF
. Between 1976 and 1981, Bill was employed with the Orange
County Environmental Management Agency as a Park Ranger.
Since 1984, Bill has maintained supervisory roles within
the Resources & Development Management Department of
Orange County (formerly the Public Facilities and Resource
Department). Concurrently, he teaches at Saddleback Community
College, Coastline Community College, and Orange Coast
Community College. He has taught everything from Introductory
Ecology classes to Park Naturalist and Environmental Internship
classes.
Shelah Riggs– Michael Brandman Associates,
Regulatory Specialist
Shelah graduated from CSUF in 1998 with a B.A. in Geography
and in 2002 with an M.S. in Environmental Studies. Her
graduate project was on the environmental effects of urban
sprawl, with Rancho Santa Margarita as a case study. She
worked as a regulatory specialist for six years at Webb
Associates and P&D Consultants, and has now been with
Michael Brandman Associates for one and a half years. Shelah
has also been the newsletter editor on the Association
for Environmental Professionals Board for three years.
Vasken Yardemian—SCAQMD, Air Quality Specialist
Vasken graduated from CSULA in 1981 with a B.S. in Civil/Environmental
Engineering and in 2004 with an M.S. in Environmental Studies.
He also earned a certificate in Transportation Demand Management
in 1992 from UCLA. Vasken has had a long and respectable
employment history with the South Coast Air Quality Management
District since 1988. Over the past 17 years with this agency
he has served as a Senior Air Quality Inspector and an
Air Quality Specialist. His community service activities
include serving on the Board of Directors for the Crescenta
Valley Water District, acting as a Councilmember on the
Crescenta Valley Town Council, and as a member of the Planning
Commission for the City of Pasadena.
