"My current employer and NFF work on exactly the same issues in the same region. Having familiarity with NFF’s work and knowing some local staff has certainly sped up my learning curve in a new career path coming out of graduate school."
"The numerous staff members I came in contact with during my fellowship were extremely welcoming and open to new ideas. I greatly appreciated their trust as I explored my newfound GIS & cartography skillsets to make a positive impact on the NFF and its mission."
"This fellowship was my first experience in the conservation world after previously working in marketing. The experiences I had during the fellowship shaped where I wanted to go in conservation as far as combining my skills in marketing with the needs and opportunities to apply them in conservation. Learning the process of conflict facilitation with collaborative groups was incredible. Getting out in the field with those groups to hear that all the stakeholders wanted the same thing, but the steps to get there may be different, was a really unique experience that I apply in my position today."