Alumni Stories
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Setting the standard for organic agriculture
Caitlin Slay earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies, with a concentration in agroecology, from UC Santa Cruz in 2011. Now, she works as a Certification Services Manager at California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), a Santa Cruz-based certifier that offers a suite of certification services to agricultural members in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Caitlin…
Campus stories
- In a time of uncertainty, where environmental challenges grow more complex and the future feels unpredictable, two UC Santa Cruz […]
- Roberta Gordon bridges science, law, and philanthropy for environmental progress
- UCSC alum James Dawes, founder of the successful contracting, demolition, and remodeling business PlaceMakers, takes pride in utilizing reclaimed materials […]
- One year after graduating from UCSC, Noah Whitley works as a legislative assistant for a political consulting firm that works […]
- UC Santa Cruz alumna Kathleen Finlay is the president of the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in the […]
- UCSC alumni Tallula Preston and David Purgason founded Watsonville based Fruition Brewing in 2019. Four years later, the duo’s establishment […]
- UCSC alumna Jodi McGraw (Rachel Carson ’94, Environmental Studies and Biology) founded her conservation consulting firm in 2001 and has […]
- A new Field Guide to Plants of UC Santa Cruz makes exploring the landscapes of the campus—and the county—fun and […]
- An innovative water-conservation strategy diverts water from overflowing rivers to fallow farmland, where it seeps into the soil and replenishes […]
- Melissa Nelson believes the best ways to teach Native American youth about their cultural past is through their hearts and […]