Lunch & Learn | Alumni Seminar Series

What happens after graduation? The answers are incredibly varied for NWREC graduates. To give current students, staff, and faculty a better idea of what career options are available, we have invited NWREC alumni to share their experiences after graduation and to talk about their current positions. The talks will be approximately monthly, and the series will continue throughout the academic year.

September 26, 2022

• Dr. Shuresh Ghimire | Assistant Extension Educator and Extension Vegetable Specialist, University of Connecticut Extension
  
• Aidan Kendall | Organic Crop Production Review Specialist, WSDA
  

October 25, 2022

• Karen Hills | Research Associate, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), Washington State University
• Lucas Patzek | Executive Director, Napa County Resource Conservation District

November 9, 2022

• Pinki Devi | Associate Food Scientist, Talking Rain Beverage Co.
• Abby Attavar | Assistant Beet and Pumpkin Breeder, Sakata Seed America, Inc.

February 22, 2023

• Dr. Ryan Booth

March 2, 2023

• Matt Arrington | Assistant Professor of Applied Plant Science, Brigham Young University
• Huan Zhang | Agricultural Consultant, De Bei Consulting

March 17, 2023

• Ana Vida (Avi) Alcala | Regulatory Manager – Seed Treatment, Valent U.S.A. LLC
• Charles (Eric) Christianson | Crop Coordinator (spinach and small-leaf vegetables)/Crop Specialist (high-density

April 20, 2023

• Cheyenne Sloan | Blueberry and Small Fruit Educator, Michigan State University Extension
• Tessa Belo | Water Quality Nonpoint Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology

May 15, 2023

• Shannon Carmody | Plant Pathology Director, Ball Horticultural Company
• Marianne Powell | Seed Pathology Lead, Ball Horticultural Company