Foresight: Intern (2011)
Currently: Digital Media Specialist/Production Assistant at Wilson Dow Group
Career Path: Wheaton College (Communication/Media Studies with minors in Graphic Design and Bible/Theology) > Foresight Design Intern > PowerShares Capital Management Intern > Wilson Dow Group Continue reading »
Foresight: Intern (2009)
Currently: Graduate student in Health Systems Management at Rush University Medical Center.
Career Path: UC Berkeley, Business Administration > Huron Consulting Group (forensic accounting and litigation) > Foresight Design Intern > Huron Consulting Group (healthcare). When I could no longer solve clients’ complex problems, I returned to school. Continue reading »
Foresight: Intern (2009)
Currently: Entrepreneurship Development Coordinator at Depaul USA, a homeless services nonprofit based in Philadelphia.
Career Path: After working with innovative companies at Foresight Design and creative ways to get students engaged with community organizations at Loyola University, I joined Americorps VISTA. Continue reading »
Foresight: Int
ern (2010)
Currently: Consumer Compliance Bank Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Career Path: My undergraduate degree is in Psychology, since I wanted to research psycopaths and serial killers (hah!). Then I volunteered with AmeriCorps for two years where I was introduced to the nonprofit sector. I fell in love with helping people with their money. Continue reading »
Foresight: Intern (2005-06)
Currently: Director of Public Programs, Education & Community Engagement for Friends of the High Line
Career Path: Wesleyan University (B.A., Science in Society)>Foresight summer intern>Field Museum summer intern>I-GO Car Sharing summer intern>Green Guerillas (Community Gardens & Food Advocacy Intern)>Friends of the High Line.
Next Step: It’s been an incredible few years at the High Line since it opened – we now welcome over three million visitors per year (we predicted one tenth of that before we opened); with 35,000 people every year attending our public programs and volunteer Continue reading »
Foresight: Intern (2006-7)
Currently: Master’s degree candidate, Global Health and Environment Program, University of California, Berkeley.
Career Path: Rice University (B.S., Chemistry)>Google Search>Foresight Green Drinks>Foresight Intern>Delta Institute (Associate)>UC Berkeley.
Next Step: Finish final project on climate change, food security, and health in the informal settlements (“slums”) of Nairobi, Kenya. Find a position applying her knowledge to climate adaptation initiatives.
Personal Sustainability: Daily bike commute to school, supporting locally-owned businesses, staying Continue reading »
Education is a key strategy at Foresight for fostering sustainable transformation. We’ve tracked down some of our past educational program participants and interns to find out where they’ve gone, and what advice they have for others.
Bill Schleizer, Senior Director, Delta Institute
Bill Schleizer initially connected with Foresight in 2003, as he was finishing up his Masters degree in Environmental Analysis & Decision Making at Rice University. He interned with the organization until securing a position with the non-profit Delta Institute as an Associate in October 2004. In this role, he engaged in technical research and analysis of Great Lakes policy and environmental issues relating to pollution prevention and sustainable management of the regions Continue reading »
