MES 40th Anniversary

The Evergreen State College

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Martha Henderson, MES Director 2009-2014, Faculty 1995-2017

Martha Henderson began her work at The Evergreen State College in 1995. She was hired to teach geography and environmental studies primarily in the Graduate Program on the Environment. Prior to her work at TESC, which included serving as Director… Continue Reading →

Melanie Kincaid, 2009 Cohort

Melanie Kincaid graduated the MES Program in 2011 while her family was stationed in Washington State. After graduating, she traveled to four different duty stations throughout the world and focused her career and volunteer efforts on communications and fund development…. Continue Reading →

Dennis Buckingham, 2013 Cohort

During my time in the MES program I worked for the Sustainability in Prisons Project as the first coordinator for their Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly captive breeding program at the Mission Creek Correction Center for Women. During my time there I… Continue Reading →

Christine Svetkovich, 1998 Cohort

Christine Svetkovich is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Northwest Region Administrator. Christine has been with DEQ since 2002. In addition to managing UIC and Stormwater, she has held a variety of positions including DEQ’s Tribal Liaison, Metro Regional Solutions… Continue Reading →

Phillip Pearson, 2017 Cohort

Greetings, MES Greeners, I am the oldest MES graduate. I started the program 12 years after I retired. I had learned a good deal about the science of climate change, but felt that I was missing something. The MES program… Continue Reading →

Lindie Gardner, 2025 Cohort

Lindie Gardner is a nonprofit program director with a bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Community Leadership from the University of Colorado Boulder. With her professional and volunteer roles, she is committed to social and… Continue Reading →

Laurens de Vries, 1992 Cohort

During my MES studies I worked at the State Department of Transportation and I took my time with my thesis. In 1996 I finally graduated on a comparison of sulfur dioxide reduction policies in Germany (command and control), the Netherlands… Continue Reading →

Larry Dominguez, 1997 Cohort

Larry is owner and Principal Ecologist of EcoAssets Environmental, a full-service environmental consulting company based in Olympia, WA. After the MES program Larry spent 20 years in public service with various state and federal natural resource agencies as a fisheries,… Continue Reading →

Stephanie LeGros, 1991 Cohort

After completing my MES degree, I had the opportunity to explore the natural world through various roles, including working as a park ranger for the National Park Service. My adventures took me to Mt. Rainier, Glacier Bay in Alaska, and… Continue Reading →

Anneke Wilder, 2024 Cohort

Anneke received degrees in Biology and Studio Art from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC where she gained research experience in conservation biology and amphibian ecology. Anneke taught English as a second language in Galicia, Spain for two years… Continue Reading →

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