59 min
Conservation Policy Director - Hilary Eisen Diverse Routes: Career Journeys in Science & Medicine
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- Careers
About Our Guest:
Hilary Eisen is the Conservation Policy Director at Winter Wildlands Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to protect America’s wild snowscapes. She works with grassroot partners, agency staff, and elected officials on National Forest winter travel management, forest planning, and other policy issues.
Hilary started her career in public lands in the backcountry, maintaining Forest Service trails and educating the public about Wilderness stewardship as a Wilderness Ranger while spending winters working on wildlife research projects.
She also earned a BA in conservation biology from Middlebury College and an MS in wildlife biology from the University of Montana along the way.
Episode Highlights:
If you have an adventurous spirit and love spending time in the great outdoors, you will be captivated by Hilary’s career journey story. And here are a few other inspiring topics from today’s episode:
How creating your own job description might lead to an exciting opportunity
When to include your hobbies on a resume
Which conversation jobs involve more time in the office than time outdoors
And if you’re looking for a way to visit top vacation destinations like Lake Tahoe or Yellowstone and get paid for it, this is the episode for you!
Learn More:
Go to successinscienceCC.com/podcast for more details, including resources provided by our guest.
Access the full, extended interview at patreon.com/diverseroutes
Contact our host, Dr. Cassie Briggs at cassie@successinscienceCC.com
About Our Guest:
Hilary Eisen is the Conservation Policy Director at Winter Wildlands Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to protect America’s wild snowscapes. She works with grassroot partners, agency staff, and elected officials on National Forest winter travel management, forest planning, and other policy issues.
Hilary started her career in public lands in the backcountry, maintaining Forest Service trails and educating the public about Wilderness stewardship as a Wilderness Ranger while spending winters working on wildlife research projects.
She also earned a BA in conservation biology from Middlebury College and an MS in wildlife biology from the University of Montana along the way.
Episode Highlights:
If you have an adventurous spirit and love spending time in the great outdoors, you will be captivated by Hilary’s career journey story. And here are a few other inspiring topics from today’s episode:
How creating your own job description might lead to an exciting opportunity
When to include your hobbies on a resume
Which conversation jobs involve more time in the office than time outdoors
And if you’re looking for a way to visit top vacation destinations like Lake Tahoe or Yellowstone and get paid for it, this is the episode for you!
Learn More:
Go to successinscienceCC.com/podcast for more details, including resources provided by our guest.
Access the full, extended interview at patreon.com/diverseroutes
Contact our host, Dr. Cassie Briggs at cassie@successinscienceCC.com
59 min