Our alumni work around the country and the world in a wide variety of jobs, from conservation science to education to urban planning. Linking them all is a deep commitment to helping the Earth's inhabitants — humans and other animals, plants, fungi, microbes — live together sustainably and in mutually beneficial ways. Click through career profiles with the gray arrow below to get an idea of where the Field Naturalist Program propels its graduates.
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Peter Ellis '04
Peter is the Global Director of Natural Climate Solutions Science for The Nature Conservancy. He leads a team of scientists who conduct research to inform the design and implementation of nature-based strategies for mitigating climate change. For example, he investigates the climate and biodiversity impacts of forest management, and he's working with field programs in Indonesia, Mexico, Gabon, and elsewhere to measure the climate performance of reduced-impact logging. Peter is trained as a field forester, forest ecologist, botanist, and geospatial scientist, and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon, Africa.
