Title: Associate Consultant at Ross Strategic
Previous Roles: Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellow / Program Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group

Both during and after her undergraduate degree in IB, Angela has worked hard to get experiences across a variety of disciplines. During undergrad she took advantage of classes both in and outside of IB. One of the most helpful classes she took was a career development course. She also did an independent project in Dr. Chris Cheng’s lab.

Since graduating from Illinois IB in 2016 Angela has worked across the globe and in multiple different fields such as conservation, policy, and marine biology.

“The IB program has allowed me to float between the biology and environmental policy world seamlessly by providing me a solid foundation of scientific understanding. During my time in undergraduate at U of I, I took advantage of classes from different disciplines, and I don't think any of them have gone unused.”

During her Master’s of Marine Affairs at the University of Washington, she worked in Indonesia with a United States Agency for International Development Project and had a Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to learn Indonesian at the University of Wisconsin.

She has worked as an intern at Shedd Aquarium, in the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Program for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and recently completed a fellowship with Washington Sea Grant and a Dungeness crab research group. Angela is currently an environmental consultant based in Seattle WA. She works with federal and state agencies, philanthropy, and NGOs on projects related to fisheries, climate, and clean water.

Angela would be a great person to talk with if you are interested in conservation, policy, marine biology, or environmental issues in general. Contact Christina Swanson at alumnimentor@sib.illinois.edu if you would like to connect with Angela.