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Nyssa Schloyer (AFE '06) and Colleen Matts (AFE '06) during cranberry harvest.

After leaving the AFE program, students pursue a variety of careers with social change at the core of their work. AFE graduates are found at think tanks, advocacy organizations, local, state, and federal governments, community-based NGOs, schools, and occasionally, on the farm.

Employers of 2006 AFE Graduates:

SJH & Co. Agribusiness Consulting, MA
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, DC
C.S. Mott Center, Michigan State University, MI
American Farmland Trust, CT
Technical Education Research Center, MA
Departments of Public Health in MA and CA
Environmental Defense, DC
Oxfam, MA
Boston Medical Center, MA
Feinstein International Center , MA
Humane Society of the U.S., MD
Food Stamp Program/FNS/USDA, DC
California Certified Organic Farmers, CA
International Development Enterprises, CO

Selected Employers of AFE 2003-05 Graduates:

Cliff Bar and Company, CA
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, DC
West Bay Community Action, RI
Business for Social Responsiblity, CA
Cape Eleuthera Institute, The Bahamas
Sierra Club, DC
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, MA
Mountain School, VT
Concord Academy, MA
Mars Corporation, NJ
Agricultural Marketing Service/USDA, DC
Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign, IL
Earthpace, DC
Waltham Community Farm, MA

For specific examples of recent graduates, see job placements for the class of 2004.

Today, more than 70 AFE alumni are active in the workforce, meeting the growing demand for professionals with an integrated understanding of agricultural, food and environmental interactions.

Examples of positions held by alumni include:

Academic Institutions

Ph.D. graduate at Unity College in Maine teaching undergraduates in the Department of Environmental Studies
Senior Research Coordinator "Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart, Play Hard," Tufts University

Research Organizations

Policy analyst working on food biotechnology, Resources for the Future
Policy analyst working on "factory farming," Worldwatch Institute

Private Industry

Several graduates at Equal Exchange and Red Tomato, working on the sourcing and marketing of sustainable, fair trade and local foods
Advisor on health claim labeling, Mars Corporation.

Government

Bureau Director, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources overseeing Water Quality and Pesticides program
Consultant, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

NGOs

Manager at The Food Project, using urban gardening to promote youth development
Associate, Food and Agriculture Group, Business for Social Responsibility

International Development

Consultant on water issues, The World Bank
Rwanda country staff, Food for the Hungry International

Additionally, AFE graduates love farming...

Board member, Waltham Community Farm
Owner, heirloom organic flower farm

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