The CPD supports current students and alumni in preparing for and developing impactful sustainability- and environment-related leadership roles in scientific, academic, and management careers across a broad spectrum of sectors and fields.
Kathy Douglas
Kevin Doyle
Sulaiman Jenkins
Kate Regan-Loomis
Maya Sanyal
Remey Schneider
Ashley Tozzi
Senior Associate Director
Kathy’s expertise includes climate / sustainability careers, advising, networking etiquette and strategies, job offer negotiations, interview preparation, self-directed job and internship search strategies, navigating 10k+ employee organizations and agencies, application materials writing, career readiness competencies, US federal career searches, LinkedIn profile creation and use as a networking tool, career pivots, and CV writing for academic or research focused jobs.
Expertise also includes career services communications, online career tools, and programming for a global population of graduate and professional students at Yale University. She is an active networker / connector deeply familiar with the broad range of career paths of students and alumni at YSE and The Forest School at YSE.
Kathy is an active member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers and served on the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice Committee for the 2023-24 academic year. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, an M.F.A. in Museum Studies, a B.A. in Studio Art, and is a freelance writer/editor and practicing poet. Super powers include finding typos (other people’s) and being an introvert with above average people skills!
From 1988 to 2007, Kevin was National Director of Program Development at the former Environmental Career Organization (ECO). ECO was a national nonprofit organization that organized and managed employer-paid environmental internships and fellowships at hundreds of public, private and nonprofit employers. In his time there, ECO served over 10,000 college students and recent graduates from colleges and universities in all fifty states. ECO’s federal government partners included NOAA, EPA, NPS, DOE, USFWS, USDA Forest Service, DOT, and BLM.
Prior to ECO, Kevin was the Executive Director of Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) in Eugene, Oregon, and was a Land Use, Energy and Community Development Planner for Kitsap County Government in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
Kevin is the co-author of three popular environmental career reference books from Island Press in Washington, DC, including The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference, The New Complete Guide to Environmental Careers, and The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century.
Associate Director
Prior to joining Yale, Sulaiman worked as a Director at Johns Hopkins’ Institute for NanoBioTechnology. He managed several federally funded research programs as well as a Master’s Co-Op program. He brings the following competencies to CPD at YSE: program management, career advising, networking, interviewing strategies, resume building, leadership training, and human resource administration. He is excited to join the CPD team and hopes to bring a level of expertise and experience that will help maximize YSE students’ potential as they enter the workforce; he has been involved in education for more than two decades and is truly invested in equipping students with the tools to succeed.
He holds an M.A. degree in TESOL and a B.A. in Law Jurisprudence and Social Thought. In his personal time, Sulaiman enjoys writing, has authored a book, and has written several academic articles related to social justice in language teaching. He also loves nature and hopes to study animals when he grows up!
Kate is excited to help her peers explore their strengths and pursue opportunities through reviews of resumes and other application materials related to jobs and internships. She can provide overall consulting as well as editing suggestions.
Kate is a second-year MF with an interest in forest management in the northeastern United States. She comes from a background in nonprofit communications, where she provided comms support to her organization’s teams and leadership to help achieve their climate and environmental justice program goals. She is passionate about running, pickled and fermented foods, and meticulously crafted playlists.
You can meet with Kate during her drop-in hours in Kroon 3rd floor Tuesdays 12:30-2:30 or Marsh classroom Thursdays 2-4.
Associate Director, International Student Career Success
Competencies include career counseling, employer relationship management, and career success program development and implementation. She draws from evolving knowledge in neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy, and positive psychology to educate students and clients on tools to practice a growth mindset, resilience, and hope and methodically implement strategies to ensure short- and long-term career success. Born and brought up in Kolkata, India, Maya has a Ph.D. in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Counseling, speaks Hindi and Bengali, and has four rescue dogs who bring her back to reality about the constant beauty and joy of being alive. She also loves communicating via texting, so please do not hesitate to reach out to her via SMS or WhatsApp at 973.462.6606.
Remey is looking forward to working with peers to review resumes and related application materials for jobs and internships.
Remey is a second-year MEM student focusing on business and the environment, tribal economic development, and tribal sovereignty issues. His summer experience at YSE was with the Connecticut Green Bank and Environmental Policy Innovation Center as a Yale Bekenstein Climate Fellow. He is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, and spent the years before YSE working for the Ohio EPA in the Division of Air Pollution Control.
You can meet with Remey during his drop-in hours on Zoom MWF from 9am to 10:30am or on the 3rd floor of Kroon on Tuesdays from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.
Clifton Strengths: Responsibility | Consistency | Input | Significance | Includer
MBTI: ESTJ
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
