CLC 3 Dylan Braund
The Climate Leadership Certificate provides the training and experience needed for students to apply a variety of skills to critical work in climate action and justice, as well as other vital areas of sustainability, including social justice, economic vitality, and well-being. Throughout the one-and-a-half year program, students engage in curriculum targeted at sustainability literacy, planning, and leadership, while also participating in hands-on practicum work with a variety of sustainability organizations in Whatcom County and the Methow Valley.
About the Certificate Donate 2021-2022 Cohort 2022-2023 Cohort 2023-2024 Cohort
Dylan Braund
I work best when I can collaborate with others and expose myself to new ways of looking at a problem, so my ideal climate-related job would allow me to interact with a wide variety of perspectives. I love writing and economics so I am hoping to work either in environmental economics or environmental law and policy. Finally, I am often outdoors when I am not in class or working, so being located close to a place where I could hike, bike, and ski would be my dream.
In this certificate program, I am looking forward to making connections with people outside of my major who are motivated to discuss environmental issues and want to work to make change in their community. I also am excited to take some of the things I have learned in the classroom and apply them to the summer practicum to see how the work I have been putting into my education can be transferred to working in environmental justice and climate leadership.