/institute/ en /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-develop-workshops-help-community-avoid-scams Students, seniors and veterans learned how to avoid scams through an educational series developed by financial crime intelligence students at the Middlebury Institute. 2025-04-25T10:48:58-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 45291 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-developing-expertise-nuclear-safeguards-lawrence Student Emma Scherer MANPTS ’25 built her professional connections and credentials through an internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 2025-03-04T15:34:15-0800 Jason Warburg 45178 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-helping-businesses-and-his-boss-set-shop-asia International trade student and veteran Tom Short navigated the complex and evolving economic dynamics of Vietnam during his practicum semester working for a global regulatory services firm. 2025-01-14T13:35:47-0800 Caitlin Fillmore 44878 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-archivist-and-conference-specialist-al-anon Alum Jennifer Ullman reflects on how her Middlebury Institute education and cultural understanding has helped her thrive in her role preserving the history of Al-Anon Family Groups. 2025-01-13T11:17:01-0800 Jennifer Ullman IPD ’93 44896 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-foreign-service-officer-us-department-state Alum Flynn Pollard shares how his education at the Middlebury Institute and diverse experiences prepared him for a dynamic career as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State. 2024-12-12T10:08:00-0800 Flynn Pollard 44856 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-communications-officer-arctic-council Alum Kimberly Aiken shares how her connections through the Institute and hands-on experience led her to become the first-ever communications officer for an organization that advances sustainable development in the Arctic. 2024-11-25T11:22:48-0800 Kimberly Aiken IEP ’20 44837 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-helping-indonesia-navigate-climate-fueled-sea-level Marion Ayer supports climate policy making for projects in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia in his role at the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 2024-10-16T12:53:21-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 44560 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-first-generation-student-finds-congressional-budget Kim Mendez Lemus’s dream of working for the federal government led to an unexpected internship in finance. 2024-10-04T14:40:04-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 44566 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/how-i-got-hired-youthbuild-program-manager-rancho-cielo International Policy and Development/MPA graduate Jonathan Phan shares how class projects and a practicum helped him launch a career as a nonprofit program manager. 2024-08-23T09:20:38-0700 Jonathan Phan MAIPD/MPA ’24 44328 /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-institute-grad-contributes-ocean-climate-action As a student, Elle Bent interviewed leading experts and conducted research to contribute to an annual progress report on the Biden Administration’s ocean climate initiatives. 2024-08-01T15:19:55-0700 Caitlin Fillmore 44332