Alumni Spotlight

Round River Alums – Submit your highlights here.

Jenifer Torres, Botswana ’20

Jenifer’s career in conservation started as a student in Round River’s program in Botswana. As a pre-vet student Jenifer did not have the typical background of most Wildlife Biologists, however...

Sam Steig, Belize ’21

After graduating from the University of Vermont, Sam decided to return to his freshwater roots. This led him to work for the Mountain Lakes Research Group. Over the summer he surveyed lakes in the Sierra Nevadas to help with understanding Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog populations and the chytrid fungus that is threatening them...

Lucca Sterrer, Patagonia ’20

Spending a semester abroad in Chile with Round River was very influential in figuring out what I wanted to do post college! Doing fieldwork in such a special environment helped me realize I want to continue my experience with field ecology and work outside as much as I can...

Dominic Noce, Botswana ’20

After returning from Botswana, Dominic worked as a Canada lynx technician in Glacier National Park before returning to the University of Montana for his senior year. After receiving his B.S. in wildlife biology, he worked on a mountain lion project in Utah and a pronghorn project in Montana...

Ian Salzl Foote, Botswana ’20

In Spring 2020, the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic marked the premature end to Ian’s RRCS experience in Botswana. After a raw and convoluted evacuation...

Helena le Roux Ohm, Namibia ’03, Taku ’05

Helena le Roux Ohm – better known as “Linky” – is an alumnus from Namibia ’03 and the Taku ’05. After graduating from the University of Vermont...

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