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Our mission
Our mission
We envision Environmentorship as a website that people, particularly those who are early in their education or professional careers, can find useful information for their development. Our goal is to provide information and guidance on frequently asked questions, including how to find and apply for internships, get funding to secure your education, and apply for graduate school.
Our motivation for starting Environmentorship stems from the fact that the environmental field can be confusing to navigate, and learning how to navigate this world can be frustrating. Many successful people in this field have had a mentor of some kind who helped them take their first steps in this field, whether that be a professor in college, a family member, or a supervisor at a job. In our hopes to make the environmental field a more equitable place where anyone can succeed, we aim to provide this sort of guidance to anyone. Ultimately, we seek to demystify this space and try to alleviate some of the barriers and information gaps that prevent people from getting into this field or taking that crucial next step.
About us
About us
We are Markus and Annika Min, a brother-sister team. We created Environmentorship when we realized the lack of accessible and comprehensive information on opportunities and challenges in the environmental field. We envision Environmentorship as a resource for everyone and anyone interested in the environmental field, especially for those who are early in their studies or career and looking for information on how to take their next steps. We intend for Environmentorship to offer a sort of “collective” mentorship of advice and support, passing on knowledge and experiences to you. While we are still in the early stages of development, we eventually hope that this website will serve as a hub for people to share their advice and experiences to help others.
Perhaps you are interested in the environment, but don’t know how you can best use your skills or how to combine that passion with your other interests. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the immense breadth of the environmental field and don’t know where to start. You may be looking for tips on choosing a major, scholarships, study abroad, internships, graduate school, or finding a job. Whatever your reason for being here, we're glad that you chose to stop by!
Markus Min
Markus Min
Hi! I’m a graduate student at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. Prior to moving to Seattle for graduate school, I got my B.S. in Marine Biology from UCLA and worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute as a research assistant. My path here was far from a linear one - it actually wasn't until my junior year of undergrad that I switched my major to Marine Biology. Prior to making the change, I had been an Environmental Science major, as I knew I wanted to do something involving the environment, but had little idea beyond that. I suspect that many of you feel or once felt the same way - it often takes exploring different paths to discover what you’re most passionate about! I hope that you find this website helpful.
If you’d like to learn more about me and my research, please visit my website at www.markusmin.com. If you're interested in chatting, you can contact me at mmin @ uw dot edu.
Annika Min
Annika Min
Hello and welcome to Environmentorship! I work in ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (my contributions to this website are entirely in my personal capacity). My path in the environmental field began with a high school internship followed by a B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from UC Berkeley with a double minor in conservation and geospatial information science and a M.Sc. in the Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security from the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security and the University of Bonn in Germany. I've known since the latter part of high school that I wanted to engage with the natural world in my career, and from the outside my path may seem straightforward to some, but it has certainly not always felt that way and the many opportunities and changes in direction have come over time, some serendipitously.
I hope that by sharing our accumulated knowledge and experiences, we can help you learn more about and navigate the environmental field so that you can turn the spark, passion, or simply a sense of urgency around climate and the environment that brought you here into a meaningful reality.
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