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Title: Environmental Specialist Organization: Graduate: Home
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| What do you enjoy about your job? What aspects of your job are the most exciting or interesting? | ||
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has the perfect balance between academic
research, lobbying, fieldwork and public sector
work. I have the chance to travel within the
country, Ecuador, deal with national and local
authorities and research and develop policy
schemes. |
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| Why did you choose to pursue an MPA/MPP degree? | ||
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finishing my law degree in Ecuador, I started
working to develop environmental policy. I
needed policymaking skills and a good
understanding of public management in order to
pursue my career goals. Public administration
was the best way to do it. |
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| How did you select your graduate school? | ||
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met a faculty member in my home country. He led
me to the Center for Public Policy and
Administration CPPA at UMASS. I think CPPA has
some of the best resources to pursue studies in
public policy and administration, with a great
academic background, besides the permanent
interest in knowing more about the students and
its interests. It was a great experience for me,
being from another country. |
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| How do you feel your MPA/MPP is helping you to make a difference? | ||
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MPA degree has given me a considerable advantage
over other consultants in the field, since I am
able to introduce different and new ways to
design public policy in my home country. |
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| How would you characterize your personality? | ||
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Rigorous * Good under pressure * Teacher *
Committed * Flexible * Independent * People
person * Diplomatic * Analytical * |
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| Contact Carlo Ruiz-Giraldo with questions regarding his graduate experience: | ||
| Email Carlo | ||