Environmental Career Chats are informal networking opportunities for U-M students to connect with environmental professionals about their career journeys. During these hour-long sessions, PitE alumni share about their experiences working in various environmental fields and answer questions submitted by students. April’s virtual Environmental Career Chat is focused on Environmental Policy & Advocacy with Kate Vogel.

Kate is working as a Coastal Resilience Planner for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, working to advance community capacity to understand, plan for and advance preparedness related to flood hazards including nuisance flooding and sea level change. She promotes resiliency planning at a community and regional scale and delivers technical assistance for coastal management projects. Kate received her B.A. from PitE, and her first job upon graduating was working in the Dominican Republic. After graduating with her Master's degree from SEAS, Kate worked as a NOAA Coastal Management Fellow writing climate change adaptation and resilience plans for state lands with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. She is excited for the opportunity to keep working with a great team, and outside of work she enjoys eating crepes by Annapolis' waterfront, and helping others find their passions!