About Our Guest:

• Hilary Eisen is the Conservation Policy Director at Winter Wildlands Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to protect America’s wild snowscapes. She works with grassroot partners, agency staff, and elected officials on National Forest winter travel management, forest planning, and other policy issues.
• Hilary started her career in public lands in the backcountry, maintaining Forest Service trails and educating the public about Wilderness stewardship as a Wilderness Ranger while spending winters working on wildlife research projects.
• She also earned a BA in conservation biology from Middlebury College and an MS in wildlife biology from the University of Montana along the way. 

Episode Highlights:

If you have an adventurous spirit and love spending time in the great outdoors, you will be captivated by Hilary’s career journey story. And here are a few other inspiring topics from today’s episode:

• How creating your own job description might lead to an exciting opportunity 
• When to include your hobbies on a resume
• Which conversation jobs involve more time in the office than time outdoors

And if you’re looking for a way to visit top vacation destinations like Lake Tahoe or Yellowstone and get paid for it, this is the episode for you! 

Learn More:

• Go to successinscienceCC.com/podcast for more details, including resources provided by our guest.
• Access the full, extended interview at patreon.com/diverseroutes
• Contact our host, Dr. Cassie Briggs at cassie@successinscienceCC.com

Dr. Delaney Dann is a Career & Professional Development Manager at Scripps, a nonprofit biomedical research institute in San Diego, CA. With a background in molecular biology, including a BS in biology, a couple years in the biotech industry, and a PhD in biology Delaney had her sights on becoming a university biology professor. But during the interview process, realized that a faculty role was not the right fit for her. So, she used an NIH fellowship to explore alternative career options and build her skills and network - landing her in her current role where she supports early career scientists through career development workshops, programing, and advising. 

Episode Highlights:

• What things to consider when contemplating a gap year before grad school
• How to successfully “cold apply” for jobs - that is land a job without an network connection
• How online learning (or teaching) can prepare you for a remote or hybrid career

BONUS: And we reveal the non-science class, every scientist should take. 

Go to successinscienceCC.com/podcast for more details, including resources referred to in this episode.

Access the full, extended interview at patreon.com/diverseroutes.

Dr. James Mantas is an Emergency Medicine Physician at Stony Brook. Originally from upstate New York, James earned his undergraduate degree at Hartwick College, then was the assistant basketball coach at Skidmore University before heading to medical school and earning his MD at New York Medical College.

Episode Highlights:

• How not to pick a college
• How to get into med school
• Life as a student athlete

Go to successinscienceCC.com/podcast for more details, including resources referred to in this episode.

Access the extended interview at patreon.com/diverseroutes