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Career Exploration Zoom Series: Economist - World Bank

Event date/time: 
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 7:00pm
Event Type: 
Online

Join us for our lastest installment in our Career Zoom series.

To obtain the Zoom link, contact Angelica Paredes at angelica@umext.umass.edu  

Please include in your email the session date, youth name, club/school, County.

Please add the state you live in if outside of Massachusetts!

The June 16 session is hosted by 4-H alumn, Lindsey Larson.

Economist

Lindsey is an Economist in the Agriculture and Food Global Practice at the World Bank. In this role, she oversees a portfolio of projects that address environmental sustainability, rural livelihoods, and food security. This includes serving as the Deputy Program Manager of FOLUR, a $300 million program covering 27 countries and 8 agricultural commodities.

Before the World Bank, she worked for over a decade with conservation nonprofits.

Lindsey holds a BA from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies, a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

A 4-H alum, she raised prize-winning dahlias and poultry as a member of the Flora, Fauna and Feathers club in Essex County, MA.

 

Contact's name: 
Angelica Paredes
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This event will be recorded: 
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