Interview With Gerald Schwartz
Contact Information:
Name: Gerald Schwartz
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 650-599-1424
Occupation: Resource Conservation Specialist
Interview:
Question: “What do you enjoy about working at Recycleworks”
Answer: “The big part of my job that I really enjoy is coordinating school programs because I get to work with teachers in teacher training workshops, I get to go out to schools and work with green teams to improve their recycling and waste reduction program like at the school if it’s either composting or recycling, and I enjoy talking within the classrooms in like classroom lessons and assembly presentations so I really like those interactions. And I also like you know working with kids on doing composting like backyard composting in the garden and more composting throughout the school.”
Question: “Why did you decide to work at Recycleworks”
Answer: “When I applied to this position at recycleworks with the county of San Mateo It was the year I was I was working as a middle school teacher, my second year and when I looked at it I thought woah this is a pretty neat job and this seemed like very similar to what I used to do at t-score as an environmental educator. So I applied and got the job”
Question: “What do you do at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “So, my title is I am a Resource Conservation Specialist. Ok, so I do several things and I have done several things at recycleworks. One is I coordinate the coordinate school program at recycle works, I have also coordinated what’s called multi family dwelling program that is multi family dwellings with like apartments and condos in an area called North Fair Oaks that’s part of our jurisdiction so it’s a little area next to Redwood City. I also have Recycleworks coordinated with with what’s called a recycleworks grant program that’s no longer being funded, but I did that in the past too. And so Recycleworks is an organization that is part of the county of san mateo and we are in what’s called the county manager's office and the section I work for is office of sustainability and that’s what I do.”
Question: “Why is Recycleworks important?”
Answer: “Well our organization is important because our primary goal is to promote conservation of natural resources and also to prevent waste from entering landfills, to divert waste from going into landfills. So we promote the four R’s which is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot compost. And this is really important for the environment because first of all the less waste that goes into the landfills, the more landfill space we’re preserving. Which is good because we don’t want to create more landfills. Also less organics that get diverted from the landfills and less organics enter the landfills which means like food waste and yard waste and dirty paper less organics go into the landfill means that there is less methane gas being produced in landfills that can go into the atmosphere and actually is a greenhouse gas which is known to cause global climate change or global warming. So were preventing that from happening also conserving resources so if like for example we buy say products made from recycled materials we’re actually saving a lot indirectly of we’re conserving energy and indirectly preventing climate change from happening too. So for example like an aluminum can, is made from a mineral called bauxite so if we go out and mine for bauxite from its raw material to make that aluminum can as opposed to making an aluminum can from recycled aluminum and saving 95% of energy we have to go and mine that bauxite. So we’re actually preventing a great deal of pollution from happening and preventing greenhouse gases from being created which can be harmful for the environment and also we’re saving habitats for plants and animals. So another factor in there is that if you look at recycling paper so your school most likely recycles a ton of paper a year. If we recycle a ton of paper or 2,000 pounds of paper then we save between 16 and 24 trees so we save between 16 and 24 trees from being cut down to make new paper because we’re making it from recycled paper so that has a big impact and you probably know that trees provide oxygen, clean air, and so on. So that for me recycling you know makes a big difference. And also we have a big difference you know we promote reusing different things. So like you know, using both sides of a piece of paper or creating you know or making different things out of reusable materials, donating things throughout the county, and instead of throwing away for example a desk at the transfer station and that goes into a landfill we can donate it to habitat for humanity so we’re helping the environment and helping people at the same time.”
Question: “How long have you been working at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “I have been working at Recycleworks for about 9 years now.”
Question: “What kind of company is Recycleworks”
Answer: “Recycle works is an organization that is part of the county of san mateo and we are in what’s called the county manager's office and the section I work for is office of sustainability.”
Question: “What is the average salary of someone who works at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “Ok with the office of sustainability with the county of san mateo in my position resource conservationist really the salary depends on the number of years that someone starts working here. So the starting salary can be about $58,000 a year and it can go all the way up to $88,000 a year.”
Question: “Why is climate change such a big issue?”
Answer: “Well climate change is such a big issue because if you look at the evidence between what’s happening with the amount the amount of greenhouse gases being produced over time you know from beginning of the industrial revolution to if we look at global temperatures, there’s a correlation between the two. And so, this is a big issue because as we are more greenhouse gases produced by humans into the air such as methane gas, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide we are getting some changes in the climate and we are seeing that sea levels starting to rise, we are getting hotter temperatures around the world from the climate itself, and you know also scientists are saying that things like superstorms like the one that was on the east coast what was it this year or last year things like that are starting to develop more often like hurricanes and so on. So you know this has a big impact, so this is also why we should try to do as much as we can to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases going up into Earth’s atmosphere.”
Question: “What is important about your job at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “So, the most important thing with my job at Recycleworks is to work with people, educate people so they can make a difference, so they can take action to conserve resources, and there to indirectly prevent greenhouse gases from going into the atmosphere, protect our natural resources, protect our animal and plant habitats, and indirectly prevent pollution too. And so you know the way I look at it as an environmentalist i’m here to do as much as i can to really protect our resources and preserve the environment for future generations. And you know myself, I have two children and I hope the environment is better or stays as it is or becomes better and cleaner for my children, for when they’re adults and when they have kids. So i have a lot of hope this is possible.”
Question: “What led you to work at Recycleworks, what was your job before it?”
Answer: “Before I worked at recycle works I worked as a high school and middle school science teacher and before that t-score at nicaragua in central america and what I did there was I worked as an environmental education promoter so I did teacher training workshops and I taught environmental education in schools and worked with teachers and students there. And before that I actually worked as a scientist at UC Santa Cruz as a laboratory assistant studying basically working for a researcher of what they call a toe soccer phd researcher and she studied the availability of petroleum hydrocarbons on rain food chains and so we basically looked at oil spill products on rain food chains.”
Reflection:
While I was trying to set up an interview with Gerald Schwartz, there was a few problems. For example, before the interview I only had an opportunity to email Gerald Schwartz at school so that meant I couldn’t email him much other than during Ms. Nowakowski class. This made it challenging because once when I emailed Gerald he responded and asked if we could do the interview the next day when I didn’t have a computer and so I saw the email the next day and we had to reschedule the interview. Another challenge I had was during the interview there was occasional bad connection sincer the interview was over the phone. This was a problem because sometimes I would say something and then Gerald wouldn’t hear me and so I had to repeat myself and sometimes he still couldn’t hear me, so it was weird. Last, when I would ask him one question he would kind of answer a different question of mine, then answer the original question, and then answer another question. This made it challenging because I had to flip through my pages a lot and it got kind of unorganized and confusing. All in all, there was a few problems but the interview went pretty well.
There were two significant things I learned from my interview of Gerald Schwartz. One thing I learned was that you could do many different things that you could do for a living in the topic of climate change. For example, Gerald worked as a volunteer at Nicaragua and then later worked as a high school and middle school science teacher. This is a significant thing because they are very different jobs which shows that there are a lot of options out there in the area of climate change. Another significant thing I learned is that recycleworks does a lot of good thing for the environment. For example recycleworks makes sure less food waste and paper scraps go into the landfill. This means less greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere which helps stop climate change because greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere and cause climate change. Also, recycleworks helps educate everyone how and why to recycle properly so put less waste into landfills which helps stop climate change. This is important because we need to help stop climate change. To conclude, this interview was very important and helpful.
If I had the opportunity to ask Gerald a few more questions I would ask him two more questions. I would ask him what he studied in college for a major/what his experience is in climate change. Also I would ask him if he had always been interested in the area of climate change so like from high school or he suddenly had an interest. I would ask these questions because I didn’t ask him about his education or his interest in climate change. In summary, I would ask these questions if I had to but I still got a lot of information with my other questions.
Name: Gerald Schwartz
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 650-599-1424
Occupation: Resource Conservation Specialist
Interview:
Question: “What do you enjoy about working at Recycleworks”
Answer: “The big part of my job that I really enjoy is coordinating school programs because I get to work with teachers in teacher training workshops, I get to go out to schools and work with green teams to improve their recycling and waste reduction program like at the school if it’s either composting or recycling, and I enjoy talking within the classrooms in like classroom lessons and assembly presentations so I really like those interactions. And I also like you know working with kids on doing composting like backyard composting in the garden and more composting throughout the school.”
Question: “Why did you decide to work at Recycleworks”
Answer: “When I applied to this position at recycleworks with the county of San Mateo It was the year I was I was working as a middle school teacher, my second year and when I looked at it I thought woah this is a pretty neat job and this seemed like very similar to what I used to do at t-score as an environmental educator. So I applied and got the job”
Question: “What do you do at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “So, my title is I am a Resource Conservation Specialist. Ok, so I do several things and I have done several things at recycleworks. One is I coordinate the coordinate school program at recycle works, I have also coordinated what’s called multi family dwelling program that is multi family dwellings with like apartments and condos in an area called North Fair Oaks that’s part of our jurisdiction so it’s a little area next to Redwood City. I also have Recycleworks coordinated with with what’s called a recycleworks grant program that’s no longer being funded, but I did that in the past too. And so Recycleworks is an organization that is part of the county of san mateo and we are in what’s called the county manager's office and the section I work for is office of sustainability and that’s what I do.”
Question: “Why is Recycleworks important?”
Answer: “Well our organization is important because our primary goal is to promote conservation of natural resources and also to prevent waste from entering landfills, to divert waste from going into landfills. So we promote the four R’s which is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot compost. And this is really important for the environment because first of all the less waste that goes into the landfills, the more landfill space we’re preserving. Which is good because we don’t want to create more landfills. Also less organics that get diverted from the landfills and less organics enter the landfills which means like food waste and yard waste and dirty paper less organics go into the landfill means that there is less methane gas being produced in landfills that can go into the atmosphere and actually is a greenhouse gas which is known to cause global climate change or global warming. So were preventing that from happening also conserving resources so if like for example we buy say products made from recycled materials we’re actually saving a lot indirectly of we’re conserving energy and indirectly preventing climate change from happening too. So for example like an aluminum can, is made from a mineral called bauxite so if we go out and mine for bauxite from its raw material to make that aluminum can as opposed to making an aluminum can from recycled aluminum and saving 95% of energy we have to go and mine that bauxite. So we’re actually preventing a great deal of pollution from happening and preventing greenhouse gases from being created which can be harmful for the environment and also we’re saving habitats for plants and animals. So another factor in there is that if you look at recycling paper so your school most likely recycles a ton of paper a year. If we recycle a ton of paper or 2,000 pounds of paper then we save between 16 and 24 trees so we save between 16 and 24 trees from being cut down to make new paper because we’re making it from recycled paper so that has a big impact and you probably know that trees provide oxygen, clean air, and so on. So that for me recycling you know makes a big difference. And also we have a big difference you know we promote reusing different things. So like you know, using both sides of a piece of paper or creating you know or making different things out of reusable materials, donating things throughout the county, and instead of throwing away for example a desk at the transfer station and that goes into a landfill we can donate it to habitat for humanity so we’re helping the environment and helping people at the same time.”
Question: “How long have you been working at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “I have been working at Recycleworks for about 9 years now.”
Question: “What kind of company is Recycleworks”
Answer: “Recycle works is an organization that is part of the county of san mateo and we are in what’s called the county manager's office and the section I work for is office of sustainability.”
Question: “What is the average salary of someone who works at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “Ok with the office of sustainability with the county of san mateo in my position resource conservationist really the salary depends on the number of years that someone starts working here. So the starting salary can be about $58,000 a year and it can go all the way up to $88,000 a year.”
Question: “Why is climate change such a big issue?”
Answer: “Well climate change is such a big issue because if you look at the evidence between what’s happening with the amount the amount of greenhouse gases being produced over time you know from beginning of the industrial revolution to if we look at global temperatures, there’s a correlation between the two. And so, this is a big issue because as we are more greenhouse gases produced by humans into the air such as methane gas, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide we are getting some changes in the climate and we are seeing that sea levels starting to rise, we are getting hotter temperatures around the world from the climate itself, and you know also scientists are saying that things like superstorms like the one that was on the east coast what was it this year or last year things like that are starting to develop more often like hurricanes and so on. So you know this has a big impact, so this is also why we should try to do as much as we can to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases going up into Earth’s atmosphere.”
Question: “What is important about your job at Recycleworks?”
Answer: “So, the most important thing with my job at Recycleworks is to work with people, educate people so they can make a difference, so they can take action to conserve resources, and there to indirectly prevent greenhouse gases from going into the atmosphere, protect our natural resources, protect our animal and plant habitats, and indirectly prevent pollution too. And so you know the way I look at it as an environmentalist i’m here to do as much as i can to really protect our resources and preserve the environment for future generations. And you know myself, I have two children and I hope the environment is better or stays as it is or becomes better and cleaner for my children, for when they’re adults and when they have kids. So i have a lot of hope this is possible.”
Question: “What led you to work at Recycleworks, what was your job before it?”
Answer: “Before I worked at recycle works I worked as a high school and middle school science teacher and before that t-score at nicaragua in central america and what I did there was I worked as an environmental education promoter so I did teacher training workshops and I taught environmental education in schools and worked with teachers and students there. And before that I actually worked as a scientist at UC Santa Cruz as a laboratory assistant studying basically working for a researcher of what they call a toe soccer phd researcher and she studied the availability of petroleum hydrocarbons on rain food chains and so we basically looked at oil spill products on rain food chains.”
Reflection:
While I was trying to set up an interview with Gerald Schwartz, there was a few problems. For example, before the interview I only had an opportunity to email Gerald Schwartz at school so that meant I couldn’t email him much other than during Ms. Nowakowski class. This made it challenging because once when I emailed Gerald he responded and asked if we could do the interview the next day when I didn’t have a computer and so I saw the email the next day and we had to reschedule the interview. Another challenge I had was during the interview there was occasional bad connection sincer the interview was over the phone. This was a problem because sometimes I would say something and then Gerald wouldn’t hear me and so I had to repeat myself and sometimes he still couldn’t hear me, so it was weird. Last, when I would ask him one question he would kind of answer a different question of mine, then answer the original question, and then answer another question. This made it challenging because I had to flip through my pages a lot and it got kind of unorganized and confusing. All in all, there was a few problems but the interview went pretty well.
There were two significant things I learned from my interview of Gerald Schwartz. One thing I learned was that you could do many different things that you could do for a living in the topic of climate change. For example, Gerald worked as a volunteer at Nicaragua and then later worked as a high school and middle school science teacher. This is a significant thing because they are very different jobs which shows that there are a lot of options out there in the area of climate change. Another significant thing I learned is that recycleworks does a lot of good thing for the environment. For example recycleworks makes sure less food waste and paper scraps go into the landfill. This means less greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere which helps stop climate change because greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere and cause climate change. Also, recycleworks helps educate everyone how and why to recycle properly so put less waste into landfills which helps stop climate change. This is important because we need to help stop climate change. To conclude, this interview was very important and helpful.
If I had the opportunity to ask Gerald a few more questions I would ask him two more questions. I would ask him what he studied in college for a major/what his experience is in climate change. Also I would ask him if he had always been interested in the area of climate change so like from high school or he suddenly had an interest. I would ask these questions because I didn’t ask him about his education or his interest in climate change. In summary, I would ask these questions if I had to but I still got a lot of information with my other questions.
Interview With Emi Hashizume
Contact Information:
Name: Emi Hashizume
Email: smcgov.onmicrosoft.com
Occupation: County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Interview:
Question: Why did you decide to work at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Answer: I was originally placed at San Mateo County as part of the Climate Corps Bay Area (CCBA) fellowship I participated in last year. CCBA interviewed me and decided I was a good fit for the Green Business Program based on my background in sales, customer relations, and environmental studies. After the fellowship ended last summer, I was re-hired by the County as a full time employee.
Question: What do you do when working at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I perform many tasks as the main coordinator for the Green Business Program. Main goal is to certify local businesses who meet the state’s Green Business standards. In order to do that, I assist participating businesses in implementing environmentally sustainable initiatives that encourage pollution prevention, energy efficiency, water conservation, and employee health and education. When needed, I verify compliance with county health regulations and food safety codes. I also evaluate businesses and conduct walk-throughs of their facilities, identifying water and energy saving opportunities.
Question: How long have you been working at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I’ve been working for the Green Business Program for about a year and a half now. 10 months as a CCBA fellow and 8 months as an employee of the County.
Question: What is the average salary of someone who works at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I’m not sure what the average salary is for someone working on the Green Business Program since I’m the only one, but I believe it would be around $50,000.
Question: Why is your job at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program important?
Answer: My job is important because I connect with many businesses and help them to become more environmentally-friendly. When the businesses implement the Green Business checklist of sustainability measures and fulfill all our requirements, they reduce their waste generation, increase employee health, and save on water, energy, and money! In turn, they educate their customers and employees about how they can make “green” changes in their own lives.
Question: Why is climate change in Earth such a big issue, why should everyone try to help stop it?
Answer: Climate change is incredibly important because it is causing the Earth to lose vital ecosystems and landscapes, which leads to the loss of different people’s homes, lifestyles, and cultures. While not everyone has felt the extremes of climate change or think they’ve experienced any negative consequences, it affects everyone, everywhere. And since we all contribute to it, we all must play a role in reducing it.
Question: What was your job before the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: Before I joined the CCBA fellowship and was placed with the County as the Green Business coordinator, I was attending school at Pitzer College (one of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California). During school I was working at the library and service desk, as well as Nordstrom as a sales associate.
Question: How does the County of San Mateo Green Business Program help stop climate change?
Answer: Businesses that participate in the Green Business Program learn how to implement many measures that reduce pollution, which decreases global warming. We also support businesses in stopping climate change by providing them assistance in reducing their water and energy usage. Using less energy means less fossil fuels need to be burned, and less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
Question: What do you enjoy about working for the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: My favorite part about working for the Green Business Program is meeting with all the businesses and getting to tour their facilities! I’ve gotten to visit so many different restaurants, offices, hotels, landscapers, and even an equestrian veterinary clinic and food truck! I also love my coworkers in the Office of Sustainability. They make coming to work fun and enjoyable!
Question: What did you study before you worked at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Answer: At Pitzer College I majored in Environmental Analysis with an emphasis in Public Policy and Environmental Justice. I also minored in Asian American Studies.
Reflection:
During the time I was trying to have an interview with Emi Hashizume there weren’t many problems, however there were one or two things that were a little problematic. This was mainly because for this interview I didn’t have to do it over the phone so all I had to do was email her the questions when she said she would let me interview her. This made it easy because if I had to do the interview over the phone I would have to schedule it and it would be more challenging. However, one thing that made things a little challenging was that a few times she didn’t reply for a few days. For example when I asked her if I could email her the questions and if she could answer them and send the answers to me it took her a few days to respond. This made it a little challenging at times because I can’t finish the interview and move on and then I didn’t know if I needed to schedule another interview or not. So this was a small problem but it wasn’t BIG deal or anything. All in all, there was one slight problem but my interview actually went better than my first one in my opinion.
My interview of Emi taught me two significant thing. One thing was that many different companies can do little things to help save natural resources which helps stop pollution and climate change. For example, Businesses that participate in the Green Business Program learn how reduce pollution, which decreases global warming. It also supports businesses in stopping climate change by providing them assistance in reducing their water and energy usage. Using less energy means less fossil fuels need to be burned, and less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. This is important because climate change is changing Earth’s climate which affects plants and animals. To conclude, this interview showed me that a lot of companies whether they’re a veterinary clinic or a food truck.
If I had the opportunity I would ask a few more questions. One question I would ask is if Emi had always been interested in the area of climate change like since middle school or only in college. I would ask this question because I haven’t asked many questions about what she studied or what her interest is in. Another question I would ask is why are you doing your job or why are you doing something to help climate change. I would ask this because it would show why she does her job which I don’t have many questions about. The last question I would is why companies should all help stop climate change or why it is important for them to help stop climate change. In summary, the questions I would ask are about what her interest is in climate change, why she does her job, and why companies should go green.
Name: Emi Hashizume
Email: smcgov.onmicrosoft.com
Occupation: County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Interview:
Question: Why did you decide to work at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Answer: I was originally placed at San Mateo County as part of the Climate Corps Bay Area (CCBA) fellowship I participated in last year. CCBA interviewed me and decided I was a good fit for the Green Business Program based on my background in sales, customer relations, and environmental studies. After the fellowship ended last summer, I was re-hired by the County as a full time employee.
Question: What do you do when working at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I perform many tasks as the main coordinator for the Green Business Program. Main goal is to certify local businesses who meet the state’s Green Business standards. In order to do that, I assist participating businesses in implementing environmentally sustainable initiatives that encourage pollution prevention, energy efficiency, water conservation, and employee health and education. When needed, I verify compliance with county health regulations and food safety codes. I also evaluate businesses and conduct walk-throughs of their facilities, identifying water and energy saving opportunities.
Question: How long have you been working at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I’ve been working for the Green Business Program for about a year and a half now. 10 months as a CCBA fellow and 8 months as an employee of the County.
Question: What is the average salary of someone who works at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: I’m not sure what the average salary is for someone working on the Green Business Program since I’m the only one, but I believe it would be around $50,000.
Question: Why is your job at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program important?
Answer: My job is important because I connect with many businesses and help them to become more environmentally-friendly. When the businesses implement the Green Business checklist of sustainability measures and fulfill all our requirements, they reduce their waste generation, increase employee health, and save on water, energy, and money! In turn, they educate their customers and employees about how they can make “green” changes in their own lives.
Question: Why is climate change in Earth such a big issue, why should everyone try to help stop it?
Answer: Climate change is incredibly important because it is causing the Earth to lose vital ecosystems and landscapes, which leads to the loss of different people’s homes, lifestyles, and cultures. While not everyone has felt the extremes of climate change or think they’ve experienced any negative consequences, it affects everyone, everywhere. And since we all contribute to it, we all must play a role in reducing it.
Question: What was your job before the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: Before I joined the CCBA fellowship and was placed with the County as the Green Business coordinator, I was attending school at Pitzer College (one of the Claremont Colleges in Southern California). During school I was working at the library and service desk, as well as Nordstrom as a sales associate.
Question: How does the County of San Mateo Green Business Program help stop climate change?
Answer: Businesses that participate in the Green Business Program learn how to implement many measures that reduce pollution, which decreases global warming. We also support businesses in stopping climate change by providing them assistance in reducing their water and energy usage. Using less energy means less fossil fuels need to be burned, and less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
Question: What do you enjoy about working for the County of San Mateo Green Business Program?
Answer: My favorite part about working for the Green Business Program is meeting with all the businesses and getting to tour their facilities! I’ve gotten to visit so many different restaurants, offices, hotels, landscapers, and even an equestrian veterinary clinic and food truck! I also love my coworkers in the Office of Sustainability. They make coming to work fun and enjoyable!
Question: What did you study before you worked at the County of San Mateo Green Business Program
Answer: At Pitzer College I majored in Environmental Analysis with an emphasis in Public Policy and Environmental Justice. I also minored in Asian American Studies.
Reflection:
During the time I was trying to have an interview with Emi Hashizume there weren’t many problems, however there were one or two things that were a little problematic. This was mainly because for this interview I didn’t have to do it over the phone so all I had to do was email her the questions when she said she would let me interview her. This made it easy because if I had to do the interview over the phone I would have to schedule it and it would be more challenging. However, one thing that made things a little challenging was that a few times she didn’t reply for a few days. For example when I asked her if I could email her the questions and if she could answer them and send the answers to me it took her a few days to respond. This made it a little challenging at times because I can’t finish the interview and move on and then I didn’t know if I needed to schedule another interview or not. So this was a small problem but it wasn’t BIG deal or anything. All in all, there was one slight problem but my interview actually went better than my first one in my opinion.
My interview of Emi taught me two significant thing. One thing was that many different companies can do little things to help save natural resources which helps stop pollution and climate change. For example, Businesses that participate in the Green Business Program learn how reduce pollution, which decreases global warming. It also supports businesses in stopping climate change by providing them assistance in reducing their water and energy usage. Using less energy means less fossil fuels need to be burned, and less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. This is important because climate change is changing Earth’s climate which affects plants and animals. To conclude, this interview showed me that a lot of companies whether they’re a veterinary clinic or a food truck.
If I had the opportunity I would ask a few more questions. One question I would ask is if Emi had always been interested in the area of climate change like since middle school or only in college. I would ask this question because I haven’t asked many questions about what she studied or what her interest is in. Another question I would ask is why are you doing your job or why are you doing something to help climate change. I would ask this because it would show why she does her job which I don’t have many questions about. The last question I would is why companies should all help stop climate change or why it is important for them to help stop climate change. In summary, the questions I would ask are about what her interest is in climate change, why she does her job, and why companies should go green.
Interview With Lynnae Fischbach
Contact Information:
Name: Lynnae Fischbach
Email: [email protected]
Occupation: Director of Operations
Interview:
Question: What do you do at NatureBridge?c
Answer: I am the Director of Operations. I work directly with all of our teachers to plan their trips to NatureBridge in Golden Gate.
Question: How does NatureBridge help the environment?
Answer: NatureBridge connects students (and their adults!) to the natural world through hands-on environmental science education. Our goal is to foster environmental literacy so students grow up with an understanding of how the natural world works and a drive to protect it.
Question: What does NatureBridge do?
Answer: NatureBridge provides overnight, environmental science field trips for students in grades K-12. Our classrooms are the nation’s National Parks all across the country.
Question: How long have you worked at NatureBridge?
Answer: I started with NatureBridge in 2011 as an Environmental Science Educator.
Question: What did you study in college?
Answer: My undergraduate degree is in German Literature, which just goes to show that you don’t have to be any one “type” to love, protect, and work for the environment!
Question: What was your job(s) before you worked at NatureBridge?
Answer: I was a Naturalist at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in northern Minnesota for four years right after college. Then, I did an Americorps year as the School Garden Specialist for Urban Roost Garden Classrooms in Reno, Nevada.
Question: Why is climate change such a big issue?
Answer: Climate Change affects all of us - you, me, the racoons that woke me up last night, the whales that our students love, the President of the United States, the Saudi Arabian princes, the Great Pandas, your family’s dog, the rainforests of Central America, and the oak trees growing in Golden Gate Park. It is the most pervasive issue of our lifetime - and of the lifetimes of everyone to come after us. Climate Change can only be solved if we all do our part, big or small. We all need to come together to ensure that we have the beautiful earth for generations to come.
Question: What do you enjoy about working at NatureBridge?
Answer: I love working at NatureBridge, because I get to work with a group of passionate, intelligent, socially-aware people, who value community, education, and the environment above everything else. We take care of each other, and we take care of this incredible planet that we are lucky to have!
Question: Why did you want to work at NatureBridge/Why did you apply for the job?
Answer: NatureBridge has a wide reach. We have served over a million students! I wanted the opportunity to make a big impact like that.
Question: What is important about your job at NatureBridge?
Answer: I make sure that all of our incredibly hard-working teachers have the support that they need to rally their students, parents, and communities to support trips to NatureBridge year after year.
Reflection:
When I was asking if I could interview Lynnae there was a few problems but it went pretty well. One problem that I had was she didn’t respond to my emails right away (in about 24 hours). For example, when I initially emailed her if I could interview her she didn’t reply for about four or five weeks. Another example is when I emailed her the questions she didn’t answer for a few days. I understood she was probably busy but it just was a little problem. This made it challenging because then I couldn’t type up the interview so I had to turn my interview in a day late but it was excused. However, the interview was over email so this made everything a lot easier than over the phone. For example, I didn’t have to rush to type all of her words down or try to record it and listen to it later. Also then I didn’t have to try and find out a time that I can interview her that’s a time that she is free because I can simply email her the questions and she can fill them out and send them back to me after. This made many things easier and so this is why I prefer email interviews instead of phone interviews. To conclude, there were few problems of communication so it was turned in late but it went very well and was successful.
There were two significant things I learned during my interview. One was that you don’t have to get a degree climate change or have special education in climate change to help stop climate change. I learned this when Lynnae said that she had an undergraduate degree in German Literature, which is very different from climate change or climate science. This shows that you can do anything and help climate change because German Literature has nothing to do with climate change and she still works in climate change. This is significant to me because it shows if you decide to work on something and you want to change your mind it’s ok. Another significant thing I learned is that you don’t have to directly work on climate change to help stop climate change. For example the company NatureBridge works to educate kids about the environment, and how humans are causing pollution and climate change on it. NatureBridge does this by the nation’s National Parks all across the country to provides overnight, environmental science field trips for students in grades K-12. Teachers educate students about climate change. Lynnae helps plan student trips to NatureBridge facilities in National Parks so she is helping students receive education about the environment. All in all, there are different ways to indirectly help stop climate change.
If I had the opportunity to ask Lynnae any more questions I would ask her a few more. I would ask her at NatureBridge how long she worked as an environmental educator before she switched to working at NatureBridge as a Director of Operations. I would ask this because even though I had asked many questions about her work but I was curious about how long she was an environmental educator and how when she started to be the Director of Operations. Another question I would ask if I had the opportunity is how NatureBridge helps stop climate change. I would ask this because I asked how NatureBridge helps the environment by teaching kids about the environment but I didn’t ask how it also stops climate change. The last question I would ask if what the average salary of someone who works as an environmental educator or how much someone who works as an Director of Operations. I would ask this because I didn’t ask her about average salaries like I did in the other interviews. In summary there are a few more questions that I would ask if I could but I got a lot of good questions and responses.
Name: Lynnae Fischbach
Email: [email protected]
Occupation: Director of Operations
Interview:
Question: What do you do at NatureBridge?c
Answer: I am the Director of Operations. I work directly with all of our teachers to plan their trips to NatureBridge in Golden Gate.
Question: How does NatureBridge help the environment?
Answer: NatureBridge connects students (and their adults!) to the natural world through hands-on environmental science education. Our goal is to foster environmental literacy so students grow up with an understanding of how the natural world works and a drive to protect it.
Question: What does NatureBridge do?
Answer: NatureBridge provides overnight, environmental science field trips for students in grades K-12. Our classrooms are the nation’s National Parks all across the country.
Question: How long have you worked at NatureBridge?
Answer: I started with NatureBridge in 2011 as an Environmental Science Educator.
Question: What did you study in college?
Answer: My undergraduate degree is in German Literature, which just goes to show that you don’t have to be any one “type” to love, protect, and work for the environment!
Question: What was your job(s) before you worked at NatureBridge?
Answer: I was a Naturalist at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in northern Minnesota for four years right after college. Then, I did an Americorps year as the School Garden Specialist for Urban Roost Garden Classrooms in Reno, Nevada.
Question: Why is climate change such a big issue?
Answer: Climate Change affects all of us - you, me, the racoons that woke me up last night, the whales that our students love, the President of the United States, the Saudi Arabian princes, the Great Pandas, your family’s dog, the rainforests of Central America, and the oak trees growing in Golden Gate Park. It is the most pervasive issue of our lifetime - and of the lifetimes of everyone to come after us. Climate Change can only be solved if we all do our part, big or small. We all need to come together to ensure that we have the beautiful earth for generations to come.
Question: What do you enjoy about working at NatureBridge?
Answer: I love working at NatureBridge, because I get to work with a group of passionate, intelligent, socially-aware people, who value community, education, and the environment above everything else. We take care of each other, and we take care of this incredible planet that we are lucky to have!
Question: Why did you want to work at NatureBridge/Why did you apply for the job?
Answer: NatureBridge has a wide reach. We have served over a million students! I wanted the opportunity to make a big impact like that.
Question: What is important about your job at NatureBridge?
Answer: I make sure that all of our incredibly hard-working teachers have the support that they need to rally their students, parents, and communities to support trips to NatureBridge year after year.
Reflection:
When I was asking if I could interview Lynnae there was a few problems but it went pretty well. One problem that I had was she didn’t respond to my emails right away (in about 24 hours). For example, when I initially emailed her if I could interview her she didn’t reply for about four or five weeks. Another example is when I emailed her the questions she didn’t answer for a few days. I understood she was probably busy but it just was a little problem. This made it challenging because then I couldn’t type up the interview so I had to turn my interview in a day late but it was excused. However, the interview was over email so this made everything a lot easier than over the phone. For example, I didn’t have to rush to type all of her words down or try to record it and listen to it later. Also then I didn’t have to try and find out a time that I can interview her that’s a time that she is free because I can simply email her the questions and she can fill them out and send them back to me after. This made many things easier and so this is why I prefer email interviews instead of phone interviews. To conclude, there were few problems of communication so it was turned in late but it went very well and was successful.
There were two significant things I learned during my interview. One was that you don’t have to get a degree climate change or have special education in climate change to help stop climate change. I learned this when Lynnae said that she had an undergraduate degree in German Literature, which is very different from climate change or climate science. This shows that you can do anything and help climate change because German Literature has nothing to do with climate change and she still works in climate change. This is significant to me because it shows if you decide to work on something and you want to change your mind it’s ok. Another significant thing I learned is that you don’t have to directly work on climate change to help stop climate change. For example the company NatureBridge works to educate kids about the environment, and how humans are causing pollution and climate change on it. NatureBridge does this by the nation’s National Parks all across the country to provides overnight, environmental science field trips for students in grades K-12. Teachers educate students about climate change. Lynnae helps plan student trips to NatureBridge facilities in National Parks so she is helping students receive education about the environment. All in all, there are different ways to indirectly help stop climate change.
If I had the opportunity to ask Lynnae any more questions I would ask her a few more. I would ask her at NatureBridge how long she worked as an environmental educator before she switched to working at NatureBridge as a Director of Operations. I would ask this because even though I had asked many questions about her work but I was curious about how long she was an environmental educator and how when she started to be the Director of Operations. Another question I would ask if I had the opportunity is how NatureBridge helps stop climate change. I would ask this because I asked how NatureBridge helps the environment by teaching kids about the environment but I didn’t ask how it also stops climate change. The last question I would ask if what the average salary of someone who works as an environmental educator or how much someone who works as an Director of Operations. I would ask this because I didn’t ask her about average salaries like I did in the other interviews. In summary there are a few more questions that I would ask if I could but I got a lot of good questions and responses.