[GEOG MAJORS] You're Invited: Geographers in Practice

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Featuring James Alexander, Ashley Fent, and Hamdi Mohamed
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[Geographers in Practice]

EVENT INFORMATION


[November   16  2023]



Join the Department of Geography community for our annual event featuring three alumni sharing their experiences as geographers in practice! From inspiration to impact, these stories highlight their ongoing professional activities, public service and activism. Featuring James Alexander, Program Manager, U.S. Department of State; Ashley Fent, Campaigns Researcher, HEAL Food Alliance; and Hamdi Mohamed, Senior Project Manager, General Mills.

  *   Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023
  *   Time: 6:00–7:30 PM Pacific Time
  *   Location: Online on Zoom (event link to follow)

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MEET OUR PANELISTS


James Alexander

[James Alexander.]


Program Manager, U.S. Department of State



James Alexander works as a Senior Client Associate at Standish Management, a Venture Capital Fund administration firm. In this role, he is able to use his excel skills and working with others to support solutions that integrate services to provide an efficient and investor-friendly experience. Before attending UW, he spent more than 8 years in the US Army. After his honorable service, he took advantage of the GI Bill and attended UW as an undergraduate from 2018 to 2020.




Ashley Fent

[Ashley Fent.]


Campaigns Researcher, HEAL Food Alliance



Ashley Fent is an ACLS Leading Edge Fellow at HEAL Food Alliance, a national multiracial coalition of over 40 organizations that works to transform our food and farming systems. At HEAL, she conducts research to inform and raise public awareness about ongoing campaigns and policy advocacy. Previously, she taught courses on environmental justice issues at Vassar College and worked as a researcher at Community Alliance for Global Justice, a small nonprofit in Seattle.




Hamdi Mohamed

[Hamdi Mohamed.]


Senior Project Manager, General Mills



Hamdi Mohamed is a Senior Project Manager at General Mills supporting North America Food Services Sales organization. She is currently based in Minneapolis, MN. Hamdi has twelve years of project management experience both in software development, customer relations support, and managed IT investment Portfolio growth across an organization. After graduating from University of Washington in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Geography, Hamdi began her career at the Boeing Company as a Business Analyst supporting the beginning stages of development of integrated systems for the Sales & Marketing organization.



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