Sustainability Alumni Spotlight Radha Urribarri 1. What year did you graduate? I graduated in 2017 with my bachelor’s degree and then in 2019 with my masters degree.
2. What was your major/minor? I majored in environmental science with a concentration in biology and minored in public health, and geography. I received my master’s degree in public health with a concentration in environmental health sciences.
3. What was your co-curricular and student organization involvement on campus? During my college years, I was involved in various program and organizations at separate times and sometimes all at once. I was involved with educational opportunities program (EOP), living learning community of the world of environmental health and sustainability, residential life at colonial quad, UAlbany sustainability club, UAlbany grow green club, Albany student dining advisory committee (ASDAC), Sodexo as the wellness intern, Albany running exchange club (ARE), office of sustainability as the Farm to SUNY intern, and UAlbany women’s rugby team. I was also involved with Global Student Embassy (GSE), where I got the opportunity to travel to Ecuador and Nicaragua doing environmental conservation work. I enjoyed being involved in so many programs because I loved learning about different topics, meeting new people, and discovering new passions.
4. What are you doing now? Where do you live? I recently got hired at NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) as industrial hygienist. I live in Queens, New York. During my free time I enjoy exercising like running, riding my bicycle, and walking in my favorite park Kissena Park.
5. How have you applied your experience with the sustainability movement on campus and involvement with the Office of Sustainability into your post-college life and career? I have applied my experiences from my involvement on campus and with the office of sustainability by being open minded to new experience and opportunities. I was involved in the Health Department’s COVID-19 Vaccine hubs helping New Yorkers receive vaccines. I continue to be open to learning and being involved in new opportunities. I practice sustainability by commuting to work by using MTA subway, using recycling receptacles, and using the agency’s electric vehicles when needed. I continue to exercise sustainable practices and look for new ways to bring sustainability in my workplace.
The Office of Sustainability is proud of the successes of our alumni! They were essential in the early stages of the sustainability movement at UAlbany and have shaped where it is now. 11
