There aren’t many people in the world who go from studying philosophy to working as a nuclear energy policy advisor. But for Tyler Koebel, his journey through the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) gave him the chance to explore his interests — and turn them into a career — in unique ways.
Microbiologist Dinah Tambalo seeks solutions to environmental and health problems.
Even as a University of Saskatchewan undergrad, Kristopher Schmaltz, MPP’14, knew he wanted to work in public policy. He wanted to ‘be part of the change’—words many in his generation have adopted as a career mantra. When he graduated with his BA (Political Studies), he looked at the world and saw a lot of issues he cared about—economic empowerment, education, environment, science and technology, social services.
How does an industrial engineer with extensive experience in information technology end up leading an NGO focused on community-based agricultural projects in the Caribbean? “It’s an interesting story,” says Johnson Shoyama Graduate School (JSGS) alumnus Phillip Lashley. During a Skype interview from his Barbados home, he reflects on how his time at JSGS is impacting his current, somewhat unexpected career.
Ata-Ul Munim is fascinated by innovation—not so much the act of innovating, but the development of the innovation policies that play such a crucial role in economic and social growth.
