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Adam's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Entrepreneurship, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Principal Coordinator-Community Affairs

I work on Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • GED

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Sustainability Studies

    University of Portland

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Chief Sustainability Officers:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Sustainability Studies

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    I spent too many years doing the wrong work.

  • 2.

    Thought about how I could build a life around helping the world.

  • 3.

    Decided to go to college.

  • 4.

    Devoted my free time to volunteering and getting others to participate.

  • 5.

    Tried and tried to work in Community Affairs.

  • 6.

    Got the job.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    You made bad choices in the past and therefore you will not ever be able to get a job.

  • How I responded:

    I decided that changing my life was up to me. I decided to listen to leaders that were providing positive feedback and apply that feedback when appropriate, but also with an understanding that what I do with that feedback is up to me.