To aid UW Anthropology students in exploring educational and career opportunities, we have started a mentoring network comprised of UW Anthropology alumni, including many who live and work in the Seattle area. Our mentors have valuable and unique experiences and perspectives that can benefit current students, especially those hoping to gain insights from professional anthropologists pursuing a variety of academic and non-academic careers.
People - Mentor Network
Senior consultant, The Hartman Group
robertsonallen@gmail.com
Social Science and Incubators Lead at EarthLab, University of Washington
sarajo@uw.edu
Lecturer, Matteo Ricci Institute and Seattle University
tapoja@gmail.com
Instructor, Rainier Scholars and UW Lecturer
hdc2@uw.edu
Manager of community engagement and community-based research at Environmental Health-Public Health Seattle & King County
damarys4@gmail.com
Senior Archaeologist and the Pacific Northwest Cultural Resources Practice Group Leader at Cardno
jennifer.ferris@cardno.com / (206) 239-7390
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Marlaine.S.Figueroagray@kp.org
Strategic Information Team Lead, Office of Global Health, Health Resources & Services Administration
salemtg@uw.edu
Data Scientist, Global Expansion Market Intelligence, Amazon
ben@hanowell.me
U.S. Department of State and Senior Foreign Service Officer
katzdj@gmail.com
Archaeologist, Willamette Cultural Resources Associates, Ltd.
kopperlr@uw.edu
Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee Knoxville
slautzen@utk.edu
Affiliate Associate Professor, Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association
eliebow@uw.edu / (571) 483-1168
Product manager and user researcher, University of Washington
lyle3@uw.edu
Affiliate Assistant Professor, King County Archaeologist
tom.minichillo@kingcounty.gov
Washington Sea Grant social science program lead, and liaison to NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC).
mpoe@uw.edu
Postdoctoral Scholar with the Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative, at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations
GrahamPruss@gmail.com
Policy assistant for the Centro SOL Migrant Health Policy Group
shamelle@uw.edu
UW Law School Student
moromero@uw.edu
Associate Professor, Museum Studies, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)
jryker@iaia.edu
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Elon University
leylasav@uw.edu
Archaeologist, Willamette Cultural Resources Associates
akt5321@gmail.com
Senior Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at the University of Washington
kimberlyswiley@gmail.com