Tony Dalisio records the song of an American Pipit atop Mt. Evans, a 14,264 foot peak outside Idaho Springs, Colorado. It is necessary to crouch down when recording sound in the alpine life zone in order to obtain clear recordings.

Tony Dalisio ‘08

Interview by Sydney Flowers, ‘01

Sterling Degree: Circumpolar Studies

Current Job: Graduate Teaching Assistant & Graduate School Naturalist, Emporia State University

Tony Dalisio graduated from Sterling College in 2008 with a degree in Circumpolar Studies, and is currently a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate School Naturalist for Emporia State University in Kansas. 

Tony is pursuing a M.S. degree in biology through the Department of Biological Sciences at Emporia.  After receiving his M.S. he will be qualified to teach biology in community colleges and liberal arts colleges; continue graduate work at the doctoral level; and will be eligible for employment in various fields of biology, including certain fields of applied biology.

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Adam Lewandowski, ‘04

Sterling Degree: Wildlands Ecology and Management
Current Job: Senior Environmental Planner, California Tahoe Conservancy

Adam Lewandowski graduated from Sterling College in 2004 with a degree in Wildlands Ecology and Management, and is currently working as the Senior Environmental Planner for the California Tahoe Conservancy.

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Roseanne Hoad, ‘04 

Sterling Degree:  Sustainable Agriculture
Current Job:  Co-owner and Farm Manager, Emma’s Family Farm, Windsor, Maine

Roseanne Hoad is the co-owner and manager of Emma’s Family Farm in Windsor, Maine. 

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Tim Wilson ‘06

Sterling Degree: Agro-Ecology
Current Job: Director of Urban Agriculture & Manager of City Farm, The Resource Center, Chicago, IL

“White House Farmer” nominee – ranked 12 out of 111

“My background at Sterling helped secure my position at City Farm—they were impressed by my knowledge and the mixture of Sustainable Agriculture and Ecology from my self-designed major. Moving from being a student to a professional I often revert back to the ‘Sterling Style,’ of plain hard work. You could say I’ve been living off the Sterling education for some time now.”

Ben Mackie & Angela Revallo ‘09

Sterling Degrees: Sustainable Agriculture
Current Jobs: Garden Managers, The Farm at Natirar, Peapack-Gladstone, NJ

“The academic curriculum coupled with the experiential aspect of every class was essential to my enjoyable and effective educational experience. I came to fully appreciate the supportive and inspiring faculty and staff that helped shape my time at Sterling, along with the deep camaraderie felt by each member of the greater college community. Thanks to my unique knowledge attained at Sterling College, I am able to bring regenerative agriculture and thoughts of a reduced energy future into the mainstream.”

—Ben Mackie

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Melissa Fisher ‘00

Sterling Degree: Sustainable Agriculture
Deputy Director of Horticulture, The High Line,New York, NY

“Each day I recognize how directly my Sterling College experiences in community life, creative problem solving, adventure, and critical thinking inform the experiences I’m having now.”

Melissa’s work at the Friends of the Highline project includes planting picturesque gardens on a 1.5-mile-long historic elevated rail structure on the West Side of Manhattan.

Michael Seamans ‘02

Sterling Degree: Outdoor Education and Leadership
Current Job: Photojournalist, Jackson Hole News and Guide, Jackson, WY

“The Sterling ‘experience’ has given me a foundation of skills that are not taught at other universities. Sterling has given me a compass with which to navigate my way in life. This is where Sterling students separate themselves from the rest of the pack. In true Sterling pride, we engage with a sense of compassion and responsibility for the world.”

Anna Wilkins ‘02

Sterling Degree: Conservation Ecology
Current Job:  Land Steward, Town of Lincoln, MA

“The knowledge I gained in Sterling’s science and writing courses has been elemental in preparing me for a profession in land conservation. Learning about environmental issues on a small scale and local level and then building upon that base, expanding into regional, national, and international environmental topics, has given me a well rounded background.”