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Name: Christine Svetkovich
Area of Study: Environmental Studies
Graduation Date: 1998
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Currently: Water Quality Lobbyist
Christine has served in a variety of policy, technical, and scientific positions at both state and international levels. After earning a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Northland, Christine obtained an M.S. in Environmental Studies from Evergreen State College.
She began her career as a researcher with the Washburn/Bayfield League of Women Voters and as an intern with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. In Washington State, she was a researcher with the Department of Ecology and investigated technical issues and public health concerns related to persistent bio-accumulative toxic chemicals; she was also a lobbyist for the People for Puget Sound. Christine later spent time in the Peace Corps as an environmental educator in the Siberian region of the Russian Far East. After returning to the U.S., she took a position in the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, where, for the past several years, she has worked as a Water Quality Lobbyist. Christine is an outstanding environmental professional and a rising star in the Pacific Northwest.
