Profiles of CDP Graduates

IDCE is a professional program. Our alumni are using the skills they gained at Clark to promote sustainable development and community-based initiatives around the world. The following notes and profiles describe some of the challenging and dynamic work and research they have pursued in the community developement and planning field.

Emma Howard (CDP/M.A. '08) is currently a planner with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning where she writes ordinances, works on policy documents, facilitates community engagement, and presents her work before the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors.

Sarah Parmenter (CDP/M.A. '08) is a community health specialist for the Southeast Center for Healthy Communities in Brockton, Massachusetts, addressing issues related to substance abuse prevention. 

Evan Wilson (CDP/M.A. ‘08) is currently working in Namibia with the Center for Global Education as the travel seminar and internship coordinator.

Kristen Wilson (CDP/M.A. '08) was promoted to Senior Planner at Beals and Thomas, Inc. in Southborough, MA.

Aaron Osgood (CDP/M.A. '07) is conducting research for the Edward Street Child Services on supply/demand issues in an early childhood education center in Worcester.

Kathleen Collins (CDP/M.A. '07) is the evaluator on Worcester's Weed and Seed initiative.

Tim Dzurilla (CDP/M.A. '07) is working on a project called Dream Hunters, connecting immigrant youth in Main South, Worcester, Massachusetts to youth in Bello Oriente, Medellin, Colombia through images, teleconferences, and video.

Laura Bold (CDP/M.A. '06) is the Chief Planner for the City of Worcester, working in the Office of Economic & Neighborhood Development Planning & Regulatory Services Division.

Jimmy Royster (CDP/M.A. '06) is the program director for a leader in the financing and development of affordable housing across the U.S.

William Holbrook (CDP/M.A. '06) works with underprivileged youth in Uganda, volunteering for an NGO called Right To Play.

Matthew Wally (CDP/M.A. '06) is the executive director at the Worcester Community Housing Resources.

Sara Kilroy (CDP/M.A. '06) is an advisor for an alternative experiential education institute.

Kate Lowe (CDP/M.A. '06) participates in research and outreach efforts, coordinating a program's administration, developing a work plan and fundraising.

Matt Hertel (CDP/M.A. '06) is working as a redevelopment planner for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, which is a joint powers agency of the City and County of Sacramento. He serves as the planner for the Oak Park Neighborhood, which is the most low-income and disadvantaged community in the area. His role is to develop housing and commercial development that will create a community that meets the needs of its residents, provides a unique and safe place for them, all while simultaneously maintaining affordability for all.

Kate Driscoll Derickson (CDP/M.A. ’05) is at Penn State working on a dual Ph.D. in Geography and Women's Studies.

Heather Kamyck (CDP/M.A. '05) is the Brownfields Coordinator for the Economic Development Division of the City of Worcester.

Matt Scheer (CDP/M.A. ‘05) works as a development associate in the real estate development division at Westhab, Inc., which is a Westchester County based nonprofit that offers a variety of social services for youth and adults.

Sasha Hnatkovich (CDP/M.A. '05) is the Communications Coordinator at Trinity Church in Boston, MA.

Garrick Hamel (CDP/M.A. ’05) published “Rehabilitating Affordable Rural Housing,” in Rural Voice magazine. The article discusses utilizing green building strategies in rural housing in Oregon.004

Angel Riepe (CDP/M.A. '04) is working as the California Program Supervisor for Building with Books in New York.

Jessica Cook (CDP/M.A. '02) manages programs for Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) working on gaps in agricultural infrastructure that limit farmers’ access to markets.

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