Fellows mentioned in this story: John Leong
From Maui Now:
Kupu, a conservation and environmental education nonprofit, is seeking to fill more than 150 paid positions for multiple career-boosting programs, including the Conservation Leadership Development Program, which has more than 90 open positions; Kupu ʻĀina Corps, which has 15 open positions; and the Summer Program, which has 40 open positions.
“The upward mobility, connectivity to place and career networks, and hands-on learning available through all of these programs is nothing short of life-changing,” related Kupu CEO, John Leong. “My hope is that we not only fill all of these paid positions, but that Kupu’s programs become top-of-mind throughout Hawai‘i’s communities as a career path as well as a pathway to collective resilience.”
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