Site Visit: The Nature Conservancy

When: Wednesday, September 23rd 2026, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA

Curious how an international affairs degree fits into global conservation work? Join ESIA GSS Employer Relations Consultant, Jeneva Pace, as she partners with the GW Trachtenberg Public Policy School, for this joint site visit to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) World Headquarters. Learn from TNC staff will share how International Affairs skills—policy analysis, cross-cultural negotiation, program management—translate into careers tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and international environmental policy. This will be a great chance to explore career paths beyond traditional diplomacy and connect directly with people doing the work.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: 2:00-3:00 PM Panel Presentation featuring Senior Director for Policy as well as other staff members.
Topics covered:  the work, mission & organizational culture
Employment opportunities- Jobs and Internships
Q & A 
3:00- 3:30 PM NetworkingLOGISTICSMeet Jeneva in the ESIA Lounge and transport to TNC headquarters or meet at 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA no later than 1:45 P.M.1:05 Depart Elliott School and walk to Metro1:20 Take Foggy Bottom Metro-  Orange or Silver Line- to Ballston- Marymount University metro stop. (approx 15 min.)1:35 Walk approx. 6 min to arrive at TNC 1:42 Meet at TNC World HeadquartersESIA NO-SHOW POLICY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENT.In order to ensure the effectiveness of the services offered by the Elliott School's Graduate Student Services and maintain professionalism and courtesy between graduate students, alumni, professional staff, and our Employer Partners, the No-Show Policy is in effect for this event. Should you need to cancel your registration, you must log in to Handshake and update your RSVP, or contact our office [email protected] no later than 24 hours before any career event.Handshake Notification RemindersAs part of our support of GW's Event No-Show Policy, we want to remind students of two ways to ensure that they remember events they have registered for in Handshake. Both actions can be accessed from your "Settings & Privacy" areas from the drop-down menu under your name.  Set up your Handshake Profile to receive event remindersAutomatically export Handshake events to your Google calendar Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions and thank you again for registering.