"The IOMBA programme career service staff was directly responsible for securing my internship in an international organization in Geneva. I believe that experience was critical in helping me attain the post that I am in now.". Valerie , 35, Canada (Class of 2005/2006) Project Manager, Global Operations, IUCN Pre-IOMBA Experience: MSc, Environmental Policy Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA, BSc (Hons) Biology and Physical Geography, Queen's University, Canada Product Marketing Manager, ESRI, Inc. (1998-2005). As a product marketing manager at ESRI, the world leader in mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software, I was responsible for the development and implementation of marketing plans as they related to the ArcGIS line of software products. Network Facilitator, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), World Meteorological Organization (WMO)