Clemson in D.C.
Erika L. Hartwig ’03
Spring 2004
Biological sciences graduate Erika Hartwig from Lexington set her sights on Washington, D.C., to begin her career after graduation. In her job search, she found an opportunity to educate citizens through a speaking tour around the East Coast discussing ocean resource depletion. As a four-year debater for the Clemson Forensics Team, she was up to the challenge.
At the end of the tour, Hartwig was hired by National
Environmental Trust to work on a campaign to protect and promote “roadless areas” in
our national forests.
She’s supporting a U.S. Forest Service initiative to protect
58.5 million miles of roadless areas from timber harvesting, mining
and road-building,
mostly in the Western states and Alaska. Her job is to educate citizens,
lobby members of Congress, organize activists and build grassroots
support in seven key states.
Hartwig credits her academic foundation along with her overall Clemson
experience outside the classroom for her success. With student internships
from the State House to Capitol Hill to Nairobi, Kenya, and as many student
organizations and activities as she could fit into her schedule, Hartwig
has had a full Clemson education to say the least.
Now as an alumna, she’s a member of Clemson’s Baltimore/Washington,
D.C., Young Alumni group, IPTAY and even the Clemson coed basketball
team that plays in D.C. Her sister, Kristen, is a current Clemson
student majoring in communications studies.
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