Lucy Bowman ( née Draper ) ( 06 ) Despite the challenges of 2020 so far , my husband Luke and I have been posted to Sheppard Air Force Base , Texas to represent the UK at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program . He is instructing NATO pilots to fly the T-38 trainer jet and I have relocated my jewellery business ( alongside squadron spousal duties ). We are also expecting our first child towards the end of this year .
Marina Gordon ( GIH 06 ) I was awarded the 2020 Rising Star in Investment Management by We are the City . Now in their sixth year , the Rising Star Awards are the first to focus on the achievements of women below senior management or director level – representing the female talent pipeline and the next generation of future leaders . www . risingstars . wearethecity . com / marina-gordon-j-p-morgan
Samuel Johns ( 08 ) Locked-down in Langtang for the duration of the Covid-19 restrictions : an unexpected confinement in the Himalayan mountains for several months , after a business trip for PSD Plastics in Nepal that was meant to last three days ! I continue to work in PET plastics recycling and upcycling in the Himalayan region , fraught with environmental challenges at the moment and political upheaval as well . In honour of Doccy B : Geography is my passion ! www . psdnepal . org / plastics
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Veena McCoole ( GIH 15 ) I have started a new business called Postcode Pours . It is a luxury vegan soy wax candle company that celebrates wherever you call home . We hand-pour beautiful candles and add a personalised label with your hometown or house name and postcode , perfect for gifting or celebrating a new home . www . postcodepours . com
Olivia Sayers ( 16 ) I am an aspiring animal conservationist , and I have a particular passion for protecting the biodiversity of Costa Rica . Last summer I was awarded scholarships by the Lord Mayor of London and my university to help fund my six-week charity trip to Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica . I worked at the Jaguar Rescue Center caring for injured and orphaned rainforest animals including two- and three-toed sloths , mantled howler monkeys and keelbilled toucans . I gained an especially large amount of experience and knowledge about wildlife electrocution in the Costa Rican rainforest , an issue which I hope to combat in my career as a conservationist . This was an invaluable experience for me , so I ’ m incredibly grateful to have been accepted as an intern at Wild Sun Rescue Center on the Nicoya Peninsula , where I will spend six months gaining further expertise about the policy covering wildlife electrocution in the country , as well as taking care of injured wildlife to allow animals to be rehabilitated and released .
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