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Jake Golden is a first-year master’s student at the University of Arizona in Water, Society, and Policy and a Gates Millennium Scholar. He received his Bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and History from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Jake has worked in a variety of places from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to a national manufacturing company, Raven Lining Systems. He worked for eleven months at the FBI in Oklahoma City, OK and Fayetteville, AR on cyber and drug enforcement programs. After studying abroad in BesanÇon, France, Jake went on to pursue two minors in Sustainability and French. At Raven Lining Systems, he provided support to the social media team and aided in writing case studies.
Passionate about water issues and sustainable management, Jake hopes to find solutions for greater national water security in the U.S. As a member of the Cherokee Nation, water security and natural resource sovereignty are top priorities in his research.
At the WRRC, Jake works as a Graduate Assistant on a variety of tasks including support for the Annual WRRC Conference. Expected to graduate in May 2018, he wants to work on tribal water issues or international water management issues.