For our more than 600 Wave-Maker alumni, our alumni team provides guidance on career paths, post-graduate education, finances, and other life skills, and helps to facilitate an active alumni network.


Resources and Opportunities

We provide resources, opportunities, and networking for career exploration, career exposure, and career experience, while empowering Wave-Makers to have agency in their career development. Reach out to our alumni team at alumni@making-waves.org for support on topics such as: the job search process, resumes and cover letters, mock interviews, graduate school admissions process, networking, and more.

I Am a Wave-Maker Conference

Recordings from last year’s conference are now available on the I Am a Wave-Maker Conference: Building Your Story Through Design and Purpose webpage.

Wave-Maker Mentorship Program

Our Career and Alumni team worked with the Alumni Advisory Alumni Council to define Wave-Maker Mentorship, a partnership between Wave-Makers where insights and experiences are exchanged to develop opportunities for connection and community.

Mentors and mentees will work together through each of the following key components, which are meant to guide the relationship: 

Are you interested in learning more and becoming a mentor? Submit our Wave-Maker Mentorship interest form and we will reach out to you with more information!

Alumni Advisory Council

Our Alumni Advisory Council is committed to cultivating transformational relationships that support our current students and alumni in fostering personal and professional development through mentorship, connection, and community building. The vision of the Alumni Advisory Council is to have a diverse and inclusive group of alumni who represent the Wave-Maker voice and are committed to recycling success and promoting life-long engagement. 

Alumni Advisory Council Leads

Stay Connected

Stay connected with Making Waves and join our Wave-Maker community online by following our social media accounts and signing up for our newsletter.


Contact Information

Alumni interested in resources or opportunities as well as companies or partners with internship or career opportunities are welcome to contact the career and alumni team at alumni@making-waves.org.

Paola Cadena

Senior Manager of Early Career & Alumni