March 2011
Congratulations to Social Ecology alumna Joan Patronite Kelly's company Bonterra Consulting for breaking into the Orange County Business Journal's Top 40 Largest Women-Owned Businesses list.
Fourteen years ago, Joan founded Bonterra Consulting, an environmental planning consulting firm, with seven other principals - including Social Ecology alumni Tom Smith, Christina Andersen, Dana Privitt and Gary Medeiros. Today, Bonterra Consulting has over 50 employees with offices in Costa Mesa and Pasadena. Look for Joan's "Dean Asks" interview in our upcoming Social Ecology Spring E-newsletter.