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Typically, the word “philanthropy” doesn’t conjure images of hair nets and grubby clothes.
Then again, if you’re working for the Walton Family Foundation in its ocean initiative, that’s expected attire for program officers out in the field. “My site visits include walking through fish processing plants,” says Teresa Ish, environment program officer at the foundation. “It’s less sexy than saving manta rays.