Upon returning home to the Marshall Islands, he will continue his job at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) while heading a project funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).


The APIC-MCT Exchange Student Scholarship Program was created upon the agreement of APIC, Sophia University, and MCT (Micronesia Conservation Trust); the program focuses on developing talent from the perspective of environmental conservation. This graduate program enrolls student from the three nations of the Micronesia region into Sophia University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies to obtain their master’s degree in said field. Since the program’s establishment in 2017, ten students have graduated and currently two students are matriculating, researching their respective topics.