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Attorney
Charece is an attorney with The Moritz Law Group, LLC. Located in Philadelphia, PA, Charece represents employers and insurance companies in work compensation lawsuits. Whether in court or in the office preparing, Charece's main job is to
expose untruthful claims to ensure the insurance companies are only rewarding the truthful ones.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Auto Racing Promoter
Kerri is the CEO and co-founder of the Austin Grand Prix, a circuit stop on one of the most famed auto racing leagues in the world: Formula 1. A large part of her job consists on educating the people of Austin on Formula 1 racing through her
media-rich website, theaustingrandprix.com. Check out Kerri's story to find out how someone with an English degree wound up the head of an elite auto racing event!
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Austin
State: Texas
City: Austin
State: Texas
Book Designer
Joel is a book designer and production editor with the University of Pittsburgh Press. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Joel stayed in the city to turn his english writing degree and love of books into a full-time career designing
academic texts.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Poetry (Bachelor)
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania
Business Development
Dan is the Vice President of Business Development for Thrill Mill, Inc, a start-up incubator located in Pittsburgh, PA. He tells us his favorite part is working with other people who are passionate, driven, and who look at situations differently.
Major:
English (Bachelor), History (Bachelor)
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania
Career Counselor
Anthony is the Director of the Cooperative Education Internship Program at Western Connecticut State University's Career Success Center. He works with regional companies to establish internship opportunities for WCSU students. Not only does
Anthony give us a glimpse into his role, he also gives us great advice on acing both a group interview and a second round interview.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Human Resource Management (Masters), Educational Leadership (Doctorate)
City: Danbury
State: Connecticut
City: Danbury
State: Connecticut
Career Services
Ashley is the Internship Resources Consultant in the University of Connecticut's career development office. Her day involves prepping students for upcoming internships by helping them recognize what transferrable skills they have and how to
effectively use them in their internship.
Major:
Journalism (Bachelor), English (Bachelor)
City: Storrs
State: Connecticut
City: Storrs
State: Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce
Megan Lanier ’10 ’11MBA is the Program Manager for the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce in Winter Park, FL. After graduating with her MBA from Rollins College, Megan began her career at the Chamber through using her networks and relationships
that she made while in school!
Major:
MBA (Masters), English (Bachelor)
City: Winter Park
State: Florida
City: Winter Park
State: Florida
Consulting Engineer
Lorrie is a self-employed consulting engineer based out of Tampa, FL. With a background in mechanical engineering, Lorrie contracts herself out to companies who are in need of additional engineering or managerial consulting.
Major:
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor), English (Bachelor)
City: Tampa
State: Florida
City: Tampa
State: Florida
Custom Clothier
Jay is a Clothier and Sales Leader with the Tom James Company, the leading traveling custom tailor service in the country. His team travels to business executives in the Memphis, TN area and outfits them from one suit up to an entire wardrobe.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Memphis
State: Tennessee
City: Memphis
State: Tennessee
Digital Designer
Mollie is a Designer for the US Digital Service for The White House. Her main job is to incorporate design considerations into the US Digital Service's plan for bringing online services to Americans.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
English Professor
Raymond is a Professor of English at Shippensburg University. With courses revolving around African-American literature and folklore, Raymond pushes students to think differently about the historical and present-day experience of African-Americans in
our country. When not in the classroom, Raymond is either in his campus or home office working on academic papers, journals, and even fiction.
Major:
English (Bachelor), English (Masters), Professional Writing (Masters), English (Doctorate)
City: Shippensburg
State: Pennsylvania
City: Shippensburg
State: Pennsylvania
Environmental Scientist
Charlotte is an Environmental Scientist with Environmental Systems Analysis, Inc in Annapolis, Md. Charlotte plays a key role in monitoring the effect of new construction on the surrounding environment and making sure developers are meeting federal
regulations. This is a great career for someone looking to merge the environment with science!
Major:
English (Bachelor), Economics (Bachelor)
City: Annapolis
State: Maryland
City: Annapolis
State: Maryland
Financial Advisor
Terrence is a Senior Representative with the financial advisory firm First Investors Corporation. Located in Atlanta, GA, Terrence explains how he turned a double liberal arts language degree into a successful career in financial management and
advisory.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Spanish (Bachelor)
City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
Financial Planner
Andy is the Director of Financial Planning for MidSouth Financial Group in Oxford, MS. His main role is to help families and companies make healthy and rewarding financial decisions for their futures. Find out what Andy considers a "must
have" trait if you want to succeed in his line of work!
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Oxford
State: Mississippi
City: Oxford
State: Mississippi
Healthcare Director
Sallie is the Director of Operational Initiatives for the University of Virginia Health System. Requiring an understanding of the strategic vision of and for the organization, Sallie is responsible for aligning the appropriate resources, both
financial and human, to meet the needs of the university's health system.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Health Administration (Masters)
City: Charlottesville
State: Virginia
City: Charlottesville
State: Virginia
Human Resources
Beth is a Human Resources Professional as well as the owner of BCB Consulting LLC, a full-service human resources consulting group. Beth advises students and job seekers to create a "List of 100". This list will be one hundred people that
you should reach out to to keep them informed of your career progress. These same contacts can also be used to find employment down the line!
Major:
English (Bachelor), Communications (Bachelor)
City: Matawan
State: New Jersey
City: Matawan
State: New Jersey
Human Resources
Christine is a Human Resources Generalist for Cenlar FSB, a bank that specializes in sub-servicing mortgage loans. Although a generalist, Christine's main function is that of a recruiter, using both online job boards and in-person career fairs.
Major:
Human Resources Management (Bachelor), English (Bachelor)
City: Ewing
State: New Jersey
City: Ewing
State: New Jersey
Human Resources
Leann is the Human Resources Manager for First Metro Bank, an independent community bank serving all of Northwest Alabama. When she's not busy with talent acquisition or employee education, Leann is working with publications and radio stations
on the messaging and marketing materials for the bank.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Sociology (Graduate)
City: Florence
State: Alabama
City: Florence
State: Alabama
Journalist
J.B. is a staff writer for Governing Magazine, a monthly print publication for lawmakers working in state and local governments across the country. His job is to write large featured articles for the monthly publication as well as shorter, daily
write-ups for the online service.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Public Policy (Masters)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Language Coordinator
David is the English Language Program Coordinator at Georgia Southern University. His role involves helping current students improve their english language skills for self-improvement purposes as well as helping prospective students prepare for
undergraduate classes by assisting with documentation. On top of all of this, David is also a teaching member of the faculty at GSU.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Language Education (Masters)
City: Statesboro
State: Georgia
City: Statesboro
State: Georgia
Litigation Associate
Vanessa is a litigation associate with Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, and Branzburg LLP. Based out of Philadelphia, Vanessa handles commercial litigation, working with businesses to resolve anything from contract breeches to shareholder disputes.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Magazine Editor
Jenny is the Editor of Statesboro Magazine, a magazine that "highlights the people, places, and things you want to know in the greater Statesboro area through local stories that often blend the history of the area into profiles of the dynamic
people who make-up the community today."
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Statesboro
State: Georgia
City: Statesboro
State: Georgia
Manager of Communications & Volunteer Engagement
Emily Borsetti is the manager of Communications & Volunteer Engagement for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, NJ Metro Chapter. Boresetti is in charge of all of the chapter-wide communications, public relations, social media, and "MS
Connections" the quarterly magazine.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Art History (Bachelor)
Marketing Specialist
Luke is a Marketing Communications Specialist with Fanning Howey, an Indianapolis-based architecture firm. With an educational background in English and a passion for creative writing, Luke found the perfect blend of the two in marketing. A typical
week can find him writing industry articles for the firm, crafting job proposals, and even managing and monitoring the firm's social media presence.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
Medical Entrepreneur
Ken is a retired Physician and a Medical Entrepreneur. After practicing Psychiatry for ten years, Ken started his own behavioral health venture which eventually morphed into a successful disease management company. The success of these businesses led
to Ken being named CEO of Pinnacle Treatment Centers, a network of methadone and outpatient addictive disease management clinics.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Medicine (Doctorate)
City: West Palm Beach
State: Florida
City: West Palm Beach
State: Florida
Nonprofit Coordinator
Kate is the Program Coordinator for VINES, the Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, Inc. Based out of Binghamton, NY, Kate is responsible for coordinating the volunteer effort to make sure people are where they need to be and doing what
needs to get done. Her work brings farm-fresh foods to areas of the city that were formerly food deserts.
Major:
Liberal Arts (Masters), English (Bachelor)
City: Binghamton
State: New York
City: Binghamton
State: New York
Nonprofit Coordinator
Liz is the Greenway Coordinator for the Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission. She works tirelessly with five of the surrounding local governments to coordinate the development and maintenance of greenway pedestrian trails across the region. With an
extensive trail network constructed by both local volunteers and professional construction crews, Liz oversees the initial trail mapping, legal work and grant writing, fundraising, and ultimately construction. Find out how to land a job as an
environmental coordinator and also how a degree in forestry could come in handy down the road!
Major:
English (Bachelor), Biology (Bachelor), Forestry (Masters)
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
Nonprofit Officer
Shirley is the Vice President of Schultz and Williams. Based out of Philadelphia, the firm "provides development, direct response, staffing, planning and marketing services to nonprofits of all types and sizes across the nation."
Major:
English (Bachelor), Theater (Bachelor), MBA (Masters)
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Novelist
Alice is a nationally recognized best-selling author of eight books, including three Pulitzer Prize finalists and one winner of the National Book Award. Also a professor of the humanities at Johns Hopkins University, Alice walks us through both her
creative process as well as the business side of writing, from publishing to press tours.
Major:
English (Bachelor), English (Masters)
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Public Policy
Carrie is the Director of L.A. Compact at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and UNITE-LA. As a leading voice in the Education and Workforce Development Division, Carrie works to improve the regional economy by elevating education outcomes.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Public Policy (Masters)
City: Los Angeles
State: California
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Sales Executive
David is the CEO and Managing Member of White Birch Partners LLC, a consulting business specializing in growing start-up companies. As a veteran sales and marketing executive, David's focus is in sales lead development, marketing strategy, and
editorial content creation.
Major:
English (Bachelor), English and American Literature (Masters), MBA (Masters)
City: Weston
State: Connecticut
City: Weston
State: Connecticut
Singer and Actor
Ann Michels is an actor and singer based out of Minneapolis, MN. Ann walks us through the artistic process, from breaking down a script and learning lines to tech rehearsals and accent work. She also details the struggle of self-represented
Minneapolis actors to find consistent acting work. Find out what goes into a stage production as well as all the little things to work on in your down time to become a professional actor!
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Minneapolis
State: Minnesota
City: Minneapolis
State: Minnesota
Social Media Coordinator
Ashley is the Social Media Coordinator for University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Her job has two equally important functions: to monitor social media for mentions of the university and to publish engaging content for the school's constituents.
Whether updating students on upcoming events or helping keep the community safe with cautions, Ashley is at home working in PR for her alma mater.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Public Relations (Graduate)
City: Princess Anne
State: Maryland
City: Princess Anne
State: Maryland
Student Affairs
Byron is the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Virginia Tech. Working on the school's campus, Byron is in charge of overseeing the leadership education and community development within the Greek community at Virginia Tech. Byron's
work in the department follow's the school motto, Ut Prosim, or "that I may serve", in order to instill the sense of community and service into future generations.
Major:
English (Bachelor), Student Affairs (Masters), Higher Education Administration (Doctorate)
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
Teacher, ESL
Danielle is an ESL Teacher with Central Piedmont Community College. Working with students ranging in age from 18-70, Danielle explains the challenges (and reward) of teaching functional english to a group of students who speak over half a dozen
separate languages.
Major:
English (Bachelor), English (Masters)
City: Charlotte
State: North Carolina
City: Charlotte
State: North Carolina
University Admissions
Kate is the Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. The primary responsibilities of her role are to read over applications for admission, travel to high schools in her territory, and meet with
prospective students and their families.
Major:
English (Bachelor), English (Masters)
City: Lancaster
State: Pennsylvania
City: Lancaster
State: Pennsylvania
Videographer
Nathan is a Partner and Videographer with Midnight Hour Studios, a video production company located in Southern California. Their business specializes in wedding videography and the production of campus footage and videos for area universities.
Check out Nathan's interview to see how someone who likes "a little bit of everything" in production can turn their passion into a successful career!
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Los Angeles
State: California
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Website User Experience
Beth is a Customer Solutions Specialist and Training Specialist with The Webstaurantstore. Located in Lititz, PA, Beth's main function is to assist customers to ensure an easy and enjoyable process for the user. Her other biggest
responsibility is to train all of the new hires and monitor their progress to make sure they are meeting company standards.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Lititz
State: Pennsylvania
City: Lititz
State: Pennsylvania
Writer and Editor
Katie Broome ’09 is an associate editor with AAA. Whether writing or editing, her role entails researching local destinations for write-ups on both AAA.com as well as their print magazine.
Major:
English (Bachelor)
City: Lake Mary
State: Florida
City: Lake Mary
State: Florida