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Where Are They Now: Alexandra Nagourney ‘13
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I graduated from Wellesley College in 2013 with a major in Physics and a minor in Mathematics. While a student, I was the House President of Severance Hall, student representative on the Board of Trustees, and member of Tau Zeta Epsilon. In the three years…
Mentor Methods: The SkillScan Assessment
Feeling unsure about your career path? Come see your career mentors to find out more about the SkillScan Assessment and what it can provide for your career search. Below is an interview done by Catherine Woodhouse, a junior majoring in International Relations/Political Science, on her experience with SkillScan and what it’s done to help her…
Internship Insights: Rose Burnam ’17
What year are you and what are you studying? My name is Rose Burnam. I’m currently a senior studying Economics. Where did you work this summer, and what was your position? This summer, I worked as a research intern for the Hamilton Project, a part of the Brookings Institution which creates public policies designed to…
Where Are They Now: Joan Huang ’07
Senior Product Manager, Etsy Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. Hi Wellesley! I’m a Senior Product Manager at Etsy, where I work with designers and engineers to build features on our website and in the mobile apps. My team works on products to make it easier for Etsy sellers to start and…
Where Are They Now: Alexandra Lopez-Vila ’14
Inbound Marketing Specialist, HubSpot My name is Alexandra Lopez-Vila and I am a proud Wellesley alumna from the Class of 2014. I am humbled to have the opportunity to share my brief story with the scholars who will shape and lead the next generation of the world. When I started my first year at Wellesley in August…
Where Are They Now: Jacqueline Kacen ’83
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I graduated cum laude from Wellesley in 1983 with a degree in English literature. After graduating with my M.B.A. in marketing and finance from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) in 1990, I stayed on to complete my PhD in 1994. I spent a few…
Where Are They Now: Kaley Haskell ’14
Kaley Haskell is a proud member of the Purple Class of 2014. While at Wellesley, she studied English and Elementary Teacher Education. She currently lives in Framingham and works for a Metrowest elementary school as a fifth grade teacher to 22 fantastic scholars. We caught up with Kaley on our Instagram – check out a…
Where Are They Now: blake desormeaux ’13
blake desormeaux graduated from Wellesley in 2013 with a Cognitive & Linguistic Science major. They now work as a Community Strategist for Big Spaceship, a digital agency based in Brooklyn, New York. But what does a Community Strategist do? Says desormeaux, “My job is the internet and I love it. Part of what I do…
Where Are They Now: Fei Mok ’10
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I am a changemaker – environmentalist, activist, artist. My work ranges from environmental sustainability and climate change to social/environmental/food justice. I currently work as a CivicSpark Fellow on climate change projects with the City of Emeryville in California and am involved with a number of community/social…