Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I graduated from Wellesley in May 2014, double-majoring in economics and art history. In September, I became the Coordinator of Lectures, Courses, and Concerts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In this role, I help coordinate the ticketed public programs at the Museum. How…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. My name is Rosa Fernández. I graduated from Wellesley College in 2007, and studied history with a focus on Latin America. After coming to the U.S. at age 14 with my twin sister and mother, I attended Manhattan International High School, a small high school…
The Center for Work and Service recently caught up with Bernice Chan ’16 to follow-up on her internship experience last summer with Asociación Cordobesa de Parálisis Cerebral y Afecciones Similares (ACPACYS) in Córdoba, Spain. The ACPACYS internship is part of the CWS Global Engagement Advanced Projects. Please give a brief background on yourself and your academic/professional interests. I am…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I am a policy analyst and human rights advocate based in San Francisco but originally from New Hampshire. I graduated from Wellesley in 2010 with a degree in South Asian Studies and received my master of public policy from Georgetown University two years later. Since…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. Ha! Sorry, when I see “your career” I have to chuckle just a little because I don’t think of myself as having a “career.” I have entered doors when they opened, and left when I was ready for something new. Today, I am in graduate…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I am a cancer epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society. I hold a masters degree in epidemiology from Emory University. During graduate school, I interned at federal- and state-level public health organizations in a variety of areas, including HIV, disaster preparedness, and vector-borne diseases. I…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. Right now I’m working in Arusha, Tanzania with the Accelerating Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (AISE) team to build and support an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tanzania, beginning with Arusha and its surrounding communities. We run Creative Capacity Building workshops, hold events and showcase local technologies in…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. While at Wellesley, I was an American Studies major and economics minor. I was a House President and a member of SBOG, and I worked two jobs on campus. I really didn’t know what I wanted to do after Wellesley, but I knew I wanted…
Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Monday, November 17 – CWS Quick Fix Grant Deadline | NOON | MyCWS – Quick Fix Grants are small grants of up to $300 for individuals…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. After attending law school and practicing law for a few years, I had the opportunity to go into federal law enforcement. During my law career I did a lot of volunteer work in the community, and I acquired a new skill set to bring back…