🎩NEW DEACON SPOTLIGHT🎩
According to Wake Forest alumna Maura Connolly (‘14), her career path has been “one step, one job, one connection at a time.” She graduated with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Journalism, and developed an interest in community service programs while being involved in APO (Alpha Phi Omega) community service fraternity. She began her career post-college in the AmeriCorps program and now works as Project Manager at The Energy Coalition. Check out Maura’s full Deacon Spotlight story to learn more about the trajectory of her career path in sustainability!
Here are some fun facts about Maura:
🏹 When she was at Wake, she was part of the fencing club and the archery club.
📖 She did work study at the WFU Press and met several Irish poets.
🏃🏼♀️Maura has run marathons in three different states (soon to be 4, in October!). Plus, she’s won several social league soccer championships.
We’ll leave you with some advice from Maura on the importance of skill development to get where you want to go next in your career:
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“Work on your transferable skills! Think about what kinds of tasks you would want to do on a day-to-day basis, and apply for any jobs, internships and/or volunteer opportunities that involve those skills. Every organization expects to train new hires in the specifics of their sector/organization; being good at the basics will help get your foot in the door, regardless of your education or professional background.”
Read more of our Q&A with Maura at the link in our profile or stories! Plus, you can always check out our past alumni spotlights in the “Deacon Spotlight” highlight reel in our profile.
https://alumni.opcd.wfu.edu/deacon-spotlight/deacon-spotlight-maura-connolly/
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