My last non-volunteer graduation, March 14, 2011
My husband has worked in higher education since he was a student worker in college, so I began volunteering at commencement ceremonies to support him professionally.
After just a few times as a volunteer (answering graduates’ questions, adjusting their regalia, and sharing the excitement of those accomplishments with graduates, family, and friends) I was hooked on higher ed!
I started to believe that I could help make a difference in students’ lives and academic journeys. I would hear about this centralized advising center that was being formed to serve first-time in college students, academically at-risk students, and generally to provide support to students from every major and department for the freshman and sophomore semesters. The more I learned, the more I felt like I was being called into the advising profession.
In 2013, after spending at least sixteen years working in private and group medical practices as receptionist, office manager, surgeon’s scheduler, medical expense advocate, and a surgical center’s lead scheduler, I made the leap and applied for an academic advisor position!
The Advisor That Cares 