Name: Anna Carbone Class Year: 2016 College Degree: BA in Communications and minor in Theatre Current Location: Westchester County, New York What was your first job out of college, and what is your current job (if they’re different)? Five days after I graduated from Marist, I moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as a White House Intern in the office of former First Lady Michelle Obama. I worked specifically on press and communications, having a hand in all-things media that the First Lady was involved in. There will never come a time when I’ll be able to express in full how grateful I feel for that experience! I am back in New York now and in the middle of transitioning. I’ve been working for a local health and safety based non-profit organization, and am now gearing up to start a new position with AOL’s MAKERS - a storytelling platform for the trailblazing women of today and tomorrow - as a digital and editorial fellow. What do you miss most about Marist? Marist is bursting with opportunities to engage in whatever it is that you love, so I miss its warm sense of community and excitement! (Please note that this is only a close second to the peanut noodles at Lola’s which is what I really miss more than anything). Tell us a little about your current job and how Marist prepared you for it. Marist prepared me to work at the White House most importantly by making me a creative and empathetic thinker. I brought with me to D.C. strong strategic, multimedia, writing, and leadership skills that I gained from my experiences inside and outside of the classroom and tapped into them every day. Of course, having the mentorship of another Marist Alumna, Kelsey Donohue, every day was the best preparation I could have asked for! What is your favorite part of your job now? Working with non-profit organizations has impassioned me ever since my earliest days as a girl scout. My favorite responsibility at my job is being able to mentor high school students who are implementing service projects that leverage media as a catalyst of social change. I really love working with younger students that are excited to use today’s tools to make an impact! What’s the best part about life after college? The worst? I think the best and worst parts of life after college are one and the same, because balancing new freedom is a joy and a burden! It’s liberating to finally have the chance to do whatever you’ve been itching to do with your degree, and independence is empowering. At the same time, your friends, mentors, and opportunities are harder to access when they’re not all confined in one space like they are on a campus. What’s one thing you wish someone had told you about post-grad life? What’s something surprising? I wish I’d known the importance of maintaining balance in post-grad life. If you have things that make you who you are outside of your work (a love of fitness, artistic endeavors, travel, volunteering, etc.) make sure you carve out time to keep those things in your life! It can seem surprisingly challenging at first in the midst of change, but I’ve learned that it’s possible. Do you have anything you’d like to tell current seniors as they prepare to graduate? Do your best not to compare where you are in your journey to where others are in theirs. Everyone finds success at different rates, and success holds a vastly different meaning for each person. You are safe, it is only change! What’s your dream job? Anything that allows me to have an impact through media!
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