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Marissa's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Government, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Mount St. Mary's College
Graduate Degree
Psychology, General
Mount St. Mary's College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Social and Community Service Managers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Psychology, General
Graduate Degree: Public Policy Analysis, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Born to immigrant parents and watched and benefited from their sacrifices.
2.
Psychology major, researched biases & came to understand that systems help perpetuate bias.
3.
Moved to Washington, DC for graduate school.
4.
More research and work with marginalized communities.
5.
Came out...
6.
Moved to Boston to start a new social service program.
7.
Continued to develop and grow the program.
8.
Secured our 1st Federal grant; a demonstration grant awarded to only 26 grantees nationally.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You should make us proud and be a doctor.
How I responded:
I believed that being a doctor was what I was destined to do. I had never heard of other options and frankly, had never considered other paths. I had no idea what I wanted to do. I took lots of different classes and finally landed on something that I really enjoyed and was good at. I truly enjoyed my psychology classes, I was good at statistics AND I had an amazing mentor and advisor that pushed me. 10 years later I still go to her for advice.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Growing up in CA there were many first generation immigrants amongst my peer groups. We supported each other academically, emotionally and socially.
While my family could not guide me through the various educational systems that I went through, I had their full support and they instilled in me the importance of an education. I also had fabulous mentors along the way.