“Having a well-rounded liberal arts education…taught me how to use my network of people and my community to help solve the problems around me.”
Majors: Political Science and Studio Art
Lives in: Philadelphia, PA
What work looks like: “I am part of the legal team for two separate murder cases that is pursuing post-conviction, factual, innocence-based relief. I am also helping lead a project focused on identifying the obstacles to accepting more women into innocence programs. Additionally, I screen cases for acceptance into our program, meet with clients, write memos and briefs, and help build and maintain our data sets and outreach material.”
What she loves about it: “I love my team and my clients!”
What she gained from a liberal arts education: “Having a well-rounded liberal arts education has been extremely important. It taught me how to use my network of people and my community to help solve the problems around me. The networking skill, in particular, has helped me get where I am professionally. Because of it, I’m adept at identifying key research and the people from various disciplines who will work best together as a team to support a specific client or project. I also learned the importance of having a work-life balance. UVM helped me realize that work and status aren’t everything—enjoying life and nature and people is equally as important.”