Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sisters Lizette and Lily Mendoza introduce AAUW member and career day speaker Anna Quigley whose career journey as a journalist has come full circle as an international marketing consultant for an engineering firm. Carolyn Thom is intently listening to the sister fun introduction at the AAUW Career Day, March 14.
Kathy Earle, DVM, shares her fascination with veterinary medicine, beginning first with the animals in her life. Earle described what was required to get into the highly competitive veterinary field. The bovine bone she is holding became part of a quick tutorial on the anatomy and physiology of cow's bone.
At the AAUW Career Day, from left, mentor Kathy Bierbrauer listens as mentee Delores Pasqual quizzes the mother and daughter career speakers Angelique Strahan and Anna Strahan about college graduation, how to land the first job, moving out on one's own, impact of a family on careers, and finding work-life balance.
AAUW member and Murrieta resident Anna Quigley, shares her career path journey noting each step in one's work path fills up "a big tool box" of skills.
Door prizes are interspersed as part of the fun of Career Day, from left, Giselle Figueroa, mentor Karen Langer Baker, prize winner Alma Aguilar with Diane Summers, FUHSD President, and mentee Vanessa Hernandez.
AAUW President Young Milton discusses the process of structured settlements with Attorney Kyle Hording during the AAUW Career Day.
Career Day Coordinator Carlene Friesen "says it with flowers " for Tamara Kabban-Miller's informational presentation about her ascent from clinical social worker to prison director. Kabbalah-Miller possesses extensive training, education and experience in family counseling, addiction abuse recovery and prison transgender issues.
FALLBROOK – The successful Career Day 2020 event, sponsored by Fallbrook AAUW, was held at the Fallbrook Regional Health Care District Office Feb. 28.
The Career Day event is part of the AAUW High School Mentoring Program, intended to encourage high school girls to explore various career options and continue their education into college and beyond.
The career program also augments the work of Fallbrook High's AVID program, Fallbrook High Career Center Director Pam Cain and AVID program director Mary Begley.
Attendees heard firsthand from a cache of both new and seasoned professionals who shared their learnings, challenges and wisdom gained along their career journey.
The event was attended by mentees and mentors alike, and provided the girls with an opportunity to creatively consider their own personal career planning, in light of input from all in attendance.
Recent AAUW Speech Trek participants were actively enlisted to create introductory summaries and then deliver them summarizing each speaker.
The event was coordinated by a Planning Committee led by retired HR professional Carlene Friesen. Lesley Ibaven coordinated the "make your own tacos" feast and door prizes punctuated the day's events; even those who never win drawings won big!
Exit surveys showed the event was well-received with requests for an annual event or every other year as opposed to once every three years, as has been traditionally done in times past.
Mentee reviewers gave high marks on the speakers, for their presentations and for sharing careers that they had never thought of.
First time mentor Cynthia Young commented, "I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the AAUW Career Day event. I expected facts about careers, but what we got were stories about careers and the varying paths on the way to those careers. It was riveting and relevant and I know the mentees took away important new ideas."
Based on the survey input, plans are being made for next year's Career Day to include even more career presentations, as well as workshops on preparing for and conducting job interviews, and mentor/mentee role play with digital recordings for self-awareness.
Stay tuned for 2021.
Submitted by Fallbrook AAUW.
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