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Amy McDonald

Amy McDonald

Hobsons

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Amy's work combines: Education, Technology, and Problem Solving

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Day In The Life

Implementation Consultant

I help school districts implement a Career and College Readiness program.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Education, General

    Thomas More College

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Certification: Project Management

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Wanted to be a teacher, so I majored in Education.

  • 2.

    Realized I didn't like being a teacher, so I looked for a job in business.

  • 3.

    After college, I got a job with 5/3 Bank, where I learned how to be a business professional.

  • 4.

    Worked in various banking careers for 8 years and realized I wanted to be back in education.

  • 5.

    Started working at Hobsons helping post-secondary institutions recruit students with marketing.

  • 6.

    Decided I wanted to make more of an impact in students' lives.

  • 7.

    So I moved over to K-12 and started working with Naviance.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Parents:

    You're never going to make a lot of money in education.

  • How I responded:

    Sometimes it's not all about the money, you just need to do what you love to do. I'm thankful that in my career, I am able to work in the education industry but also have the financial benefits of working for a growing company.