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Ivelisse's work combines: Business, Education, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Franklin Learning Center Magnet High School
Bachelor's Degree
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Pennylvania State University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors:
Bachelor's Degree: Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Worked at an organization called INROADS which is where I found my niche and passion.
2.
Got laid off from INROADS and worked at the Workforce Development organization in Florida.
3.
Went through a divorce.
4.
Resigned from my job at the Welfare Transition Program/Workforce Development Organization and moved to CT.
5.
Took at temporary job at Travelers that ultimately led to what I'm doing today.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
Don't quit your job and move to Connecticut, it's too risky; you'll be all alone. Why aren't you married? Why don't you have children? You think you're better than me because you have a degree? Find a rich man and get married. Let a man take care of you.
How I responded:
I went to college! I'm a first generation college student and no one can take my education away from me! Get educated! March to the beat of your own drum.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
To this day, I'm paying back my student loans. There was no other way for me to go to college.
I had to withdraw from school in the fall semester of my sophomore year and moved to Puerto Rico with my mom because I didn't have money for books and I was too afraid to ask my parents. Luckily I went back the following semester and I finished! :-)
My father struggled with alcohol abuse, so as a kid, my home life was challenging. Growing up and having to leave my mom to go to college was even harder, but I did it and I'm better for it.