Katie Stone
Marketing Associate
Texas OnCourse
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
Studied German & had a hard year abroad in Germany. Don't want to use that, I thought!
Decided I wanted to work in education, and signed up to teach students.
Realized I get really frazzled in what we call "direct service" - working directly with people who really need me.
Started doing work outside of my job description to develop skills in writing, design and communication, so I could help in a less direct way.
Tried for a minute to work for a big fundraising office, and didn't like it! My place is with teams where I can know all of the players.
Finally settled into working in writing and communications for small, "mission driven" teams, meaning they're focused on a single goal of helping people.
Education
High School
Central Gwinnett High School
Central Gwinnett High School
Career
Marketing Associate
I manage the website and social media for an organization that helps counselors and students.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Non-Profit Organizations
Writing
Communicating / Sharing Stories
Day to Day
A team of experts at my work creates cool resources for counselors and students, and I write about what they do so that we can share it on our website, social media, and more.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"I heard that skills like writing or designing led to job paths that were too competitive, and to find something more stable."
