Latinx Heritage Month lasts from September 15 to October 15, and today we are highlighting Bianca Kea, an Afro-Latina entrepreneur and business owner who founded the apparel company, Yo Soy Afro Latina.
By Avery Caya
Avery CayaGraduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
When faced with problems that bother her – environmental crisis, mental health challenges, violence in our society – Audrey Larson’s solution is to create. To invent.
“The things that frustrate me, the things that anger me about the world – I can solve …
By Jaclyn Severance
Jaclyn SeveranceUniversity Public Relations Associate 2
Jacob Gregus ’22 MBA is the 2022 Career Development Experience Award winner (master’s degree level).
Jacob reflected on the way he prepared himself for his career and shared insightful advice on career development that helped him land a full-time position …
By Damiao Zoe Xu
Damiao Zoe XuGraduate Assistant, Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Programs and Services (She/Her/Hers)
Zak Romanoff is a disruptor in the food distribution, marketing, and sales world. Known for removing the term Food Broker from his vocabulary and replacing it with the self-developed term Brand Advocate, Zak is a true advocate for the brands …
The Center for Career Development recently collaborated with the Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC) and the UConn Stamford Entrepreneurship Club to host a panel featuring 3 Connecticut entrepreneurs who shared their career struggles and successes, as well as advice on how to successfully navigate the startup process.
By Heidi Pineda
Heidi PinedaDE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator
Meet Sara Gallo, a First Gen graduate who received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Human Development and Family Sciences this May. She shares her experiences with us about navigating her career path within the healthcare field.
Jaden Del Gobbo (pictured center) is a rising senior majoring in Allied Health Sciences with a concentration in Public Health Promotion and minors in Healthcare Management and Insurance Studies and Latin American Studies. He has shared his experience as both a Research Assistant and Research Coordinator for the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine and You COVID-19 longitudinal clinical research study at Yale University.
By Heidi Pineda
Heidi PinedaDE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator
Amanda Brenner ’22 MSW has always been a dedicated and accomplished student – she makes good grades, won her college’s award for best undergraduate research paper, and received a grant from the Special Envoy for Health at the United Nations right …
By Jaclyn Severance
Jaclyn SeveranceNews Writer, University Communications
LaChana Flanders (she/her) M.S., CCC -SLP graduated UConn in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, and went on to receive a Master’s of Science degree from Pace University in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2020. She is now the founder of Valiant Speech & Language Solutions.
By Heidi Pineda
Heidi PinedaDE&I Career Ambassador Program Coordinator