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Mona's work combines: Business, Technology, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Esperanza High School
Bachelor's Degree
English Language and Literature, General
University of California-Irvine
Graduate Degree
Business/Corporate Communications, General
California State University-Fullerton
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Wake Forest University
Certification
Professional Marketing Certificate
University of California-Irvine
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Bachelor's Degree: English Language and Literature, General
Graduate Degree: Business/Corporate Communications, General
Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
Certification: Professional Marketing Certificate
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Started a graduate program in English Lit with the goal of becoming a professor. Decided after one semester that it wasn’t for me so I left the program.
2.
Wanted to take the things I loved about English Lit and bring them into the business world. I started a master’s program in Communications at Cal State Fullerton and it was the perfect fit.
3.
My first Corporate job was for a health care company in their marketing and communications department. It was a relatively small department, so I did a bit of everything and learned a lot.
4.
I ran my own marketing and communications business for a short time. I learned a lot about business development, strategy and client management. Eventually I missed the Corporate environment.
5.
I was recruited for an amazing Corporate Communciations opportunity with Bank of America, which I moved across the country for, from Orange County, California to Charlotte, North Carolina.
6.
I took on many roles within Bank of America, including communications, digital marketing and relationship management.
7.
I decided to get my MBA when I was almost 40 to help round out my experience and background. I used that experience to grow my technical, business problem solving, and numbers/analytics skills.
8.
I eventually went back to health care and focused on many areas including marketing operations, brand management, digital marketing, marketing analytics and more. Then I transitioned into the tech org
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
Being an English major might limit your career choices to being a teacher or professor.
How I responded:
The majority of jobs don’t directly relate to your major. Focus on learning how to solve problems and how to figure things out. Industries are dynamic and you need to be able to keep up with that change. Also try to be as well rounded as possible - take those math and economics classes, take computer science. It will show that you can apply your knowledge in many areas.