Yolanda joined our team as Administrative Assistant in January 2024. She came from ESD 112’s Early Care & Education department and was excited to dive into communications work fully. We picked her brain about her work in communications, family engagement in schools and more.
Yolanda joined our team as Administrative Assistant in January 2024. She came from ESD 112’s Early Care & Education department and was excited to dive into communications work fully. We picked her brain about her work in communications, family engagement in schools and more.
Yolanda joined our team as Administrative Assistant in January 2024. She came from ESD 112’s Early Care & Education department and was excited to dive into communications work fully. We picked her brain about her work in communications, family engagement in schools and more.
Fred catching waves in Hawaii in 1985.Were you always on a path to design? Or were there some twists and turns? No, I started out as a computer technician in the Navy. After making more money painting surfboards part-time than I did working full-time in the Navy, I...
Have you always wanted to work in a creative career? Yes, I have. I love the arts and everything that branches out from it. I've been in band, acted onstage, and most importantly I love illustrating and drawing. Drawing is my real passion. It is as natural to me as...
Have you always wanted to work in communications? For as long as I can remember, my goal has been to be a writer. When I was in middle school, my dad set up one of those old, clunky computers in my bedroom, and the only thing on it was Microsoft Word. But that's all I...
You’ve worked in communications for nearly 20 years. How did you get started? My career path hasn’t exactly been a completely straight line, but my work in the field of communications has remained consistent. I always knew that I had a knack for communicating,...
You’ve been with our department for a long time. Have you always worked in communications? Yes! I was really fortunate to have college advisors who had the foresight to help me fine-tune my BA for a career in both Communications and Art. I started out 35 years ago as...
The first part of your career was very different from where you are today. What were the fun twists and turns of your professional journey? I went to Washington State University Vancouver for college, and earned a double Bachelors degree in Anthropology and Digital...
How did you get started with video communications? I was interning at a recording studio in Boston, MA because I thought I wanted to be a recording engineer. I quickly realized I would have a lot of competition if I ever wanted to be a primary engineer at the studio...
Have you always wanted to work in a creative career? Yes! Because I enjoy so many of the creative elements that go into a job in the Communications field, it's a really good, fun fit! Every day is a little different, and it requires a certain level of flexibility, but...
What kind of communications project do you most enjoy executing? I really love being brought in from the very beginning planning stages to work on a large, multi-faceted campaign and seeing it through to the end. It’s especially enjoyable if the work includes...