Mid Coast Today

Alyssa recently took the Transformational Leadership course at Unity College with Professor Courtney Jane.

"Hi my name is Alyssa and I’m from Las Vegas, Nevada.

I chose Unity because I wanted to go back to school to work with Octopuses and Covid seemed like the best time since I was working from home. Unity was the only school that offered what I was looking for without having to go to any classes in person and allowed me to do my coursework on my own time.

I’m working on my BS in Animal Health and Behavior (only one class left after this term!). I chose this because I’m landlocked and wanted to have more options open to me until I get the opportunity to move closer to an aquarium that focuses on education and conservation. Since 2020 I’ve learned a lot about how animals function internally, how they utilize different survival skills, how to care for captive animals properly, and other beneficial information.

I enjoyed taking the transitional leadership class with Dr. Jane. It helped me better understand the kind of leader that I am and what types of leadership works in certain situations. I appreciated that we were provided with different scenarios where we had to figure out how to solve situations as a leader.

As far as future career goals go, I hope to either get a spot at the Shark Reef in Las Vegas or move somewhere closer to another aquarium like Georgia Aquarium or one similar to Monterey Bay Aquarium." 

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