Then and Now

After high school, I knew I wanted to go to college, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I took some time off, then a friend convinced me to start at SLCC with him spring semester. The college was down the street from where I grew up, so it was familiar to me.

It took me a few years to figure it out. I spent five years at SLCC and had a lot of fun. A friend and I got permission to bring back and redesign an on-campus sports show, called End of the Bench. I also started a sports club that included a tackle football team, because we figured the Bruin's needed a football team. I even ran for student association president, but I didn't win.

Initially I just focused on earning an associate's in General Education, then I started taking some communication classes and was blown away by the media and broadcasting facilities at South City. I earned an AS in Communication and was well prepared when I landed a job at Channel 4.

I am now a senior photojournalist at ABC4. I love that my "office" is wherever the story is in Utah.

" You don't have to know exactly what you want to do when you get out of high school. SLCC helps you find that path. "

Advice

You aren't supposed to know all the answers. You don't have to know exactly what you want to do when you get out of high school. SLCC helps you find that path. Trust that you'll figure out your career path and remember to enjoy the people and have some fun along the way—they all become part of your network, including the teachers.