Career Beam

Vision Statement: After i finish school i hope to work towards becoming financially stable enough (by working in the international business field) to pursue my real dream of being a humanitarian. I have always been a strong believer in the saying; "you can't help others before you help yourself" which is why i chose a major that i think will open more doors for me in terms of monetary gain as well as networking. Once i feel comfortable with my financial status i plan on moving to Ethiopia (the country where my parents were born) and start my own humanitarian organization. I'm still not sure what the focus of the organization will be but i do know that the purpose of it will be to alleviate, in some way, the plight of the people who live there.

I think that the benefits of having a written vision statement are being able to look back at it once in a while when you're feeling unmotivated or loosing track of what you want and be able to remind yourself of what you really want. That's not to say hopes and aspirations don't change which is another benefit of writing a vision statement because you can go back and compare your vision statement to what you really accomplished. But i do think it is hard to map out your future on paper, especially if you aren't sure what you want out of life. This is an exercise that requires a lot of introspection which is hard for a lot of people.

The two values were most important to me are humanitarian and pursuer because those two are things I've always strived to be. I've always been involved in different clubs and organizations at school that allowed me to display these values. In high school i started an Invisible Children club at my school and worked extremely hard to have a screening of the Invisible Children documentary at my school (despite the protest of the school administration). Me and my friends ended up raising over $1,000 to send to the CA based organization that helped raise awareness about the child soldiers and displaced people of Northern Uganda.

The mission statement of Invisible Children is to improve the quality of life for war-affected children by providing access to quality education, enhanced learning environments, and innovative economic opportunities for the community. I hope to one day intern for Invisible Children and travel around the US raising awareness for the cause and screening the documentary in high schools and colleges all over.

Executive Mentor

I must admit that when I first heard about the Executive Mentor Program I thought it was going to be a lot more structured and formal. What I realized during our first meeting with our mentors is that one of the program’s main focuses is to ensure individual growth and successes by having the groups decide what sort of path they want to take for themselves. I liked how the groups were very small which made it much easier for you to get to know your mentor.
My mentor was Eric Morgan; he is in the communications and advertising field and owns his own advertising company called Morgan + Company. Mr. Morgan told us about his family and juggling family life along with running a business. During our meeting we discovered that our biggest obstacle would be finding a time when everyone is free so that we can have some of our off campus meetings. By the end of the year we will have hoped to visit Mr. Morgan’s office, learn more about his industry discuss and possibly visit a hospitality related company, and discuss resume and interview strategies.
I am hoping that by the end of this program I will have picked up many valuable tips to help me succeed in the business world. I would like to one day start my own non-profit organization and the fact that Eric Morgan has experience building his own company from the ground up is going to be very valuable to me.

Bio

Hi! My name is Elleni Giorgis and I’m from Rockville, MD. I’ve lived in the DC metropolitan area all my life and love it. One of the things that attracted me to Loyola was the size and location, it’s close to a city which I love but a small enough school that the students quickly develop a sense of community. Another thing that attracted me to Loyola was the strength of the Business Program as a whole and especially the International Business Program. Ever since I was young I have always wanted to go into a profession that will require me to travel around the world. I am Ethiopian and my parents have always been very adamant about making sure I stay in touch with my culture so they send me there as often as possible. My experiences in Ethiopia and a few other African countries that I have visited have really shaped me into the person I am now. Seeing that sort of extreme poverty and devastation in person made me realize that I want to go into a profession that will allow me to work towards helping to alleviate the plight of the people I saw. I do believe however that in order to help others you must help yourself first, so by studying international business I can make sure that I am financially stable before I begin any sort of humanitarian work.