I ended up at a marketing firm in Columbus as a business development analyst, which is in line with my interests. I’m not happy unless I’m writing reports! Being an English major (particularly an English major from Ohio Wesleyan) meant I had to have diverse interests, and experience in a number of different fields. More importantly, a firm understanding of how human beings communicate has been valuable in every role I’ve held. Every English professor at OWU deserves a shout out of some kind, but Dr. Mark Allison and his Writing Essays course were by far the most influential on my career. Dr. Allison taught me that it’s better to edit with scissors than a pen, and his deadpan sense of humor always helped me take myself less seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"