Alumni Connections
To see how some Alumni have used their Spanish Majors, click on a career field below. Note, these are only a few of the limitless opportunities open to Spanish Majors.
-Counseling
- Abby Andrusko, Spanish '00
- Current Employment: Latino Family Facilitator - Early Childhood Family Education.
- Have you been able to use your Spanish post-graduation? Most of my jobs have been using Spanish. I also have tutored people in English and Spanish.
- Are your Spanish-speaking skills and important part of your career? Yes, I am the only one in my office that speaks Spanish. I do everything. Translate, teach & connect families to community resources!
- Matt Carlson, Spanish & Psychology '03
- Current Employment: Bilingual Behavior Therapist - Autism Program.
- Have you been able to use your Spanish post-graduation? I got my masters degree in counseling psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia. While I was there I participated in a language exchange program, practicing my Spanish with an international student from Mexico. I also tutored in some ESL adult classes.
- Are your Spanish-speaking skills and important part of your career? Yes, I work with Spanish speaking families in the Chicago area, doing therapy with children who have been diagnosed with autism or developmental disabilities.
- Saralya Knudson, Spanish & Social Studies Education '85
- Current Employment: Guidance Counselor.
- Have you been able to use your Spanish post-graduation? 3 trips to Costa Rica with students. Leisure travel as a flight attendant to Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Panama, Mexico, Spain & Brazil (A Portuguese speaking country).
- Are your Spanish-speaking skills and important part of your career? They were. Presently I use it occasionally when I have meetings with kids/parents where the parents speak only Spanish.