History Majors in the Workplace | Recent Alumni Panel 2022
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Wondering how to take the skills you’ve learned studying History and apply them in the workplace?
The rigorous research, information synthesis and management, public speaking, and writing requirements asked of history majors offer excellent preparation for careers in law, journalism, public relations, technical writing, fundraising, business and nonprofit administration, and government service—and that’s just the start! Join us for a conversation with three recent PSU History graduates who have gone to work for city, regional, and state government agencies to talk about their experiences and how their degrees have helped them in their jobs.
Relevant to current and prospective History Majors, Minors and Graduate Students.
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Alecia Giombolini graduated from Portland State University in 2018 with a MA in History. Through her participation in the department's Public History program, Alecia developed an interest in archives management and volunteered at local archives and research libraries to learn more about the profession. During her final year at PSU, Alecia worked as a Program Assistant at Metro, the regional government agency, where she processed a backlog of historical records and established an archival collection documenting Metro's work on the MAX light rail system. In 2019 Alecia moved into a full-time position at Metro as a Records & Information Analyst. In this role, Alecia continues her work to grow and manage archival collections while also working on broader public records efforts.
Cara Kaser graduated from PSU with a BA in History in 2005, and from WSU with an MA in History in 2007. Her senior thesis at PSU focused on clerical wives in 11th and 12th century France and England, and her thesis at WSU studied late 19th and early 20th century religious settlement and church architecture in Latah County, Idaho. In 2007, Cara began work with the State of Oregon at the State Historic Preservation Office as the National Register of Historic Places & Survey Coordinator, and later as the Heritage Outreach Specialist. Cara increasingly became interested in the role of technology within the public sector and earned a certificate in Computer Information Systems from PCC in 2014. Also in 2014, she began work with the Oregon Department of Forestry as a Web Designer & Administrator, and later was promoted as the Deputy Chief Information Officer. While continuing to work full-time with the State, Cara was elected to the Salem City Council in 2016 and served as the Ward 1 Councilor until 2020. Currently, she is the Chief Information Officer for Business Oregon, the State’s economic development agency. In this role, she manages the agency’s IT infrastructure, services, projects, and overall strategy.
Chloe Massarello graduated from Portland State with an MA in medieval history in 2012. While pursuing her studies, she served as a graduate assistant within the History Department and Religious Studies Department and an editorial fellow at the Pacific Historical Review. Upon graduation, she began a freelance academic editing business and accepted a job at the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, a nonprofit where she spent five years working in a range of areas, including training development, events coordination, research, and domestic violence fatality review. Chloe is currently an analyst at the City of Portland Bureau of Development Services, where she is focused on bureau-wide and inter-bureau projects.
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