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| Fredonia Volleyball Alumni (Jenna on Right) |
Life after Fredonia has not been dull, that’s for sure. I
graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor’s in Math Education. I knew I wanted to
go to graduate school as soon as I graduated. I decided to go to Medaille to
study special education. Fortunately, I was offered a graduate assistant
position in the athletics department which paid for my tuition. While going to
school and working in the athletics department I continued to work at Wegmans.
In August 2012 the volleyball coach asked if I wanted to help out with the team.
I knew I wanted to be a coach one day and this was a great opportunity. I loved
helping coach the girls and we won the AMCC Conference for the first time in
Medaille’s history and went onto the NCAA Tournament. I graduated from Medaille
in December of 2012 with a Master’s in Special Education.
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| Class of 2011: Jenna, Danne, and Kaitlin |
After Medaille I started substitute teaching and working at
Bryant & Stratton College. I was
working at Bryant & Stratton for just a few months before I was offered a
full time position. I gave up subbing and thought that the college level is
where I wanted to work. Boy was I wrong! I went back to subbing after about a
year at Bryant & Stratton. Currently, I work at Stanley G. Falk School as a
Teacher’s Aide. Though it is not my
dream job, I love what I do. The kids are not always the easiest but, I enjoy
teaching them and seeing them develop as the year goes on. The days go by fast
and I always leave with a good story.
As for volleyball, I am now the assistant volleyball coach for
Buffalo State. We had an awesome season and won the SUNYAC conference for the
first time in Buffalo State history. Winning the SUNYAC and advancing to the
Big Dance both as a player and a coach is an amazing accomplishment. My
favorite memories in my volleyball career was winning the conference and
beating Stevens Institute of Technology to advance to the sweet sixteen!
I miss Fredonia every day. I have so many great memories and
met some of my best friends. People don’t understand how great of a place it is
until they attend school there. It is its own world and I loved everything
about it.
