教养, Education and Experiential Learning 给s Daniel Ortiz ’20 a Global Perspective

Perspective is a beautiful thing. 问问丹尼尔·奥尔蒂斯. The 2020 Dean’s List and summa cum laude graduate of 十大网络彩票平台大全 credits the diversity of his family, the challenges of his autism spectrum disorder, and the experiences of his internship with the Global 费城 Association with giving him a unique vantage point of the world, and its endless possibilities, 在这么小的年纪.

“I am an ‘Irish O’Rican,’奥尔蒂斯说 jokingly.  “My mother, Christine McShea, is Irish.  我父亲米格尔·奥尔蒂斯是 波多黎各. Both of my parents were 费城 police officers. I also have a form of autism that presents anxiety and socialization issues. 我长大了, along with my two older sisters (Teresa ’19 and Amanda) on the straight and narrow and taught to be tolerant of everyone.”

That tolerance was reinforced through the values that Ortiz encountered at Holy Family, where he studied communications, with an emphasis on social and emerging media, 辅修历史. Among his undergraduate accolades, Ortiz was named the recipient of the Core Values Award for Integrity and the Lambda Pi Eta Award for scholarship and commitment to public service. 

So, it made sense when Angela Cutchineal ’06 and Brett Fucci, professionals in the University’s Career Services Office at the time, approached him about an interesting internship opportunity with Global 费城 Association (GPA), a nonprofit dedicated to promoting 费城 as an influential World Heritage City and as a vital, diverse center for global affairs. The organization works to help those who think globally create valuable benefits and connections, 经济和文化, for the Greater 费城 region.

“I started out as a communications/marketing intern at GPA for my internship and then was brought on by President Zabeth Teelucksingh to be the social media specialist,奥尔蒂斯说。, who worked at GPA from May 2019 to August 2019, and then again from April 2020 to May 2022. “I was responsible for managing all the social media output (脸谱网, Instagram, 推特, YouTube, TikTok), and I managed a team of social media interns from different colleges and backgrounds.  I also met a variety of people from a bunch of different ethnic backgrounds, and I encouraged them to incorporate their ethnicity and language into their social media posts.  It helped expand our fan base online and brought attention to our live events and livestreaming.

“The experience with Global 费城 Association was the best, especially working with Zabeth,他接着说.  “I have been forever grateful to Zabeth for getting my career started.  She was a terrific leader and exactly the person you would want to have as your leader. She was very helpful and gave great feedback. I always loved to hear what she had to say. She often had really good ideas about social media management.  The position gave me an opportunity to be creative and to be a leader among my peers.”

The respect was mutual from Teelucksingh who noted, during a recent taping with Holy Family President Dr. Anne Prisco for an upcoming podcast episode of “Asked & 回答,“那, as her first intern from 十大网络彩票平台大全, “Daniel was a great asset to Global 费城 and shed new light on many aspects of our social media.”

GPA经验, as well as recent freelance social media, communication and blogging roles, 离开了奥尔蒂斯, a fourth-degree blackbelt in karate and a video game enthusiast, confident that his career path will continue to call upon his communications degree (he hopes to pursue a master’s degree in marketing), and may incorporate his love of history and museums.

“I am not motivated by money as much as I am about finding a position where I can make a positive impact and be happy, where I can be a positive contributor and can be the best person I can be,奥尔蒂斯说.  “I have learned to just be myself and to always be ready and open to learning new things, to stay on top of trends and to incorporate my own creativity into my assignments. I know that because of my background, I see things differently than others might see them.”

Which, as Ortiz can attest, is not necessarily a bad thing. It all goes back to that beautiful perspective. The way we choose to see the world, does indeed, create the world we see.