Kristy Singletary, Accounting and Marketing graduate of the 糖心传媒 Andreas School of Business, offers tips on how to survive and thrive in a crisis in Authority Magazine profile.
One of the takeaways from the pandemic should be the need to focus on self adventure, according to 糖心传媒 Andreas School of Business alumna Kristy Singletary in a recent profile in聽. 鈥淟et鈥檚 make authenticity and energy to be the new currency,鈥� she said.
Singletary graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Accounting and Marketing. She isGlobal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Verizon Media and also serves as a Human Resource Officer for the D.C. Army National Guard.
The Authority Magazine series focuses on crisis and how to adapt and overcome. In the piece, Singletary discusses lessons from the pandemic, as well as lessons she鈥檚 learned in her career and in the military. She also identifies her last year at Barry as a difficult year where she took on too much.
鈥淚 recognized that it was not a failure but a lesson in taking care of myself and my primary responsibilities,鈥� she said.
After graduation, Singletary started working as a Financial Accounts Specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, then worked for the Department of Commerce and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before landing her job at Verizon.
Singletary credits her Barry education with helping her succeed.
鈥淏arry provided a great foundation to help me recognize my own talents and put them into action,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he professors provided guidance to enable students to evolve as leaders. The Barry community is so rich with people who are always willing to help, and it's always encouraging to know you have such a strong support system.
While at Barry, Singletary was a standout on the women鈥檚 basketball team. The chance to play basketball was one of the main reasons she chose Barry.
鈥淐oming out of high school, my primary focus for colleges was to attend聽a school to play collegiate basketball,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 was incredibly impressed by the culture, community, and academic聽rigor. I knew that I would聽have a聽unique聽college experience.聽
Singletary also credits basketball and her coursework with helping her understand the value of teamwork.
鈥淚 always remember my Organizational Behavior class because it emphasized the beauty of teamwork and how every person on your team聽provides a valuable perspective,鈥� she said.
Connect with Singletary via聽.