Explore Your Future

Explore Your Future is a series of events to help Waterloo Region youth learn about some career options. While geared towards the early stage research needs of grade 7 to 10 students, it is open to any youth and family that are interested .

Working with Words

Do you enjoy writing? Do you like painting pictures with words? Being persuasive? Clearly sharing an idea? Describing something in detail, accurately? Do you like researching? Asking questions?

There are many jobs that require someone to work with words. Jobs such as those working in journalism, corporate or nonprofit communications, marketing, and more.

Our panel features a range of people who everyday need to use words to achieve results at work. Learn more about exactly what they do now and how their career journey brought them to this point. You can expect great advice for future wordsmiths!

OUR PANEL

Shawn Falcao - Manager, Corporate Communications

Phil Froklage - Digital Content Manager

Meghan Huras - Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Anum Latif - Reporter

After each panelist shares their career story, it's your chance to ask them questions about their jobs, the steps they took towards their goals and the career decisions they made along the way.

Thank you to the sponsors of Explore Your Future!