Karina Aragón is the Off-Campus Federal Work Study Coordinator with SEEDS. She is a senior psychology major graduating this May. In this post Karina reflects on the ways in which working with SEEDS has shaped her professional interests.
“I became involved with SEEDS because it is the office on campus that best captures my interests outside of the academic realm. Through working on the SEEDS staff as well as with an off-campus community partner, I have found the direction I want to take in my career path that is exciting and will fulfill me throughout the journey.
More specifically, working on the SEEDS staff as a coordinator for one of our programs, I have engaged in more self-reflection than in any other activity I’ve partaken in. I also feel that this experience has reinforced my desire to continue to hold administrative and leadership roles through which I can do my bit to effect positive change.
I have also had the wonderful opportunity to work as an Intervention Support Provider at Creative Science School, with Moira Tofanelli, a Reed alumna who is the school psychologist there. This opportunity has been a wholesome networking experience. I am working there now, for a second year. Not only is this work beneficial to the students at the school–which makes me very excited–but it also has made me want to become a school psychologist and has allowed me to find a caring mentor in Moira.”
