Mentor Interview- Week 10

This is an interview with my mentor, Marie.

1-What is your full name?
Marie Glancy.

2- Where are you from?
New Paltz, New York, USA.

3- Where did you go to Colllege? For How long? Do you plan to go back to school?
" I went to Williams College for four years, I probably will not go back to school, I might get my Ph. D when I am older.

4- What was you major in College and what kind of degree did you earn?
" My major was English and I had a Bachelor degree"

5- Why did you choose your professional field?
" I chose journalim because I like writing especially writing about different stuff"

6-What got you involved in this field of work? What inspired you to do it?
" I like editing and i like teens, so it was a unique mixture. Any peice of writin that I like inspire me to work with words."

7-What did you choose this particular job at this particular company
(#6) ... "this job is a chance to work with a magazin and come up with ideas, topics to write about all the time."

8- How long have you worked there?
Almost a year and a half

9- What is your job title?
Editor of New Youth Connection

10- What do your duties include ? Or what kinds of work does our job involve?
"The main thing is working directly with teens on their stories and stories ideas, planning heading for the magazin. Also coordinating internship, editing book collection of stories for the magazin.

11- What are some of the challenges you have faced working here?
"Jogling all the writer can be difficult. Sometimes stories are hard to decide what the structure should be, it's hard to guide the writer.

12- What is the best part of your job?
"The teenagers, the writers."

13- What is something you would like to change about your job?
"I love vacation...so more vacation."