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Hi, I'm Brittany! I was born and raised in a small town in Michigan, about half an hour north of Detroit. In 2009, I traded the cold and snow for sunshine and palm trees when I moved to Central Florida. I came here as part of the Disney College Program and I have worked for the Walt Disney Company ever since. I recently transitioned back to my pre-COVID position in Scheduling, where I create schedules for Food and Beverage Cast Members at our resorts. I've also worked in Merchandise, Attractions, and as a resort Concierge.

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My family is the most important thing in my life. My sister is my best friend, but it's hard being so far away from her. Our parents used to dress us alike as kids (which of course we hated!) but now we voluntarily choose to match.

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With my family still living in Michigan, my friends here have become my family. I don't know what I would do without them in my life.

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And of course, I couldn't leave out this handsome little fella, Sammy! I rescued him 5.5 years ago, but it's 100% true that he also rescued me. We've been through some highs and lows together and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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I just started my final year of my Master's Degree in Communication Management with a concentration in Marketing 🥳. This course is an elective for me but I'm excited to learn ways to better leverage social media. My undergraduate degree is in Journalism and this program complements it nicely. When I received my BA in 2008, social media wasn't nearly as influential as it is today. I've always felt like that was a gap in my experience and held me back from thinking I was qualified for positions, so I'm happy to learn more about social media to bring my skills up to date.

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During quarantine, I spent a lot of time learning about the Enneagram personality types. As an Enneagram Nine, a lot of the characteristics are reflected in my learning style. Nines are peacemakers who don't like conflict. I try to keep my feedback to peers as positive as possible. However, Nines also tend to be able to see both sides of an argument, so I might try to convince you to see the points you've made from a different perspective and I encourage you to do the same for me. I look forward to a great quarter with all of you!

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Unfortunately, I do not have any relevant professional experience but I hope to one day land a job in Social Media Marketing. I am very active on my personal Instagram profile, less on Facebook, and very infrequently on Twitter. As for TikTok... I feel like you can't teach an old(er millennial) dog new tricks 🤣.

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Hockey was always a huge part of my life growing up in "Hockeytown," so it was definitely a culture shock when I moved to Florida and hockey wasn't as big of a deal as it was back home. Luckily, I've found friends who enjoy it as much as I do and ones who were willing to give it a try and ended up loving it. I love getting a big group of friends together and going to Orlando Solar Bears games.

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I've loved to read for as long as I can remember. I've definitely gone in spurts over the years with how much I've read and I don't have nearly as much time to read as I did during quarantine when I was furloughed from my job, but I still try to make time to read for fun.

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I've completed 10 half marathons. This is my medal haul for 2017, where I ran a 10K and a half marathon at Walt Disney World and a 10K and a half marathon at Disneyland. You got a medal for completing both the 10K and the half marathon and a special medal for running half marathons on both coasts. Sadly, that was the last year I ran but I look forward to getting back into it soon.