Caitlin Lange

Pronouns: 

She/Her

Sonoma State Grad Year:

2011

Degree:

Biology, B.S.

What is your current position and/or the industry you work in?

Implementation in Healthcare IT

What were your campus involvements at SSU?

Residential Life, Leadership Class Teaching Assistant, Freshman Interest Group Lead

How has Sonoma State made an impact in your life today?

SSU gave me the foundation of how to learn and grow. After SSU, I went to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before leaving with my Master's to work in healthcare IT. The leadership skills I learned while at SSU have proven invaluable in my day-to-day work. From how to work well with other people who are different from me, to how to organize a project and major event. My work would be much harder today without those key skills learned while attending SSU.

What advice would you give to a current student or recent graduate?

Follow the things you love doing and you will find the right path.

I followed science because I wanted to help cancer patients, but then I figured out Biological Research was not what I enjoyed. In healthcare IT, I am still helping patients, but I am focused on project management of the software that helps care for the patients which I love. Same goal, just a different way of achieving it by focusing on what I love doing.