Career Area Panel Descriptions
The Arts
Design: Film, Digital, Illustration, Painting & Photography
Is artistic expression important to you? Do you enjoy capturing moments, relaying people’s stories visually, and using art and design to both interpret and communicate ideas? If you enjoy being behind the camera, writing scripts, drawing, illustrating and designing, this panel will shed light on how Art is used in the working world.
Come learn about graphic literacy and the art of visual communication through words, film, pictures, drawing and digital design. These artists will describe how they use theory, design practice and technology in their everyday lives.
This panel hosts a Filmmaker/Journalist, an Illustrator/Artist, and a Graphic Designer/Art Director.
Business
Entrepreneurship, Public Relations, Marketing & Finance
Business includes all aspects of getting an idea or product to market. From research and development, to identifying and targeting an audience, to marketing, and to financing and projecting costs and securing profits.
What are the skills and technologies necessary to develop ideas into products, market, promote and brand and sell your product?
What skills and attitudes will you need to succeed in the working world?
This panel will host entrepreneurs, public relations and marketers, and a finance professional.
Education
Teaching, Special Education,Leadership & Behavioral Psychology
Do you enjoy helping others to learn and succeed? Are you organized and interested in helping others develop the skills and attitudes necessary to be successful? Being able to communicate, assess, inspire and make the lives of others better is all part of being an Educator. These panelists will share strategies for improving the learning and social emotional lives of all students, how to develop leadership skills within the field and the varied opportunities and life styles of careers in Education.
This panel will host a Behavioral Psychologist who works in the field of Autism, a Middle School Inclusion Educator and a Director of a pre-school and day care center.
Environmental Science & Studies
Engineering, Science & Law
If you’ve thought about how we control pollution, or how we assess exposure and human risk, you’re already thinking like an environmental engineer, scientist and lawyer.
From clean air and drinking water to air quality pollution controls and sustainable development, environmental professionals are designing new ways to make life better while respecting our world’s natural resources.
Environmental law governs how humans interact with their environment. It seeks to protect people and the environment through laws and regulations and litigates, if necessary, to enforce these laws.
Come and learn how you can have an impactful career in Environmental Science as you hear from a Civil Environmental Engineer, an Environmental Scientist and an Environmental Lawyer.
Health Specialists
Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Counseling and Nursing
Do you want to help others attain, maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life? Are you a compassionate person that would like to work with those that have physical, cognitive and/or mental health challenges?
How does one assess, treat, and monitor patients’ physical and emotional needs? There are many methods and procedures that health care providers use as they help others manage challenging situations.
The acquisition of skills for daily living, the use of psychotherapy, the delivery of medicines and targeted treatments that improve the quality and longevity of life will be shared.
Come hear from an Occupational Therapist, a Clinical Psychologist and a Registered Nurse.
Law, Government and Public Service
Legal, Political and Service
What does it mean to be civic minded? Do you like to debate and present your point of view? Are you able to hear different perspectives and objectively make decisions based on the information presented?
These panelists each have law degrees and are using them in different ways. The common denominator being to protect the rights of all citizens.
You will learn about: the Murder Panel and Innocence Program, defending someone serving a life sentence, being an advocate, activist and collaborator to find solutions for citizens, and learning how 'judicial power is used to interpret, enforce or nullify laws and statues in order to render verdicts.'
This panel will host a Judge, District Counsel and an Appellate Attorney.
Landscape Design, Build & Maintain
Landscape Architect, Arborist, Company Owner
Are you interested in a lucrative and creative field where you can work both indoors and out of doors? Would being active, problem solving and having a change of scenery be a good fit for your personality, skill set and satisfaction in a career?
Landscape professionals blend science and art, vision and thought to understand how the environment works and determine how to create, build and maintain landscapes in both urban and rural settings.
Landscape Design, Horticulturists, Arborists, Gardeners, and Laborers, are a few of the positions within this career area. They attract those who are hardworking, creative and can visualize the end result. The landscape and design fields offer numerous opportunities and occupations to choose from.
This panel will host the President of a Landscape and Design Company, a Landscape Architect, a Horticulturist and Account Manager.
Music Careers
Business, Record Industry, Songwriting and Music
Do you want to continue your love of music beyond high school? Are you interested in Music Education, Radio Promotion, Recording, Songwriting and/or Performance?
Did you know that you can combine your love of music with business, sales and marketing, and be surrounded by famous artists in the creative music market?
Whether you are performing on stage or in the pit, raising artists profiles on record or radio, or selling the instruments that are hand made pieces, these careers will connect you to ways to stay 'in tune.'
This panel will host a Sales woman/Musician, an Independent Singer Songwriter and a former Record Company Executive who consults in Radio production.
Public Safety and Security
Criminology, Fire Safety, Counter-Intelligence, FBI
This panel is all about protecting citizens of the United States of America. Come and learn about how one can protect people, property, businesses and country. These presenters will discuss the ways that they establish safety and security systems to protect the innocent and promote justice and respond to medical, terrorist and criminal occurrences.
Professionals in this career area are able to to cope well with pressure, have meticulous attention to detail, and have good team work and problem solving skills. They are leaders of their communities and organizations.
Solving crimes, thwarting spying or sabotage from a foreign entity, training others in your field, working with canine units are some of the roles and skills sets that will be discussed on this panel.
This panel will host: our Police Chief, our Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director, a former Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI, and a Counterintelligence
STEM
Microbiology, Biomedical & Robotics Engineering & Physics
All around the world there are scientists and engineers making a difference in our lives – ensuring our food is safe, treating and preventing disease and developing technologies that improve our quality of living.
Do you know how STEM subjects are being used in the working world? Applying the principles of biology, physics, math, computer science and engineering may have you working to combat global environmental concerns, threats to human health or working to create new technologies and innovations that make our world and lives better.
This panel will host a Microbiologist, a Biomedical Engineer/Robotics Engineer and a Physicist.
Sports Leadership and Management
Leadership & Wellness
So you love sports but don’t see yourself being drafted by the NBA or WNBA? The field of Sports and Recreation Management is a growing field as sports, wellness and recreation have evolved into an integral part of our culture. Come and learn about the leadership and management of sport and wellness programs.
Sports Management offers a variety of pathways to consider; business, education, athletic training and more - come and learn what is available!
This panel will host a Professor of Sports Leadership, our Athletic Director and the Owner of a Crossfit Gym.
Sports Medicine & Health Careers
Orthopedics, Athletic Training & Physical Therapy
Are you fascinated with how the human body works? Do you want to diagnose, treat and help people function better? Learn how medical professionals work together to help patients both prevent and recover from injury or conditions to lead happier and more productive lives.
Working on an athletic field, in the OR or in a pain clinic are a few examples of where you will find yourself in this career area.
This panel will host: an Orthopedic Surgeon, an Athletic Trainer and a Physical Therapist.
The Trades
Musical Instrument Design, Plumbing, Electrical Technician
Would you like use your hands to create, build and fix things in your future career? Developing problem solving skills that allow you to service the public is a good spot to be in. What happens when your pipes freeze? Or if the air conditioner stops working? How about when electrical lines fall down from our New England storms. Do you want to be the one who is called in to help people?
Have you ever thought about how instruments are made? I am referring to trombones, bugles and the like. The art of making instruments is a ? craft that has a niche market at a company right here in Holliston. How cool!
This panel will host a Plumber, an Instrument maker (horns) and an Electrical Technician.