{"655229":{"#nid":"655229","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Grace Fletcher","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGrace Fletcher graduated from Georgia Tech last May with two degrees, a B.S. in Public Policy and a B.S. in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies. Since then, she has begun a career in the public sector, working in solar energy in Massachusetts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe spoke with her about her current role and what life has been like since graduation:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are you up to post-graduation? What led you there?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI live in Boston and work for the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources as a program coordinator, helping run the state\u0026rsquo;s solar energy incentive program. I had a goal of moving to Boston after graduation and was interested in working in government, so I got very lucky that everything worked out in my favor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s your favorite part of your current role?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEvery person on my team is incredibly dedicated and pleasant to work with. We\u0026rsquo;re a relatively small team, but we\u0026rsquo;re achieving significant progress in the clean-energy space and setting a positive example for other states to follow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow do you think your Georgia Tech public policy education prepared you to succeed?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy courses in energy and environmental policy gave me the baseline knowledge I needed to enter my field and already have a sense of what\u0026rsquo;s going on and how things work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s something that surprised you about post-graduation life?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHow quickly time flies! When you\u0026rsquo;re no longer marking time by semesters and you\u0026rsquo;re just living day-to-day life, the weeks and months pass by so quickly, which I\u0026rsquo;m still getting used to.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s something you miss about Georgia Tech?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI miss always having access to new people and new interests to pursue\u0026nbsp;whenever you want. Making friends and filling your free time in a meaningful way takes a little more effort outside of the college environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s one piece of advice that you have for students who are graduating this semester?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGive yourself more credit than you think you deserve for all your accomplishments thus far.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan students interested in pursuing a similar field reach out to you?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! Email is the best way to reach me at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fletcherg37@gmail.com\u0022\u003Efletcherg37@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFletcher graduated with a B.S. in Public Policy in May of 2021 and now works for the Massachusetts government.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fletcher graduated with a B.S. in Public Policy in May of 2021 and now works for the Massachusetts government."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-02-04 19:08:47","changed_gmt":"2022-02-04 20:09:57","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-02-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655228":{"id":"655228","type":"image","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Grace Fletcher","body":null,"created":"1644001581","gmt_created":"2022-02-04 19:06:21","changed":"1644001581","gmt_changed":"2022-02-04 19:06:21","alt":"Text reads \u0022Alumni Spotlight, Grace Fletcher\u0022 and the School of Public Policy logo. 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