Yanet Vega
Designing Spaces That Heal
Teachers, parents, friends all often speak of the value of an education, but few prepare graduates for the “second education” that begins on the job. So you wind up educating yourself. And really, self-education might be the most meaningful and long-lasting kind.
For Yanet Vega, that lesson came early. After graduating with a degree in architecture and entering the design world, she realized that a building’s story doesn’t end when the blueprints are filed. It truly begins when the doors open.
“I was a new graduate expected to do projects from beginning to end, without the mentorship I needed. It quickly became clear that it wasn’t the right job for me.” Yanet recalled.
So she did what a lot of smart, resourceful people do when they hit a wall. She started researching.
She jumped on LinkedIn and Google. Looked up classmates who graduated ahead of her. Studying their job titles, she discovered that an architecture degree isn’t a narrow path, it’s a foundation for a million directions, leading her to a pivotal role at El Rio Health.
That move right there? That’s the kind of thing nobody tells you in school.
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