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<v ->I wanted to have my career in technology,</v>

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because there in no industry that's moving faster

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than the technology industry.

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<v ->In high school I took a video production class,</v>

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and my teacher kind of gave us free reign

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to do whatever we wanted to do,

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and that was when I kind of sparked,

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like, (gasps) "Oh! This is fun!

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"Look, I can do all these things with these cameras,

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"and all of this different editing equipment."

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And then it took off pretty much from there.

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<v ->My dad is an engineer, so he told me, as an engineer,</v>

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you get to be really creative, but also solve problems

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while you're doing it.

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<v ->To be able to be involved with technology</v>

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that's constantly changing,

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and working with a company that changes with the times,

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and that's constantly bringing new products and services

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to our potential customers,

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to really let them increase their business,

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and run their business more efficiently is great.

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<v ->We're fortunate that Comcast NBCUniversal</v>

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invests so much time to employees' development and growth.

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The mission of the Women's Network,

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is to cultivate growth among professional women at Comcast.

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<v ->So what's really important for us at Comcast,</v>

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is to be where the women in tech are.

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<v ->It's really important for us</v>

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to be engaged with the community.

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<v ->I'm a program manager for the</v>

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Cristo Rey Work Study Program here at Comcast.

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They are a group of high schoolers,

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ranging from freshmen to seniors.

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It's a wonderful program, and it really is investing

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in the future of the technology world.

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I've been mentoring and hosting a couple of workshops.

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We do it with little games,

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we do it with of course very approachable activities,

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and they love it.

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And it's neat because I think of when I was their age,

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and I really didn't know what computer science was,

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and how cool it could be.

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<v ->The advice that I would give a young woman</v>

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who is interested in STEM,

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is you are gonna be the first sometimes,

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and you're gonna be on the forefront sometimes,

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and you're gonna be leading the way sometimes,

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and it's a place for you to carve out your niche,

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and to be unique and to show the whole world

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what you're made of.

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