Read both of the conversations on the Department of Political Science website. Read the first one below…
In our annual Career Conversations, alumni share their personal and professional stories with undergraduates. What do they do? How did they get there? Are they doing what they thought they would be doing upon graduation? How did their UW Political Science degree prepare them for their careers? This year students heard from and asked questions of Lindsay Scola and John Amaya.
Lindsay is the CEO of Audeamas, a Los Angeles consulting firm that advises non-profits organizations, issue campaigns, and impact-oriented businesses on how to work with celebrities to raise their profiles. Upon graduation, Lindsay went to work for Representative Adam Smith in Washington DC. When she learned that Barack Obama was running for President, she applied to work on his campaign and ended up in Iowa and later Nebraska. She then worked in a variety of government positions, including at the United Nations before leading Michelle Obama’s advance team during the 2012 election. She then transitioned to the private sector where she worked for the Television Academy (the Emmys) in New York City before moving to Los Angeles and starting her own consulting firm. Lindsay still loves campaigns and maintains her political connections. When we first contacted Lindsay, she apologized for her slow reply, explaining that she had just returned from an overseas trip with the Second Gentleman (Vice President Kamala Harris’s spouse).
Read about John Amaya here as he discusses his career in Washington DC.
