Jacqueline Santulli

In 2008/09 when the US market crashed, I graduated high school. My first year as a legal adult was spent amidst the greatest economic downfall this century has seen since the great depression. Not only had the economy changed, the digital age faced a new horizon and the standard of living for the average American began to alter drastically. It was during that time that I realized, the world as we knew it would not only never be the same, it would continue changing rapidly for decades to come.

When I first entered the realm of university, I went for Journalism & Mass Communication, and soon after, for Film. However, with one eye on the notion of how technological advances, as well as generational job market and income would surely change the sociological circumstances of consumerism and bureaucracy at large - I dropped out of the programs and waited for higher education to introduce curriculums relative to my speculations. Five years later, with a newly pointed desire to acquire the skills necessary to help small businesses bridge the gap between the old ways to the new (create websites) at a price they could surely afford - I went back to school.

After graduating with a 4.0, I took my degree to the streets and made the most of my intentions until an opportunity to sell out by joining the full time work force was the only choice I had if I wanted to pay my bills. Two years of the corporate world were endured and my knowledge of the business realm skyrocketed, while my happiness depleted entirely. When my contract was up, I fell back into the arms of my previous passions to make the world a better place through technology, and turned down the next offer letter rewarded to me by Royal Enfield. With no room to slip from the path again, I packed up my belongings, applied to UW-Stout in efforts to continue my search for knowledge and opportunities, and moved into a relatives apartment so as to put all of my focus on my goal - to help ensure the internet & technology becomes a more positive place as well as influence than otherwise for the foreseeable future.