Source: CJC Profiles webpage
By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984
Many people say age doesn’t matter. But when you’ve accomplished a lifetime of work in your first 30 years, age matters. Think of how much time Caitlin Healy, B.S. Journalism 2010, has to continue contributing her talents to make the world better.
Her accomplishments so far, to name a few:
| ▪ | Spent four years in Senegal in the Peace Corps |
| ▪ | Traveled to Uganda with Photographers Without Borders |
| ▪ | Produced freelance work for the United Nations Population Fund, AP Television News, Center for Strategic and International Studies and others |
| ▪ | Traveled to Nigeria to report on innovative ways Nigerians who have left the country are sending money home |
| ▪ | Has produced various documentary-style series on topics such as veterans helping veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a prison football team. |
She credits John Freeman, Journalism Department associate professor, with sparking her interest — all because of his two-week study abroad program in Berlin. “I went to his office before the program” in the summer of 2008, she said. “He explained that you are learning to hit the ground running as if you were on assignment as a photojournalist. That appealed to me — really working on a story.”
She also credits UF’s International Center and Amy Panikowski, a UF Peace Corps recruiter, for helping her pursue her dream. “She was just wonderful. Talking to Amy, having her mentorship and guidance, she showed me how to do that. I really owe my wanderlust to her.”
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