You have just finished school, and now you’re looking to start your career. Sounds simple enough, right? But! You stutter. That complicates everything... Or does it?
Back by high demand, in this workshop, a group of successful persons who stutter will share their triumphs and hardships with stuttering in their career, and how they made their career work for them with their stutter. After, there will be a question and answer period for you to ask the panelists your questions and share your thoughts. By the end of this workshop, we hope you will be given clarity and a new perspective on your stutter and your career!
Teens and young adults finding hope that they can pursue the career of their dreams without worrying about their stutter.
About the presenters
Alexandra D'Agostino
My name is Alexandra D’Agostino and I have stuttered since I was 7. I am a Registered Nurse, having graduated from Nipissing University’s Nursing Scholar Practitioner Program, and I also have a BA Combined Honours in Psychology and Anthropology from Wilfrid Laurier University. Music is one of my passions, (I play 7 instruments!), as well as helping people and volunteering. I have spent 5 years volunteering with the National Stuttering Association in the United States, where I spent 3 of those years serving on their Teen Advisory Council. When I was invited to be on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Stuttering Association in 2014, I was thrilled to be able to volunteer with an association that was closer to home. Being on the Board of Directors has been such an extraordinary, and honouring experience to have had the opportunity to help revitalize the CSA from the ground up. By volunteering with the CSA and NSA, I hope to change other people’s lives, as the two stuttering associations did for me.