Audrey Redman, a 2012 graduate of Roxboro Community School (RCS) wants today’s students to know that it’s OK to change their minds and try different career paths and interests.
She said, “We tend to add the extra stress of ‘what to do after graduation’ without realizing we as people change over time. I believe I changed my career path around three times until something stuck with me.” She advises young people to, “Just know that if at first you don’t succeed, try again, and that setbacks prepare you for comebacks.”
Audrey started her own post-high school path at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) studying science. After her first semester, she said, she “moved home to regroup.” She then enrolled at Piedmont Community College, where she earned an associate in science degree before transferring to NC State University, where she majored in nutrition science and minored in psychology.
Today, Audrey is a clinical research associate for a global clinical research organization. She said she chose this career path because she “wanted to be in medicine but not necessarily a doctor.” She said she is proud of the fact that she has been able to help “many people start a career in this industry and it has been a rewarding experience.”
Audrey attended RCS from sixth through 12th grade. She said, “RCS prepared me for college by creating a comfortable atmosphere to always ask for help if needed. Being able to speak up for myself in college was super helpful, especially when taking the harder classes like genetics.”
While in middle and high school, she was involved in Science Club, played basketball and participated in the Distinguished Young Women program. Audrey said her funniest memory of high school was her class’s senior prank.