Careers and Outcomes

A sports writing class helped Sarah DeWolfe define her Salve journey and set her career in motion. A communications major with a minor in sports management, she joined the staff of Salve's student newspaper, Mosaic, as its only sportswriter and went on to serve as co-editor. A work-study position in the sports information office gave her hands-on experience researching statistics, breaking down games play by play and discovering emerging storylines. A sports media internship at NBC 10 WJAR-TV further developed those skills and helped her secure a spot in the competitive ESPN Next program. Her success there led to a full-time role with ESPN, a top multiplatform sports entertainment brand. Read more about DeWolfe's Salve experience.

Andrew Hassler took advantage of the many opportunities available to undergraduate accounting majors at Salve. Demonstrating an amazing work ethic, he played varsity lacrosse, minored in sports management and business administration, and was a leader of the Accounting and Finance Club as well as a member of the student-managed investment fund team that finished in the top 10% of a national stock portfolio analysis competition in Chicago. A summer internship with Deloitte led to an offer to join the Boston office after graduation.

Heather McKee graduated with a double major in cultural and historic preservation and sociology and anthropology. While at Salve, she received the student paper award at the Eastern States Archaeological Federation's annual meeting, and her research was published in Northeastern Archaeology. Today she conducts archaeological surveys on the Ouachita National Forest in Waldron, Alaska. Read more about McKee's Salve experience.

As a nursing student at Salve, Benjamin Silva rotated through labor and delivery, pediatrics, psychiatric care, medical-surgical units, geriatrics and more before choosing a specialty area for his capstone – the intensive care unit (ICU) at South County Hospital. There he spent 12-hour shifts paired one-on-one with an ICU nurse, gaining a full picture of patient care. In his senior year, he completed an internship in the Brown Health system. Today, Silva works in the surgical intermediate intensive care unit at Miriam Hospital, treating a wide range of complex, high-acuity cases. He is preparing for the PCCN certification and considering long-term paths to become a nurse practitioner or CRNA. Read more about Silva's Salve experience.

Florencia Reiche Blanco was Salve’s delegate to the United Nations' global climate change conference in 2022, the same year earning the University’s Earth Champion award for solidarity with special attention to vulnerable groups such as Indigenous communities. After graduating, she pursued a master’s degree in agriculture, food and environment at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, which led her to work at the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York City during the summer of 2024 as an advisor to the ambassador of Costa Rica. She's continued her role as a delegate to multiple UN conferences, such as the UN Food Systems Summit +2 in 2023 and the UN General Assembly 2024, strengthening her passion for participating in global initiatives. While finishing her master's, Reiche Blanco is assisting the city of Somerville in completing its food system assessment through analysis to understand the food economy and food security in the city.

Throughout his years at Salve, Mitchell, a native of Alberta, Canada, worked in reforestation and wildfire firefighting, attended the 2023 United Nations climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates, held leadership roles on campus, played on the men's ice hockey team and completed internships with NASA and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is now a graduate student at the University of Ottawa, pursuing a master's degree in environmental sustainability, and a junior economist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, the country’s government department that oversees national environmental policies and programs.

At Salve, Mikaela Barbour was a member of Alpha Phi Sigma and interned with the Rhode Island District Court. She earned her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, focusing on corporate and civil litigation. During law school, she served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Patti B. Saris at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She joined MG+M The Law Firm as a litigation law clerk in 2022 and is now a first-year litigation associate, representing corporate clients in complex civil litigation. "My time at Salve Regina was paramount to my development as both a student and a lawyer," she said. "The political science program deepened my understanding of constitutional principles, governance and legal philosophy, shaping the way I approach legal analysis and advocacy. Salve’s emphasis on critical thinking and open discourse challenged me to engage with diverse perspectives - an invaluable skill that prepared me for the rigor of law school and continues to guide me in my legal career. The University’s mission of mercy instilled in me a deep commitment to justice and service, principles that remain at the heart of my work as an attorney."

An undergraduate internship with PwC paved the way for Francisco Aguero to not only land a job with the Big Four accounting firm following graduation, but to secure a fellowship in the firm’s CPA acceleration program While You Work. The PwC fellowship enabled the former varsity football player and Accounting and Finance Club executive board member to pursue his master’s degree at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and earn the additional credits required for CPA certification.

While a double major in environmental studies and sociology and anthropology, Beauchesne interned at two local nonprofit organizations: Clean Ocean Access and the Aquidneck Land Trust. In her current role, she educates young people in environmental stewardship, promoting zero-waste campaigns and managing tree nurseries. Read more about her Salve experience.

While at Salve, Hertzwig interned at the Department of Environmental Management, helping discover and identify pest plants in nurseries across Rhode Island. After graduation he stayed with the department, rising to agriculture marketing specialist, then taking on expanded responsibilities as an environmental scientist. In this role, he is Rhode Island’s state apiary/honeybee inspector, working on state and federal studies for honeybee diseases and pests that pose a threat to apiculture (beekeeping).