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Whether working at a university, scientific institution, or association, Jeanette Gass, CAP, CNP, says it’s always helped her to be herself.

> Stop fearing change—embrace it and grow with it.

“Be as authentic as you can,” she says. “You will be a better employee, a better coworker, and provide better support for your members and volunteers if you are true to yourself.” Some stops on her career journey so far:

A Working History

**2007 – 2011:** Usher at Hancher Auditorium at University of Iowa

**2013 – 2014:** Program Coordinator at National Foreign Language Center

**2014 – 2015:** Senior Program Assistant at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

**2015 – 2017:** Program Management Specialist at University of Maryland

**2017 – 2019:** Program Development and Special Projects Coordinator at The Optical Society

**2019 –:** Manager, Global Programs, at International Association for the Study of Pain

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