By Chloe Yang, 6/17/21, positiveexperience.org/blog
Chloe Yang, the HOPE team’s much-loved Senior Research Assistant, has moved on from the team to pursue a Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill! From managing the website and blog posts, to assisting with data analysis and report writing, Chloe was the backbone of the HOPE team from her start with us in November of 2019. In her farewell interview, the HOPE team asked her about her most treasured moments, shining light on the way that HOPE has transformed her life just as she has changed ours.
What was one highlight of working with HOPE that you look back on fondly?
I really enjoyed doing the blog interviews! I know that’s not one event, but it’s something that I didn’t come into the job expecting to do, and I ended up really enjoying it.
I learned a lot in this job, including how to be more optimistic! But I think that doing the blog interviews was representative of that [optimistic growth]. I got to hear from a lot of different kinds of people and perspectives and learn things I didn’t know I would.
Will you bring the framework of HOPE and the 4 Building Blocks with you in your life and career?
Definitely. I remember when [a few former student volunteers] were leaving, and they talked about how happy they were that they got to work with HOPE so early, because it would shape the rest of their careers and their educations. And I totally feel the same way.
Already, when I’m reading papers or looking at different things in public health or in my own life, I’m looking for the Building Blocks without even thinking about it. They’ve already so shaped how I think about development and health that it would be hard for me not to think about HOPE going forward. I would have to actually try NOT to!
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