Makeda Keegan
IT Systems Manager
Playlists
All Videos (25)
- What I Do
- Typical Day
- Great Part
- Why Information Technology
- Why Should Girls Consider Careers in IT
- Challenges
- Skills To Develop
- The Most Fun IT Projects
- Education
- Favorite Subjects
- Helpful Teacher
- Skills From Childhood
- Did it Anyway
- Heroes
- Goals
- Staying Motivated
- Family Support
- My Twin Brother
- Advice
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Importance of Computer Skills
- Importance of Networking
- How Can Girls Learn About Software
- Choosing Friends
- Confidence
Bio
Watch Makeda Keegan, Senior Director of Enrollment Systems at Northeastern University in Boston, share how her career as an IT manager is a combination of being a project manager and a business analyst. Her favorite part of her job is getting to help people solve problems every day. She encourages girls not to be afraid of software and coding. She explains you do not have to be good at math – all you need to be is curious, enthusiastic, and thorough. Her advice to girls is to be curious and let that curiosity drive you to explore your ideas and subjects that interest you.
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