In 1991, Jackie Wehmeyer had graduated with a degree in journalism and was hoping to work as a reporter, waiting for a job opening at a local newspaper. Her aspirations were not aligned with a career in public sector HR at that time.
In 1991, Jackie Wehmeyer’s aspirations were not aligned with a career in public sector HR; she had recently graduated with intentions of working as a reporter. “After graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, [I was] waiting for the local newspaper to have a job opening,” says Wehmeyer, who earned her B.A. in mass…