Our contributors

The professionals who make Vitaes possible.

Every story on this platform exists because a working professional gave their time, sat down with us, and spoke honestly about how they got where they are. We're grateful to each one. Below is a small sampling — meet them all on the directory.

AI & data

Dona Sarkar

Director of Technology · Microsoft

“I am the kind of person who likes doing things that no one else has done and no one else really thinks is possible. If you ask a normal person is it possible to work full time at Microsoft and have a full time business on the side, they'll say absolutely not. That's crazy. But it is 100% possible if you want it bad enough.”

— From their Vitaes interview

Construction & real estate

Garry Gilliam Jr.

Founder/CEO · The Bridge Eco-Village

“I think if you stop learning, you stop living. So I think everybody should look for things they don't know and find ways to answer questions — stay curious at the end of the day.”

— From their Vitaes interview

Bachelor Degree, Business Development, Advertising, Psychology

Software development

Gloribel Mondragon

Senior Marketing Manager · Microsoft

“No one's going to come to you with a job. You have to go out there and you have to reach out for informationals, reach out for more information.”

— From their Vitaes interview

Bachelor of Business University of Washington

Education

Tina Nguyen

School Readiness Senior Manager · Education for A Better World

“I always talk about when I'm hiring for managers, sometimes folks that have the hard skills and the soft skills and do it very well are unicorns. It's very hard to find people that have both skill sets and do it very well.”

— From their Vitaes interview

Bachlor of Science, UCLA Member, Association of International Product Marketing and Management

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