{"id":17971,"date":"2025-04-14T10:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=17971"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:33:29","slug":"a-novel-approach-to-career-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/14\/a-novel-approach-to-career-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Novel Approach to Career Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5 wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading17971_93e71b-d5\"><br><em>Dr. Guillermina Gonzalez has authored a new book designed to inspire young readers as they embark on their journey of self-discovery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17971_9492e4-a7 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>With a father who was a neurosurgeon and a mother who was a chemist, it would seem only natural for <strong>Dr. Guillermina Gonzalez<\/strong> to pursue a career in the sciences. And she did give it a try, studying chemistry in her native Mexico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut it was not my cup of tea,\u201d says Dr. Gonzalez, chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/business\/dba.aspx\">Doctor of Business Administration Program<\/a> for the University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/business\/indexb.aspx\">College of Business<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t see myself working in a lab.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although her parents were dedicated to careers in medicine and chemistry, they also appreciated the arts. \u201cI always remember going to museums and exhibitions, and my mom and dad made it part of a fun day,\u201d Dr. Gonzalez told Delaware Today magazine in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, she was something of a Renaissance woman and considered several careers. \u201cEverything got my interest,\u201d she said. She took a skill assessment test, and was told, she says, \u201cYou\u2019re so good you can do anything you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of advice is that?\u201d Dr. Gonzalez says. \u201cIt was very confusing, and it\u2019s not true \u2014 no one is good at everything. And so it was actually painful for me to make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, she decided that a business career might encompass her many interests, so she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Mexico. She began her career while still in school and worked in marketing and sales for multinational corporations like ExxonMobil, Mars, Tetra Pak, and Olivetti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gonzalez came to the United States in 2001 while on assignment for ExxonMobil. After three years, she was to return to Mexico City, but she met and married <strong>Charles Gonzalez<\/strong>, a Ph.D. chemist who worked for DuPont at its plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was soon transferred to the DuPont Experimental Station, and the couple moved to Pike Creek in the Wilmington suburbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once settled in Delaware, Dr. Gonzalez left the business world and embarked on multiple careers that confirmed her renaissance bona fides: educator, leader of nonprofits, radio host, and, briefly, political candidate. Recently, she added another vocation: novelist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her first endeavor in the Wilmington area was a marketing agency that, among other things, conducted focus groups for those interested in tapping into the Hispanic community. She then served as executive director of two advocacy organizations: Voices Without Borders, a faith-based nonprofit founded in 2000 and based in Wilmington, and later, the Delaware Arts Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She found time to complete a second master\u2019s in Liberal Studies from the University of Delaware in 2009, then almost immediately pursued a DBA from WilmU, which she completed in 2013. Two years later, she joined the University as an adjunct and then a full-time professor. She has served on more than 20 boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever the community activist, in 2018, she made a brief foray into politics, running as a Democrat for state representative of District 22 \u00ad\u2014 the Pike Creek area. She lost a close race to the Republican incumbent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was her work in radio that spawned her novel. She had served as host for&nbsp;\u201cDelaware State of the Arts\u201d&nbsp;(1450 WILM News Radio\/1410 WDOV) and&nbsp;\u201cLatinisimo\u201d&nbsp;(91.3 WVUD), the only program in Spanish from the University of Delaware. She also co-hosted&nbsp;\u201cThe Latin Beat\u201d (1150 WDEL) for eight years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her radio gigs put her in touch with leaders inside and outside the Latin community, many of them from nonprofits. And that, in turn, led to her novel, \u201cAlexa Hope and the Avenue of Possibilities, A Tale of Teenage Career Choices,\u201d which was published last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexa-Hope-and-the-Avenue-of-Possibilities.jpg\" alt=\"Alexa Hope and the Avenue of Possibilities book cover. \" class=\"wp-image-17972\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexa-Hope-and-the-Avenue-of-Possibilities.jpg 690w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexa-Hope-and-the-Avenue-of-Possibilities-160x250.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexa-Hope-and-the-Avenue-of-Possibilities-307x480.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gonzalez says she started the 248-page paperback during the pandemic. Initially, she envisioned it as a qualitative research project based on the nearly 300 half-hour radio interviews she had conducted. Through a series of questions submitted to interviewees, she hoped to find the motivation for their career choices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She began working with a publisher, and one of her editors quickly convinced her to change course. \u201cShe asked me what I would like to achieve with the book,\u201d says Dr. Gonzalez, \u201cand I said I\u2019d like to have some impact on individuals struggling to find role models and their path in life. That\u2019s because I struggled a lot with that in my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe editor told me that no youngster reads qualitative research and suggested I turn it into a novel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, she did, creating Alexa Hope, a 17-year-old Latin immigrant who, according to the book\u2019s introduction, \u201cis standing at the threshold of a world full of endless possibilities and daunting obstacles.\u201d She faces socio-economic disadvantages and discrimination. Some of the latter come from her school counselor, who tries to discourage her from pursuing challenging careers or elite colleges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, Alexa meets Ella Torres, the host of \u201cLatinisimo.\u201d Ella hires Alexa as her assistant, giving the teenager an opportunity to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Together, they conduct a series of interviews with women who are leaders in education, the arts, and the nonprofit community. The book features 11 interviews with real women from the Wilmington area, all of whom Dr. Gonzalez met during her decade of radio work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach one has a lot to say and can serve as a role model for youngsters looking for a career path,\u201d says Dr. Gonzalez. \u201cThat was the inspiration for the book.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the novel\u2019s interviewees is <strong>Sharon Baker<\/strong>, president of TELEDUCTION\/Hearts and Minds Film, an&nbsp;award-winning Delaware-based company that produces video programs and presentations for nonprofits and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calling Dr. Gonzalez \u201csmart and enthusiastic, a giving person who is genuinely&nbsp;interested in the community,\u201d Baker says the book can serve as \u201ca North Star\u201d for young people to follow. \u201cIt\u2019s very important to mentor and inspire them, especially in these divisive times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first person interviewed in the book is <strong>Lisa Bartoli<\/strong>, long-time executive director of Art Therapy Express, a nonprofit providing therapeutic arts programming throughout Delaware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought it was wonderful the way Guillermina put the book together,\u201d Bartoli says. \u201cI love it when people use their hearts to make a difference in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gonzalez says that while feedback on the book has been \u201cvery positive,\u201d she isn\u2019t concerned about sales. \u201cThis is not about the money,\u201d she says. \u201cIf I can have two or three youngsters tell me their lives improved because they were able to read it and get inspiration out of it, that\u2019s what I\u2019m hoping for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She wishes she could dedicate more time to promoting the book, but her responsibilities at WilmU, especially her efforts to support students working on dissertations, fill her days. Her decade as a faculty member has been a tremendous experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEducation is one of those professions that bring a lot of joy by virtue of the connections with students,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd this is one of the most nurturing environments I\u2019ve found, and I\u2019ve worked for many multinationals. I have excellent colleagues \u2014 fantastic people to work with. I feel taken care of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was especially true when her husband passed away in March of last year. \u201cMy colleagues really took care of me,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DB66J3FS\">the book listing on Amazon<\/a> for a copy of \u201cAlexa Hope and the Avenue of Possibilities, A Tale of Teenage Career Choices.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca{margin-top:0em;}.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:0em;padding-right:0em;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:0em;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;}.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id17971_e06d78-ca{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;}}.wu-text-col,.wu-img-col {\tmin-height: 114px;}.wu-text-col &gt; 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