Alumni Who Make the Magic Happen
Rachel Johnson ’16 isn’t the only recent Holy Family University graduate to work in Walt Disney World.
Recent alumni who have worked at the Most Magical Place on Earth include:
Anthony Ciardullo ’22 worked at custodial guest services at EPCOT. “The positions that are offered as part of the Disney College Program require a lot of skill,” he explains. “What I learned at Holy Family translated to those skills. I took a lot of classes that involved communication, especially in business. Learning how to communicate with co-workers and management helped me. Also, what I learned at Holy Family is that in business your work revolves around your guests, and my work at Walt Disney World definitely revolved around our guests at EPCOT. Holy Family’s core values helped me learn about treating every guest with respect and dignity.”
Camille Johnson ’22 works in merchandise in Hollywood Studios. “Playing volleyball and being a full-time student helped me manage the important things in my life, and when working at Walt Disney World there are a lot of distractions,” she says. “I could go to the parks every day if I wanted to – and it’s so hard not to sometimes! Because of my experience at Holy Family, I feel like I have been able to be more productive since I began working at Walt Disney World.”
Alexandra Lipscomb ’21 worked as a seater at Tiffans Restaurant in Animal Kingdom. “During my junior and senior years at Holy Family I was a student ambassador, and I feel that experience helped me out a lot because in my role at Walt Disney World I had a lot of guest interaction,” she shares. “When I was an ambassador at Holy Family, I had a lot of interaction with prospective students and their families. It taught me to stay on my toes because you never know what questions you're going to be asked at Disney! It helped strengthen my communication and organization skills.”
Kalyn McCann ’21 works in the Magic Kingdom at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. “I was a graphic design major at Holy Family, and in all of my courses we would present our projects in front of the class and the professor,” she says. “That helped prepare me to speak in front of people because at Walt Disney World you have to speak in front of anybody and everybody. You might not think about it, but you really do make an impact on everyone’s vacation. There’s a reason why people come back to Disney to experience that same service. It’s really cool to be part of the magic and part of the reason why people keep coming back.”