Starting a career in federal security as a queer woman of color in a male-dominated field

Описание: Michelle Ann is an amazing, queer woman of color and Filipina immigrant who happens to work in a very male-dominated field. I don’t meet a lot of women in homeland security (or the federal government for that matter) so I definitely had a few questions to ask, e.g., how did you find out about your career and what do you actually do at your job?

Thank you so much Michelle for your care in helping others and offering you advice about how to get a stable career in the federal government. We will talk about thoughts about careers for women of color, LGBT/LGBTQ people, and jobs for immigrants.

We chat and talk about a few more questions like:
How did you get involved in law enforcement?
What was the scariest thing that’s happened at work?
How was training for your position? Did you feel it was sufficient?
What was it like being a TSO? For those who don’t know that’s Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) on the front lines at airports. They’re the biggest workforce for TSA. How long were you working as a TSO?
Any funny TSA stories you can share?
What do you know about canine handlers? Such cute and hard working dogs.
Where can you go to find federal jobs?
Do you have any last things you want to share?
Where can people find more about you?

Resources:
Check out usajobs.gov for all federal jobs listed and applications.

If you’d like to get in touch with Michelle, you can find her here:   / m1ch3ll34nn