Winter 2012 Newsletter Extended: Cano
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MOLLY CANO GIVES BACK TO HER MAJOR
By Hannah Baker (RPTA '13), Staff Writer
Cal Poly's Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration department keeps its students informed about job opportunities, internships, and volunteer positions on a regular basis. E-mails from faculty members are sent daily to inspire and inform students about the many amazing opportunities available! It is also common for RPTA alumni to happily speak in various RPTA classrooms about possible career paths as well as their own. This is the case for one RPTA alumna in particular, Molly Cano ('06).
For Cano, she is living a career that she absolutely loves. As the San Luis Obispo County’s Visitors and Conference Bureau’s Marketing and Sales Manager, Cano has a lot on her plate. Working for a public, non-profit agency has been a great experience for Cano thus far.
Cano recently visited Dr. Goldenberg's RPTA 101 class to speak as a part of a panel of speakers from various careers in San Luis Obispo County. Cano was one of four speakers to disuss her current career, what it consists of, and how she got to where she is today in life. The RPTA 101 class was able to ask whatever questions they pleased to the panel speakers in order to gain more insight into possible careers after graduating from Cal Poly.
"Tourism is the number one industry in San Luis Obispo county," Cano mentions.
Not only is Cano promoting SLO on the map as a destination location, but she is promoting it to over 2.5 million tourists each year! This may seem like quite the load, but Cano's positive energy and happiness radiates through her when she speaks.
Working in the tourism and hospitality industry has been a treat for Cano. She feels that her current position allows her to promote a beautiful county with unlimited activities and attractions to visitors. This includes giving recommendations to wineries, restaurants, kayaking tours, etc. As an RPTA alumna, Cano provides a glimpse into one avenue of tourism that RPTA students can get involved in.
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