Introduction

Our team consists of Geoff Ali, Anna Swacker, Mitchell Terry, and Danielle Sparacino. We are all seniors at Illinois State University. We are very excited to finish are schooling and begin our real world experiences.

I am Danielle Sparacino. I am a Business Administration major and an organizational leadership minor. I have been working as a licensed cosmetologist for the last five years. I am extremely people orientated and would love to work in an open equalitarian work environment. I rode horses for nine years and it taught me a lot of responsibility, team management and discipline. I am so excited to graduate in May and potentially get a job in a large corporation. I would love if the job enables me to travel and learn more about myself, so I can work my way up and become a great leader.

My name is Anna Swacker. I am a senior at Illinois State University and I am graduating a semester early with seven different honor distinctions. My major is Human Resource Management, and my minor is organizational leadership. I hope to get a job in one of the big companies in the Bloomington-Normal-Peoria area. Beyond that I would love to travel.

My name is Geoff Ali, I am a senior and my major is Organizational Leadership. I am looking at combining my previous experience with medical education and my current major and opening a series of therapy clinics. I also enjoy hiking and traveling.

My name is Mitchell Terry. I am graduating this December with a degree in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship and minor in Organizational Leadership. I work part time at Fresh Market in Normal. In the future my dream job is starting my own grocery store. I am also a diehard St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.

 In this blog we will be discussing the issues around what is commonly known as the “glass ceiling;” more specifically the issues surrounding women and other minorities in leadership positions. We chose this topic due to the increasingly diverse workforce and we find the subject to be fascinating. We will attempt to answer questions such as, why does this phenomenon of the glass ceiling occur? Who is affected by the glass ceiling? How do people in leadership positions who have hit a glass ceiling overcome adversity? Lastly, we would like to explore ways to “shatter the glass ceiling” once and for all.