Beaver Reflections:
I graduated from Beaver in 2010 and had an amazing experience. I was a lifer and my senior year was the first year Beaver required all students to have laptops. The education was great, and the school was constantly evolving to keep up with trends. I was involved with the theater program and was also on the fencing and tennis teams. Mr. Butler, my biology teacher, was fantastic and inspired me to study biology in college. One of my favorite classes was called Current Events, taught by Mr. Adjout. We learned how to have civil political discourse and learn about what was happening in the world. Also, I was a social action leader and helped educate my peers about different topics like homelessness.

What is #happeningnow in your life:
After Beaver, I went to Brown where I majored in biology. After college, I went into consulting to learn how executives think and solve problems at a large company. After working in consulting for a few years, I went to get my MBA at Wharton in healthcare management. I was the commencement speaker at graduation and spoke about taking risks. I always wanted to have an impact in my work, so healthcare management was the perfect intersection in managing people and giving back to the community. Currently, I live in LA and work at DaVita, a dialysis provider, where I manage a region of dialysis clinics.

“When you’re super engaged and find purpose in your work, the work becomes easy. It doesn’t become a task, it becomes something you want to be a part of every day.”
– Sheyda Bautista-Saeyan ’10

Advice to Beaver students:
It’s okay not to know everything. Take risks and learn something new. There’s often not a right answer to things in life, so as long as you’re continuously improving, you’ll make progress.