My name is McKenna Morrissey and I’m from Oakwood, Ohio. In high school I was involved in multiple clubs including Oakwood Giving, a service club; Student Council, where I was the class Secretary; Femineering, an engineering club for females in grades 7-12; and Drama club, where I performed in all of the high school musicals. I was also involved in sports; I played soccer, ran track, and was a cheerleader. Besides school activities, I volunteered at my church every week as an assistant teacher for religious education for kids in first and second grade. All of the activities I participated in helped me get to where I am now, however, Femineering was the most beneficial to me and helped me decide what career path I want to go into. When I was younger, I started to think I would like engineering when I visited my dad’s work one day. Then, once I got to seventh grade, I joined the Femineering club. I stayed in the club all throughout high school and became a leader of the group my junior year. The experiences and projects from Femineering and the engineering classes I took senior year combined with my fascination with the medical field helped me confirm that engineering is something I really enjoy and pushed me to major in Biomedical Engineering in college.

My top five strengths according to the CliftonStrengths Finder are restorative, achiever, learner, developer, and arranger.

Restorative- I most relate to the restorative strength because I am always striving to better myself in everything I do. Whenever I put my mind to doing something, I work on it until I know it is the best I can do and I won’t settle for anything less than my best.

Achiever- I most relate to the achiever strength because I investigate everything until I can prove or explain why it is true. Whenever I don’t do as well on something as I think I should have, I look at all the reasons I didn’t do as well  and try to learn from them so I can do better on the next thing I do.

Learner- I most relate to the learner strength because I get hooked on ideas, and can spend hours on a particular subject to learn and discover more. Also, if I start reading a book, oftentimes I will continue reading for hours with no concept of how long I have been reading, sometimes not stopping until I have finished the book.

Developer- I most relate to the developer strength because I often sacrifice my needs to help others. Also, I always try to see the good in people, even when they haven’t treated me the best in the past.

Arranger- I most relate to the arranger strength because I always want people to trust and depend on me, so I follow through on what I say I will do. Also, I strongly prefer working in groups as opposed to alone.