20 for 20 — MONIKA ELLIS

On this day in 2000, I graduated from my beloved UNC with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. I’ve had a chutes and ladders career and life, and in these 20 years, I’ve accumulated:

1. Master’s degree

2. Layoffs

3. Entrances to my very own office

4. Multimillion dollar budgets

5. Different cities and towns

6. Hairstyles

7. Jobs with benefits

8. Cell phones

9. Weeks of pandemic work from home

10. Profiles on various social media platforms

11. Photo and/or video shoots

12. Journals

13. Clients

14. Pairs of glasses

15. Email addresses

16. Years of business trips

17. Resumes

18. Years in the DMV

19. Years of professional development fun like Creative Mornings

20. Years Committed to Good Storytelling & Social Good