{"id":13616,"date":"2024-11-14T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/?p=13616"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:38:12","slug":"staff-profile-vanessa-brillo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/2024\/11\/14\/staff-profile-vanessa-brillo\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Profile: Vanessa Brillo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vanessa Brillo, Department of Physics administrative assistant, has worked at Harvey Mudd for three years. From managing student workers to keeping track of department funds and faculty grants to organizing department events, she spends her days helping the department run smoothly. Learn more abut her in this Q-and-A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What is something people don\u2019t understand about your job that you wish they did?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve had some people compare my job to a receptionist. In fact, answering phone calls is a very small part of my day-to-day duties. I do way more accounting and staring at Excel spreadsheets than fielding calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">If you could swap jobs with any other HMC employee for a day, who would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I worked as a barista back in college, so switching with one of the wonderful people at The Caf\u00e9 for a day sounds like a great way to relive those memories (and also because there\u2019s something oddly satisfying about steaming milk).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What\u2019s your favorite food\/dish in the Hoch-Shanahan Dining Hall?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pho. PHO. Did I say pho? Because I love pho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What\u2019s your favorite hobby, activity or creative outlet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have sooo many, I can\u2019t pick just one! Right now they\u2019re weightlifting, reading, singing and paint-by-numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What\u2019s the best piece of advice someone has given you, either in life or at work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re writing a eulogy or attending someone\u2019s funeral before you express your appreciation for the people in your life. Do it now, and do it often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What is your most effective strategy for dealing with stress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hanging out with friends and family. There\u2019s something about shared laughter that heals my heart when I need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">Are you studying or learning something new? (a skill, a language, a sport, etc.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been dabbling in calligraphy, crocheting and learning American sign language, though I admit those are slow-going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h5\">What book or podcast are you enjoying right now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories<\/em> on Spotify is my all-time favorite podcast, though I don\u2019t believe they\u2019re making new episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanessa Brillo, Department of Physics administrative assistant, has worked at Harvey Mudd for three years. From managing student workers to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":13617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,217],"class_list":["post-13616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-staff","category-unlisted"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13616"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13781,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13616\/revisions\/13781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}