Name: Nicholas Fasano
Class Year: 2014
Organization Name: Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Title: Director, Government and Community Relations
1. In one sentence, what does your job entail?
I am the main point of contact for all Federal, State, Local elected officials and municipalities on Long Island and in parts of NYC.
2. What planned and unplanned events connected you to your industry and your first employer after Holy Cross? How did you learn/decide it was a good fit for you?
HC did not really factor into connecting me with my current employer but it did equip me with the tools of discernment necessary to determine that being here is a good fit for me!
3. What were you involved in when you were on campus?
Rugby, Study Abroad, SPUD, Communion Ministry
4. What was your major and how did it affect your career decisions?
History. I had a general sense that I wanted to work in Government but I think my major in History gave me a broad understanding of the impact government’s have on how societies succeed and fail.
5. What are one or two skills that you developed at Holy Cross that you use in your work?
Time management and critical thinking.
6. What advice do you have for students on campus today?
Take advantage of everything that HC has to offer! College is a time for discovery and the best way to do that is by trying new things that you will almost certainly not have the opportunity to get involved in after school!