For Tracy Vosburgh, ’79, her career path has been anything but linear. Through the twists and turns of her life, she’s gained the experience and skills needed to land her dream job. A place she feels she truly belongs.

“My time at Meredith was crucial for me. I came in as a transfer student, so I was here for my junior and senior years,” she said. “Everyone was very welcoming, and I made some excellent friends. I continued with French as a major because it was a language I loved in a country I loved. But the most important thing that happened to me at Meredith was an internship at a local TV station, WRAL.”

Vosburgh credits this internship for setting her on her career path today. She spent more time in the TV station than on campus and fell in love with broadcasting.

After graduation, Vosburgh moved to Washington, D.C., where she stayed with her best friend,  Carol Lancaster, ’79, whom she met at Meredith. She landed a position at WETA’s The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, where she was the production manager for several Arts and Cultural programs, like In Performance at the White House. Vosburgh then became a production manager and post-production supervisor at National Geographic.

After being in broadcasting for several years, Vosburgh married and had her first child. She decided to take a break from the industry due to its demand for travel so that she could raise her family.

Vosburgh returned to the field and acquired a position at the Penn State University-licensed PBS/NPR station, where she worked for ten years. While there, she began understanding the complexities of higher education administration, marketing, and communications. She later pursued a career there and worked in the office of the vice president for communications and marketing.

After working at Cornell for ten years, Vosburgh became the senior associate vice president of university relations at Virginia Tech and was promoted to vice president of communications and marketing in September 2022.

Vosburgh ensures that messaging aligns with the president’s priorities and enjoys being part of an ambitious team and spending her days problem-solving.

“There’s just no feeling like when you get to the other side of it, and you realize you’ve actually moved a needle for the institution, or you’ve positively impacted people’s lives, or you’ve solved a problem that will allow the next great thing to happen,” Vosburgh said.

The experience Vosburgh gained while at Meredith helped broaden her view on her career path by allowing her to open herself up to new experiences and opportunities. Her willingness to change her path and pursue what she wants has helped her end up where she is today.

“I found exactly where I was supposed to be. Everything that I’ve done up until now makes total sense to me because it got me here. And now I’m in the job I was meant to have my whole life,” she said.