Randy Guertin ’18

Overview

• BA, Biochemistry, French and Francophone Studies, Vassar College

After graduating from Vassar in 2018 with a double major in biochemistry and Francophone studies, Randy Guertin (he/they) began working at the GRCF, a genetics research and biobank core facility located within Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. In 2021, he moved to Ware, MA where he now works within a Family Resource Center—a community organization that supports families and individuals seeking health, safety, educational, and employment services. There he organizes community and group events, leads a LGBTQIATS+ support group and a teen support group, facilitates evidence-based parenting courses, and works with statewide programs on community engagement and policy.

Advice to Students:

My advice is that kindness and an open mind will always lead you to opportunities. An open mind allows you to see sometimes-hidden strengths, and practicing empathy in work and in life creates and nurtures connections. Those strengths will be your tools and the connections will be your scaffolds. With these you will build and support your career and projects. Whether the opportunities come through your own work, yours and others’ collaborations, or your community, they will come. Do good work, support your own as well as others’ happiness, and remember you have the power to create the world you want to live in.