Irene Phakeovilay: Floor Sommelier

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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Irene Phakeovilay: Floor Sommelier

This month’s Spotlight features Irene, a former Film and Media Studies major who’s now a Certified Sommelier for a Forbes Five-Star restaurant, responsible for matching patrons with over 3,500 different wines.

Irene, on the pressure of having a plan:

"With screenwriting, I had a specific goal, I had “The Plan,” and that was a comfort. In school, everyone always talked like they knew exactly what they were doing—I’m going to be a doctor, I’m going into marketing—so being able to say, “I’m going to be a screenwriter,” made me feel like I had things together."

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Irene welcomes UCSB students to contact her via email with questions about the field. Requests to look over student resumes or inquiries about open positions will not be responded to.

irenep6@gmail.com

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Editor: Brandilyn Gilbert, Academic Advisor