Milwaukee City Wire

Hannah Cook, a 2022 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC), currently serves as the Marketing and Communications Manager at the Milwaukee Ballet. Reflecting on her time at WLC, Cook emphasized the daily interactions and experiences that enriched her college life.

"The thing I loved most about WLC wasn't a specific experience, as much as everyday life as a student. Casually running into friends in the WU (Warrior Underground), enjoying sunny days in the Quad, chatting with my professors after class, and so much more filled each day with little happy moments that added up to the best college experience I could have asked for," she said.

Since graduation, Cook has achieved one of her primary career goals. "My goal coming out of college was to find a marketing job in publishing or the performing arts, which are two industries that I'm fascinated by. I was so blessed to find a position with the Milwaukee Ballet a year out of college, and it's been a dream come true ever since," she shared.

Currently, Cook is working towards gaining enough industry experience to teach at the college level. "I'd like to gain enough industry experience and knowledge to be qualified to teach a class at the college level. Academia has always been a career path that interests me, and I'd like to specifically share my love of writing within the marketing field with college students," she explained.

Cook also revealed an interesting personal detail: "I love making soup – I have a killer pumpkin sausage soup recipe that everyone doubts until they try it!"

Her first job was babysitting, followed by working as an ice cream scooper at Cedar Crest Ice Cream Parlor in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

In her professional journey, Cook has learned valuable lessons about integrating faith into daily work life. "I always cognitively knew that our Christian calling could be lived out in any vocation, but it wasn't until I entered a secular workforce that I understood what that looked like. Every day is a practice living out the character values that Christians are called to embody, and every day is a humbling reminder that I can't do so perfectly," she noted.