Demetria Underwood
U.S. Army Veteran and Graduate of WTI
Demetria was in the Army Reserves for eight years, during that time she was deployed to Afghanistan. It was there that she learned that she was stronger than she thought she ever could be. After spending eight years in the military and becoming a mom to two boys, she always had her mind on the future. For a while she was not exactly sure what she wanted to do, so she worked different jobs and even went to cosmetology school, however she never felt satisfied. She knew she wanted more and that she needed a skill to launch her in the direction she wanted to go.
Demetria chose WTI because of the atmosphere and because her friend encouraged her to go. She said it was the best decision she had ever made. Demetria’s favorite experience was the hands-on learning, as she loves how she has been able to apply everything she learned in the classroom to her real job. She also loved how friendly the WTI staff was, and how helpful they were whenever she had questions about financial aid. Demetria is also happy that she will be able to use WTI Career Services department whenever she needs, because they were so helpful as well. As for having a favorite instructor, she could not pick just one instructor because she loved them all.
Once Demetria finished with her externship and achieved her certifications as a Registered Medical Assistant and Phlebotomist, she was offered a position at her externship site, and that is where she has been since 2016. Currently she is a Research Coordinator at Alliance for Multispecialty Research formally known as Heartland Research. Demetria said she achieved her career goals with confidence thanks to her training from WTI.