Stephanie Nadow

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I graduated from Saint Michael’s as a math and education double major with hopes of becoming a math teacher in a middle or high school. I spent some time teaching after graduation, but ultimately decided that teaching was no longer a profession I wanted to pursue. My job search landed me in the health insurance industry, which I found to be a perfect blend of both my technical and arts backgrounds.

Currently, I am working at Fallon Health, a small health insurance company in Worcester, Massachusetts. I work with a team of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals in the Utilization Management department as a Coordinator and Report Specialist. This department manages how our members access their benefits and medically necessary services. My role includes reporting and analysis of the data my department produces. This data is then presented to other department leaders within our company and is also sent to health care providers and government agencies for review. I run ad hoc reports to track various business processes within the department for quality assurance and compliance. I also work with our IT department to develop these reports.

My mathematics education at St. Mike’s has prepared me for this role because it taught me the significance of critical thinking. Many of my co-workers have approached me to help them work through obstacles that arise and I rely on critical thinking to find a solution. As a student at St. Mike’s, I was eager to learn new things and master each topic. I carried this desire to learn with me after graduation and it has allowed me the opportunity to be involved in many of the projects that support the ever-changing business needs of my department.

When I am not in the office, you can find me in the pool training for my next open water swim or on deck coaching the swim team at my local YMCA. Although I have stepped away from teaching, I find fulfillment in coaching these young swimmers.