Lt. Colonel Jennifer Caci speaks to current CUFH team!

Former Cornell Field Hockey player and Lt. Colonel recently spoke with CUFH to provide career and leadership advice.

The current Cornell Field Hockey team was lucky enough to receive a visit from former Cornell Field Hockey player and now Lt. Colonel, Jennifer Caci, in October. LTC Caci spoke to the team about her career and how Cornell and Field Hockey prepared her for a life serving our country. The players, coaches and CFHA members are truly grateful for LTC Caci’s time and advice. Here’s what some of the current players had to say about the experience:

Jennifer Caci is a true hero.  Her various tours to countries such as Haiti, Iraq, and Afghanistan had a direct impact on the lives of others.  Not only did Jennifer have very interesting stories to tell about being in the army, jumping from airplanes, and getting shot at, but she had great stories about leadership. Further, Lt. Colonel Caci is a great inspiration because of the connection she has with the Cornell Field Hockey team. All of her wisdom and advice seemed to resound with me even more because I knew that she had experienced what I do on a daily basis. I will never complain about being too busy again because I cannot imagine how she handled being on the varsity Field Hockey and Track teams while being a part of ROTC.  It was truly a pleasure to be able to listen to Jennifer speak.  It’s great to see the connections with amazing, inspiring women that I will have for the rest of my life because of Cornell Field Hockey.   ~ Alaina Skalski

I was very inspired by Jennifer`s visit. Being able to see the different career paths that alumni have taken allows for me to explore different options available to me. It was an honor to be able to interact with such a dedicated and decorated individual.  ~ Isabel Fratt

Having Jennifer come to visit us was such a lovely and unique experience. It not only gave us an idea of what it was like to be a part of Cornell Field Hockey in the past, but what it means to be a part of Cornell Field Hockey for life. It is extremely interesting to hear about what CUFH alum are up to, and we really enjoyed her stories about her work as a medical entomologist. It was especially nice to hear about how Jennifer's experiences with Cornell Field Hockey helped to prepare her for work and life outside Cornell. It was great for the team to connect with such an enthusiastic alum! ~ Genevieve Collins

Jennifer is such a great mentor for the players on our team. Through her stories and during her talk, she exemplified leadership and courage in her post-graduate endeavors. Jennifer was able to share stories about her experience in the military and how Cornell prepared her for this particular career path. I especially liked when she talked about how she was immediately thrown into a leadership role, managing a squad of men. Being the only woman, it was interesting to hear how she gained the respect of her colleagues and succeeded in motivating her team. There were many parallels to the CUFH team and her experiences. Overall, her talk to our team was truly inspiring and motivational. Our program is lucky to have such helpful and enthusiastic alumni. ~ Alex Botte

It was really inspiring to hear Jennifer/Lieutenant Colonel Caci talk about the importance of humility in leadership. She touched on how sometimes being a leader or good teammate can just come from being caring and doing little things to look out for those around you. As an upperclassmen I think it is easy to feel pressure to always need to know the perfect thing to say or make a big booming speech to the team, but she gave a nice reminder that those things may be a necessary part of the job, but sometimes small gestures can go a long way too.  ~ Olivia Boyd     

A SPECIAL THANKS TO JENNIFER CACI FROM CUFH AND CFHA!

If you are interested in speaking to the current team about your career path please let us know! Please email cornellfieldhockeyassociation@gmail.com.