{"id":154150,"date":"2026-07-13T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//?p=154150"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:14:52","slug":"hospitality-alumna-forges-her-own-path-while-giving-back-to-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//hospitality-alumna-forges-her-own-path-while-giving-back-to-others/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality Alumna Forges Her Own Path While Giving Back to Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it came to deciding her career path, there was only ever Plan A for&nbsp;<strong>Bella Cortier/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202f/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201922</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//strong>: theme parks</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>The native Floridian&nbsp;dreamed of working&nbsp;in&nbsp;one someday&nbsp;and knew UCF /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2014&nbsp;located&nbsp;next door to some of the world/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s premiere theme parks with a solid pipeline to the industry /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2014 was her ticket to get there.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Never&nbsp;mind that at the time of her enrollment to the&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//hospitality.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//cynthia-mejia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">Rosen College of Hospitality Management</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a>&nbsp;in 2020, a global pandemic&nbsp;had quite&nbsp;literally closed the doors on the industry.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Nothing could derail her from her goal.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Today,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//hospitality-management-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">hospitality management</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a> alum is a senior technical coordinator at&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.universalcreative.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">Universal Creative</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a>&nbsp;in Orlando, the division of&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//corporate.universaldestinationsandexperiences.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//company/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">Universal Destinations &amp; Experiences</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;designs, develops&nbsp;and produces&nbsp;immersive theme park attractions,&nbsp;resorts&nbsp;and experiences worldwide.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"attachment_154152/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"><noscript><img 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//First-trip-to-universal-bella.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">As a child, Cortier frequented theme parks with her family. This snapshot is from her first trip to Universal Islands of Adventure. (Photo courtesy of Bella Cortier/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202f)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<h2>Making a&nbsp;Bold Move</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>As a&nbsp;junior in&nbsp;high school,&nbsp;Cortier got her first real glimpse of career options in hospitality when she&nbsp;attended an industry-focused&nbsp;summer camp that&nbsp;Rosen College&nbsp;hosted at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time.&nbsp;As a senior,&nbsp;she&nbsp;focused her&nbsp;AP&nbsp;capstone project&nbsp;on hydroponics in&nbsp;the theme park industry. She&nbsp;knew&nbsp;the project&nbsp;would&nbsp;help her&nbsp;make&nbsp;connections, because&nbsp;it&nbsp;required&nbsp;a professional mentor.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Cortier took the initiative to&nbsp;reach out to&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//hospitality.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//cynthia-mejia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">Cynthia Mejia</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a>,&nbsp;dean of&nbsp;Rosen College, who at that time was&nbsp;interim&nbsp;chair&nbsp;of the&nbsp;college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s&nbsp;Department of Foodservice and Lodging Management.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Mejia appreciated Cortier/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s interest in the industry and her courage in reaching out. She invited her for a campus tour and connected her to a local hydroponics expert. Cortier/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s bold plan had worked.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cIt is so rare to get a cold call from a high school student who, at such&nbsp;a young age, was so certain she wanted to build a career in hospitality leadership. You just do not see that kind of passion every day,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d says Mejia, who continued to mentor Cortier throughout her time at UCF. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cBella continuously challenges and pushes herself past her comfort zone, which is why she is so successful and a model for the students who come after her. 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https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//BellaUniversalHeadshot-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//BellaUniversalHeadshot.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">During her last semester of school, Cortier became an intern on the Universal Orlando Resort Operations Safety &amp; Compliance team, and she has been with the company ever since.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<h2>Turning the Unexpected&nbsp;Into&nbsp;a&nbsp;Winning Situation</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Cortier/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202fcontinued to demonstrate that dedication and initiative once she was a full-time student. She was part of a core group who/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202fattended/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202fnearly every virtual/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202fmeet-and-greet/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202fwith/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u202ffaculty and staff that the Rosen College organized.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cWhen the faculty and staff saw that I was showing up, and they understood the passion that I had to be there, they started inviting me to take part in different events,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d says Cortier, who was invited to be a student representative on the Dean/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s Advisory Council, provide college tours for industry leaders and be part of a project team to enhance the student experience post-pandemic.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Meanwhile&nbsp;she also&nbsp;joined the Rosen College Leadership Council, became a tour guide with&nbsp;UCF&nbsp;Undergraduate&nbsp;Admissions&nbsp;and&nbsp;joined the&nbsp;student&nbsp;chapter of the Future Theme Park Leaders Association.&nbsp;Cortier&nbsp;also joined&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//ucfbands.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//marching-knights/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/">UCF Marching Knights</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//a>&nbsp;as a member of&nbsp;the drum line,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019s&nbsp;where she met her fianc/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u00e9,&nbsp;<strong>Erik&nbsp;Solberg /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201924</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//strong>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"attachment_154155/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-154155 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//RosenUniversalDay-bella.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/"Brunette woman in black top and gray pants holds mascot sword on stage with Knightro flanking the other side of a gold semi-circle sign that reads UCF Universal School of Experience Leadership &amp; 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Innovation at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management is a catalyst to help develop future industry leaders, ushering in the next era of themed entertainment.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<h2>Forging a Path and Finding Her Place</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>When her marching band responsibilities ended in fall 2020, Cortier landed her first part-time job in a local theme park, SeaWorld Orlando. She discovered her love of working in rides and attractions and parlayed that into two summer internships focused on hospitality leadership development at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania and another job at Universal Orlando Resort.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cI&nbsp;loved&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;right away, and I knew&nbsp;I wanted to ultimately end up there,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d Cortier says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>During her last semester of school, Cortier became an intern on the Universal Orlando Resort Operations Safety &amp; Compliance team, and she has been with the company ever since.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>In 2023, she made the move from a front-line job to a backstage role with Universal Creative after attending an internal career fair to explore opportunities.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cI always loved attractions so much,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019t think I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019d ever want to leave,&nbsp;but I made the jump to explore something new, and I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2019m so glad I did,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d says Cortier, who&nbsp;supports&nbsp;the&nbsp;engineering and safety&nbsp;team&nbsp;at&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;Creative, which&nbsp;helps bring new&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;to life.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<h2>Moving Forward,&nbsp;Giving Back</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>Cortier&nbsp;still values&nbsp;networking, and she has&nbsp;developed&nbsp;a passion for helping others find their way.&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;involved with&nbsp;IAAPA, a global&nbsp;association for the attractions industry,&nbsp;and serves&nbsp;on&nbsp;its&nbsp;North American Education Committee and&nbsp;as&nbsp;chair of&nbsp;its&nbsp;Young Professionals&nbsp;Education&nbsp;Task&nbsp;Force.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cRosen College gave me a foundation in hospitality, leadership, operations, teamwork and creating meaningful guest experiences./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d<br>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u2014 Bella Cortier</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cRosen College&nbsp;gave me a foundation in hospitality, leadership, operations, teamwork and creating meaningful guest experiences,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201d Cortier says.&nbsp;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154150/u201cWhen I get calls&nbsp;to come back and speak 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