Louisiana State University: LSU In L.A.: Melain Terry

Press release from Louisiana State University:

07/19/2021

“After spending eight years at YouTube, I recently joined Google Cloud,” said Terry.
“I am responsible for

enabling a large, dynamic sales team across the United States and Canada. Working
in such an agile and competitive environment, we are always pushing the boundaries
of ‘in the moment’ enablement, focused learning and information access.”

At YouTube, Terry led the company’s learning and communications global team.

“This was to ensure that employees have the knowledge and information they need to
effectively explore opportunities with YouTube’s partners and creators,” she said. 

Terry, who grew up in New Orleans, studied computer science and accounting at LSU.
She and her sisters all attended LSU, and are first generation college graduates.

"I was drawn there because my dad attended LSU and always joked about his experiences
living in the Tiger Stadium dorms,” Terry said. “LSU gave me a rock-solid foundation,
life-long friends and a range of experiences that allowed me to expand my concept
of what my career could be."

While her father would join the Navy prior to graduating, his LSU journey started
a long line of Tigers for the family.

“Four of my nieces and nephews hold degrees from LSU, and the others have LSU in their
plans when they reach college age,” Terry said.

"To this day, I don’t miss an LSU football game if I can help it. Even though that
means watching it on television or streaming it online, I make a point to attend at
least one to two games a year in person, including the recent National Championship
game in New Orleans. We still have our baseball season tickets, and you’ll see my
husband at several games,” Terry said.

That travel continues with the different jobs she’s held since receiving her LSU degree.

“Since graduating, I’ve been to places I never imagined, and my degree gave me such
a solid foundation to branch out into other areas. I’ve lived in Boston, New York
City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, even temporarily in
Tokyo,” Terry said. "I’ve traveled to over 40 countries, working in a global capacity
for the majority of my career. I’ve been able to use my passion to help others to
mentor and coach others around the world and help them expand their knowledge and
reach their full potential.”

She said she continues to use the LSU experiences she gained both inside and outside
of the classroom.

For LSU Tigers, Terry shares this advice for students and upcoming graduates: 

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Contact Rachel HollandLSU Media Relationsrachelsp@lsu.edu

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