Morningside College graduate, Alex Watters, is continuously making a difference in the Siouxland Community.

When Watters isn’t impacting students as a Career Developmental Specialist in the Krone Advising Center on Morningside’s campus, he is heavily involved in politics both locally and nationally.

Coming out of graduate school Watters moved to Washington D.C. to work for the American Association with Disabilities. This led him to work directly under Michelle Obama and the United States Department of Education with an internship program connected with Lets Read, Lets Move. This was a program getting kids more active and and eating healthier across the country to fight childhood obesity.

Since then Watters has worked as a campaign manager for Barack Obama’s reelection campaign in Sioux City in 2012, and was appointed to the Sioux City City Council in 2017.

When asked about the direction politics are going today Watters said,

“Many people are letting the misdirection of politics influence them today. That’s why I wanted to get more involved. Who am I to just sit on the side lines and not get involved? Politics are still so important and relevant, and I want to educate people on that.”

This heavy political background has helped Watters impact the students he works with at Morningside. Since becoming an established political figure and inspirational person in Sioux City he has the ear of multiple different corporations, job opportunities, and political figures that opens doors for his students at the college. 

Watters said, “The most fulfilling part of my job is being able to see students succeed and come to the realization of knowing what they want to do with their life.”