What started as a spontaneous hobby became the pathway to her dream career when Flynn was introduced to photography. During high school, Flynn took a photography class and realized that she possessed natural talent through taking photos of her high school campus and classmates.

Taking advantage of this talent, Flynn researched tutorials and videos on YouTube, turning her opportunity for class credit into a personal passion that would follow her to college.  

Before stepping onto campus freshman year, Flynn’s mother gifted her a Canon camera kit to take photos of the idyllic Mount Carmel Campus in hopes that her hobby would continue to provide her with an outlet outside of her academics. 

From capturing photos of the views of Sleeping Giant State Park to photographing her friends on the intermural hockey team at Quinnipiac, Flynn’s portfolio and passion for photography continued to thrive. 

Blending her photography experience with her major, Flynn dove into media headfirst, joining student organizations like QBSN and Q30, working in the athletics department and working alongside the sports information directors at Quinnipiac. This allowed Flynn to visualize how photography could fit into her career aspirations. 

Growing up on Long Island, New York, Flynn has been a lifelong sports fan, particularly of the New York Mets. 

“I’m a born and raised Mets fan. I grew up going to games at Shea Stadium with my family, which is now Citi Field," said Flynn. "At the end of the day, my rivalry runs deep, so I bleed orange and blue. I'm pretty sure my elementary school yearbook said, ‘I want to work for the Mets.’ I always knew I wanted to do sports with my career, I just didn't know what route I wanted to take at first.” 

In such a competitive market, the dream of working in sports seemed far-fetched, but little did Flynn know that it would be her passion for photography that would drive her to a career she could only dream of. 

During her time at Quinnipiac, Flynn secured a photography internship at the Brooklyn Cyclones, one of the minor league affiliates of the New York Mets. She continued this internship through the summers of both 2018 and 2019. During her time with the team, the Cyclones won their first Penn League Championship, marking a significant moment in both the team’s history and Flynn’s professional experience. 

Returning to campus for her senior year, Flynn was connected with an accomplished freelance photographer who invited her to a Mets game at Citi Field, earning her the opportunity to photograph her first Major League Baseball game.  

This experience fulfilled a childhood dream as a lifelong fan and connected Flynn with an official photographer at the Mets. Continuing her education, Flynn kept in contact with the Mets photographer to review her portfolio, for advice and mentorship. 

“As Quinnipiac so well taught me, networking is everything,” she said. “So I emailed him every couple of months. I sent him some of my work, I asked him how he was doing, I just tried to keep in contact with him.”

Graduating with her bachelor's degree during the height of the global pandemic, Flynn found herself looking for the next step. She was encouraged by her professors and mentors at Quinnipiac to pursue the master’s in sports journalism program, allowing her to build her skills and stay engaged with sports when her favorite teams weren’t playing. 

“I loved the sports journalism program because it made me well-rounded in my field. At the same time, sports weren't happening,” said Flynn. “I felt like I was just able to learn so many different aspects of it that I thought it would really be able to help me when I'm looking for a job. I can do like 12 different things in the sports communications field, so it really expanded my application pool.”

A year later, Flynn received a call from an unknown number while she was in the media suite, seconds away from tricasting a Bobcat breakdown episode. Flynn was overjoyed when she realized that the call was from a Mets representative. 

Before accepting the call, she turned to a fellow Bobcat and close friend with a playful joke saying, “Watch, it’s the Mets calling to offer me a job.” 

In just one call, Flynn's greatest dreams became reality. The representative went on to offer Flynn a position and without any details of the job, Flynn accepted with boundless enthusiasm. 

“I was like, 'Are you kidding?' I thought I was being punked," she said. "'I’m like, yes, I don't care what the job entails. I want it.'"

Accepting her dream job before finalizing her degree, Flynn did everything to make it work. She commuted back and forth from Hamden, Connecticut, to Queens, New York, to capture the games, only missing one game that season so that she could cross the stage at Commencement. 

After graduating with her master’s degree, Flynn was determined to seek full-time opportunities that would allow her to stay with the organization that she loved so much. 

As she was going into the office to advocate for a full-time position, the Met’s assistant photographer promptly alerted her that she was leaving and encouraged her to apply for the position. 

“That timing was crazy — you're telling me this the day that I was going in," said Flynn. "It's all connected, somehow. So then I sat down with my boss, and I was like, 'I want to be considered for this,' and he responded, 'I was already considering you for it.'”

Fulfilling her childhood dream, Flynn joined the Mets full-time as an assistant photographer for the 2022 season. 

Transitioning from part-time to full-time, Flynn went from capturing fans and scoreboard messages to game action, community events, soccer games held a Citi Field, concerts, ownership events, signage and more.  

Just while her career was taking off, Flynn and the Mets team, suffered a devastating loss when her boss and mentor passed away in July 2024. 

“It was a very big shock to everything,” she said. "So I kind of just took on that mantle of like ‘okay this is the job that has to be done.' This is what we have to do. So I started to take over all of his responsibilities and just kind of do as the team photographer does."

In the wake of this tragedy, Flynn stepped up to the plate to support the team through the postseason

“I'm doing the traveling now and I'm covering the team. I shot our team photo, which I never thought would happen. I'm like 'I took that, this is insane,'" said Flynn. "So then we went through the postseason and everything and I'm like 'We're going to make the World Series.' We joked that it was like our boss was looking down at us like, 'Oh, now that I'm gone, I'm going to make your life as difficult as possible, and this is going to go all the way, and you're going to have to figure it out.'”

Despite the Mets ending their season at the National League Championship Series (NLCS), Flynn took a moment to reflect on her journey, realizing that amid the chaos, she is living her wildest dreams. 

“I joke that I never have a bad day at work. It could be raining and the team could lose 10 nothing and I'm like 'You get to show up and do this every day'" she said. "You always talk about your dream job and what you want to be when you grow up, and for me to get the job that I've wanted with the organization that I love is unheard of. I know how lucky and privileged I am to be in this position.”

Bringing her back to her roots, Flynn highlighted that one of the most rewarding parts of her job is giving back to her parents, who instilled a love for the Mets within her.  

“Yeah, I was getting really emotional talking about my parents because they're everything to me," said Flynn. "My parents were actually able to go to the Postseason games. So that, is one of my favorite things — they raised me to love this organization, they took me to games and now I get to give them tickets to the postseason.” 

In addition to her parents, Flynn has experienced her own moments of glory, getting the opportunity to meet some of her icons. 

“My favorite player, David Wright, I had his jersey and then I got to meet him as like an employee and I'm like 'My professionalism is going out the window,'" she said. "I even told him that he was my idol. Now I get to work the postseason as our team photographer and my parents get to sit and watch me do that like that." 

As a capstone to her dedication to the team and talent as a photographer, Flynn was a finalist in the World Sports Photography Awards.

“We're always applying for awards and submitting our work just because, for a creative, that's really a big way that you can bring back to your organization and show your work," said Flynn. "This is a physical, tangible way that you can showcase what your work is going into. Our content team and video team have won a lot of awards." 

With such an accomplished career, Flynn recognizes that her achievements are all the more impressive as she is in a largely male-dominated field. 

“Especially being a woman in this field, it is even more special to me that I am basically leading an entire Major League Baseball photography team," she said. "Knowing that, I feel like it's my duty to be that advocate for people and for women in this field, especially.” 

As she continued to propel forward and advance her career, Flynn ensures to take time to enjoy the moment. 

“For me, I currently am living out my dream and when people say, 'Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I'm like, I don't know, because it's not like I need to build up to the job I want, I already have it," she said. "I'm very much living in the moment, in that sense where I just am enjoying every day that I'm lucky to have a job and to be here.” 

Reflecting on her journey, Flynn credits Quinnipiac for playing a key role in helping her reach her goals. 

“I live and breathe Quinnipiac. I will talk about Quinnipiac all day," said Flynn. "Quinnipiac helped me get my dream job and helped me live out this life that I'm doing.” 

For fellow Bobcats looking to pursue careers in Sports, Flynn’s greatest advice is to "try everything." 

“Say yes to everything, try everything and just dive in," she said. "If you don't like it or it doesn't work out, you don't have to do it anymore, and you can pivot. Do it scared, do it freaked out, do it anxious because otherwise you're never going to know if it's for you.” 

From her photos displayed on banners outside of Citi Field to capturing milestone moments for the team, Flynn remains motivated and encouraged knowing that her work is making an impact. 

“People like to ask me what my favorite part of my job is. There are a bunch of different things, and honestly, all of it. But for me, it's knowing that I'm taking photos and making memories for these players, coaches and staff," said Flynn. "We have a lot of international players whose families aren't necessarily here. I can take pictures of them playing baseball that they can send to their families. To be able to give that back to our players, that's a really cool part of it. My photos are part of history, which I never thought." 

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