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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Training and Development Specialists:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Mass Communication/Media Studies
Bachelor's Degree: Educational/Instructional Technology
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
Went on hiatus from Mass Communications studies at VCU, due to boredom.
2.
Headed back to familiar territory to raise my daughter around friends and family (career set back).
3.
Took a part-time gig as an overnight and weekend radio announcer since music documented my emotions.
4.
Worked daytime hours as an internet banking tech specialist; night shift as a radio personality.
5.
Modeled for local magazine spreads, had a small speaking role in a movie, and was a PA for another.
6.
Interviewed celebrities and rocked crowds of close to 10,000 as an emcee - yet was let go at zenith.
7.
Moved to Maryland to become a radio News Director in Ocean City--discovered I was pregnant afterward.
8.
Survived cancer, divorce, and a call center to become a trainer-sharing my stories in the classroom.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You shouldn't go to college. Go to cosmetology school and be a hair stylist; be humble and simple, like Jesus, and learn to be a carpenter.
How I responded:
Although my parents, neither of whom had a college degree, discouraged my college-bound interests, I was my ultimate roadblock. I allowed their noise to alter my perception of my potential for success. That self-doubt led me to step away from undergraduate studies. Everyone around me finished their degrees while I spent time on a low-paying, albeit fun hobby - my entertainment trifecta of experiences in modeling, acting, and broadcasting. In a time machine world - I'd finish college first.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Attending school in a rural location as a military brat meant culture shock for me – kids ridiculed me for being bi-racial, for properly pronouncing English grammar, and for having a different religion. Their view of me = weird. Actual me = unique.