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Celebrating Women’s History Month
A Pivotal Moment That Influenced My Path Early in life, I learned how to get involved in the community. I started with the Brownies Girl Scouts, I was in drama class, and in high […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month
A Pivotal Moment That Influenced My Path The influence that ignited my desire to be a firefighter was the TV show Emergency back in the 1970s. As a teenager, I told my mother that […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month
A Pivotal Moment that Influenced my Path The most pivotal moment in my career that significantly influenced my path was a simple question from my then 5-year-old son. “Mommy, are you coming home tonight, […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month
Women Who Inspired Me Both of my grandmas – they were amazing women! They were involved in serving their communities in addition to running their households. One grandma had four children, and the other […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month
A Pivotal Moment That Influenced My Path I graduated from Alexander Central High School in Taylorsville, North Carolina, and attended King’s College in Charlotte. At that time, the career paths offered at King’s were […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Mary Elliott, Director of Communications & Marketing
How I Began my Career in Public Service After relocating to North Carolina, I feel like my current position found me because I’ve always had a passion for public relations. I started my career […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Crystal Certain, Director Financial Services
How I Began my Career in Public Service I was born and raised in Gastonia, so coming from a mill family and city, working in city government was considered a stable job. I started my […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Allison Brockman, Division Manager Solid Waste
How I Began my Career in Public Service I’ve worked in solid waste for 13 years, beginning in Greenville, SC. I was thankful to have a mentor named Mildred with a similar background in solid […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Stephanie Scheringer, Division Manager Wastewater Treatment
How I Began my Career in Public Service I was a Lab Technician for a local industry that was one of Gastonia’s major wastewater customers. Since the City’s Wastewater Treatment Division regulates major customers, my […]
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Kristy R. Crisp, Director of Economic Development
How I Began my Career in Public Service After receiving my bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill, I honestly had no idea of what I wanted to do. Taking my mother’s suggestion, […]