Background
Work has been an integral part of my life since high school. I have always been fortunate to be involved in employment related to my interests or current life situations. Part of working, for me, is the belief in what I do and what I contribute through my service to others.
I began my adult life experiences by moving to Connecticut in 1970, where I stayed for 15 years before returning to my hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina.
In Connecticut, I worked as an executive assistant for two major mail order houses, American Consumer and Danbury Mint, managed a secretarial service, and commuted to New York for two years. My discovery of ballet in the late 1970s brought me to New York City Ballet where I worked one year in the Special Events office and another in the Press Office. This was during the Baryshnikov era and when everyone watched the movie, The Turning Point, with a new interest in this art form. I came to this position while working as the Artistic Director's assistant for Joanne Woodward's ballet company, Dennis Wayne's DANCERS. During that period, I was honored to assist Rudolf Nureyev for two weeks during his use of the company's studio.
Upon my return to Greensboro, after testing the job market as a temp, I started a small secretarial service, which I ran from the home where I grew up while tending to my grandmother. The Center for Creative Leadership became one of my major clients. Soon I sold my business and went to work for a local secretarial service, until the Center phoned me one day and asked me to come on staff, after several interim contract jobs with them.
The Center for Creative Leadership started in 1970 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and has developed into a worldwide renowned leadership training institute. The Center is a nonprofit, educational organization. In 1993, I began my thirteen years with them as a full-time support person. An overview of my experience follows.
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