Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Q&A with Woodridge graduate Leah Martinez.
Name: Leah Martinez School: Woodridge Class: 1997 Occupation: Office Manager, FOX Sports Ohio What was your career path leading up to your current job? I attended Kent State University from 1998-2002 and received my B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration). My concentration was finance. I thought I wanted a career in financial planning but felt differently after a brief internship at a large brokerage firm. Upon graduation, I moved to Chicago with no job and no prospects. After a few months of temping, I landed a job at FOX Sports Chicago as an Office Administrator. I was promoted to my current position and returned to the area in 2004. What does your job entail, and what is your career goal? My job is to make sure the employees of …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Q&A with Woodridge graduate Becky Hoover.
Name: Becky Hoover School: Woodridge High School Class: 1977 Occupation: Vice President of Talent Development and Human Resources at The University of Akron What was your career path leading up to your current job? My career path started as a lawyer and then moved into part-time university teaching and administrative roles. Eventually, I left the practice of law to devote myself to full-time university administration. Before I became a vice president at The University of Akron, I served as Director of Employee Relations and Immigration Services. In that role, I developed a program for resolving workplace disputes using mediation and other collaborative approaches. I was also responsible for overseeing employment-based immigration issues …
41.19174
-81.50968
Woodrige Local Schools District Office
4411 Quick Rd, Peninsula, OH
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1083574
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Q&A with Woodridge graduate Eric Smead.
Name: Eric Smead School: Woodridge Class: 1986 Occupation: Court Reporter What was your career path leading up to your current job? My career path took a few turns. My first job out of college was in Dayton, OH, and from there I spent two years in West Virginia. In 1993 I returned to Akron and spent the next 12 years as a freelance court reporter. Starting in 2005 I took my talents to Cleveland also as a freelance court reporter. Currently I am an Official Court Reporter for the Summit County Court of Common Pleas in downtown Akron. What does your job entail, and what is your career goal? My job entails taking a verbatim record of all proceedings held in court, and my goal is to stay in this position until retirement. What do you consider …
41.19174
-81.50968
Woodrige Local Schools District Office
4411 Quick Rd, Peninsula, OH
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1083574
/locations/4721298
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Q&A with Cuyahoga Falls High School graduate Carter Bailey.
Name: Carter Bailey School: Cuyahoga Falls High School Class: 1995 Occupation: Coffee Roaster, Owner, KC Coffee Company What was your career path leading up to your current job? I was a mechanical engineer. I designed machines for about nine years. They closed the doors of the shop and I wanted to get out of the corporate world. So I started roasting coffee. It’s been six years now. What does your job entail, and what is your career goal? I order the beans directly from one farm in El Salvador. I have to get my materials situated, make sure my customers are taken care of who serve my coffee and farmers markets are what I do all summer long. My career goal is just to be able to supply everybody with a great morning. What do you consider to …
41.13924
-81.48644
Cuyahoga Falls High School
2300 4th St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
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1082824
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