tech mob

My teammates: Donna Phillips and Chrystal Nash.
The team name is Tech Mob.
The banner is a true art creation; centered on the banner is a laptop computer. Chrystal is funny, exciting, and full of ideas. Donna is full of ideas and joyful. We are off to a great start! 

blog assignment

Blog assignment

What did I learned about my own teaching topic? I think, I teach with a health mixture of people verses task management.

What did I learned about someone else topic? The group that I am with was team players, hands down. There are different types of leaders and one is not better than the other. Sometimes we place unnecessary stress in our lives. Keep tasks simple if possible.

three blog questions

Three blog questions:

1.       What surprised you about this experience?

              I thought that the instructor was going to give a lecture on “how to lead your staff.”
              Not the case, in my opinion she presented on serving ourselves so we can serve better.

2.       What touched you about this experience?

She seemed to be a calm person, at peace with herself.

3.       What inspired you about this experience?

 The reflection on personal library experiences reminded me why I am working there.

Three blog questions:

Three blog questions:

1.       What surprised you about this experience? 

        I thought that the instructor was going to give a lecture on “how to lead your staff.”

        Not the case, in my opinion she presented on serving ourselves so we can serve better.

2.       What touched you about this experience?

        She seemed to be a calm person, at peace with herself.

3.       What inspired you about this experience?

        The reflection on personal library experiences reminded me why I am working there.

being professional

I must start small with an attempt to be realistic concerning what to change to help myself become more professional. Therefore, three personal appearance items that I will start incorporating into my daily routine would be: relying on Ms.Loreal hair color more often, never leaving the house without makeup, and wearing jewelry.   

I am

I am an advocate of knowledge, a bridge for people trying to get across the gorge or valley, a moral directional avenue that starts them on a path to find their way.

interview

I discovered while interviewing Donna Phillip, that the privilege was all mine. Donna has a warm and welcoming personality. Her personal history sounded like a storybook come to life. Donna works at the Jefferson City Public Library, in Jefferson County as the Assistant Director. This position wasn’t just handed to her. Donna was passed over twice but on the third attempt she landed the job. In thirteen years Donna has more than proven her worth.

         The drive to keep pushing started as a child. She had six siblings and understood that college would not be an option for her. Milking cows was the job of this country girl and that job placed her in the dairy in 1987 where she met her husband. The two were married in January 1988. Three babies later, two daughters and one son, all under the age of four Donna decided to go back to school.

        She was going to be a computer programmer. Many people told Donna she wasn’t going to accomplish her educational goal. She graduated with honors, Phi Beta Cape, in two years from Walter State with a computer science degree.  Donna would never bring coursework home. She would complete all her assignments on campus. She wanted her family to always be first when she was at home. After graduating, Donna discovered her son had special needs. That’s when this devoted and loving mother searched for help at the local public library where she found the resources. 

        A substitute position opened at the library and that was when she got her foot in the door. In 2001 after her husband lost his job, she once again applied for the assistant Directors position. Donna was turned down for the second time; nevertheless, Donna would not tell the Library Director that her family was under financial stress. She wanted the position but wanted to earn the title on her work merits. On October 1^st 2001 she was placed in the Assistant Director position.

       Donna’s high ethical standards have made the director proud of her decision. She still believes that “if a job needs to be done you do it” and a large part of Donna’s highlights of the job is getting to help her customers find help. In closing, Donna shared her faith with me during this interview, the root of all her strengths and believes, “God puts you where He needs us to be”.