Arlington School & Family Magazine August/September 2015 | Page 28

Someone once told me, “If God grants you the time, you can always make more money. But, no matter how much money you make, you can’t buy back a single minute.” As our oldest was preparing to enter kindergarten, we made the decision for me to leave the bank to be fully available to my family. I am grateful for every minute and when dinner is unsalvageable, there is always delivery pizza. WHAT MAKES YOU SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE AISD? Arlington is our home. At the risk of sounding cliche, these young people will create our future. As a mom, I want the best school experience for my sons and for their most audacious dreams to be attainable. I believe there isn’t a single child who is deserving of less. GIVE US A BRIEF BIO OF YOUR CAREER. My first experience in theater was at six years old, playing a baby spider in Charlotte’s Web at Casa Manana and that began my lifelong love of theater. Although my bachelor’s degree is in communications, my first job after completing my degree was managing the office at Circle Theatre for minimum wage. I even returned to school to study theater where I met Brad in the green room of the UTA theater department. Until we had our first son, I lived with one foot in theater and the other working to supplement my income. I waited tables before finding success in what would become a ten year career in public relations, marketing and sales. In 2009, when our first son was an infant, I went to work at Bank of America in mortgage refinance. I had just completed training when we were restructured to service mortgage modifications. It was an unexpected but welcomed blessing. I embraced the change and blossomed in the corporate environment. I began as an underwriter, moved up to quality control, then team lead and ultimately became an assistant vice-president managing teams, projects and process development in a matrixed environment. I spent five years at Bank of America and truly enjoyed the people and my work, but our boys were growing up quickly. There are exciting things happening in the AISD right now, and there is also still room for improvement. Progress makes educational excellence an ever moving target and the diversity in our city challenges us to find ways to engage, inspire and empower each student. It’s a tall order, and I’m excited and humbled to have the opportunity to work with such a passionate, dedicated team. † HORSLEY SPECIALTIES, INC. COMMERCIAL * INDUSTRIAL * RESIDENTIAL ASBESTOS, LEAD AND MOLD ABATEMENT AIR QUALITY DRY ICE BLASTING & CLEANING 2110 Wall Street, Suite 500 Garland, TX 75041 www.horsleyspecialties.com Phone: [phone] [email protected] Fax: [phone] August/September - Arlington School & Family 27