HEB ISD School & Family Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 26

Spotlight on Dawn
Jordan-Wells, Board
Member
What is your favorite city that you have
ever visited and why?
I love Las Vegas because there is always
something to do at any hour of the day and night.
I also like to walk around and look at the lights
as well as eat at the buffets.
What’s something that amazes you?
What schools did you attend?
Harvard Elementary-Chicago, IL, Graves
and Ford Road
Elementary-Memphis, TN
Dempster Junior High- Mount Prospect, IL
James B. Conant High School- Hoffman
Estates, IL
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Can you share one quote or saying that you
love, that keeps you going in life?

I’m always amazed at the power of our words.
Give us a brief bio of your career.
I enlisted as an Airman First Class (E-3) in the
Illinois Air National Guard in 1987 to help pay for
college. I ended up staying for 20 years and retired
as a Major (O-4) in 2007 from the Texas Air National
Guard. After graduating from college with a degree
in Human Resources Management, I worked for a
small company and later worked for United Airlines
which eventually led to a supervisory position in
customer service at DFW Airport.

I worked in human resources for various companies
in the DFW area before earning my real estate
Galations 6:9 (KJV) – And let us not be weary
broker’s license and becoming an agency
in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if
owner of an Allstate Insurance office. In 2011,
we faint not.
I began working as a home-based reservations
representative for American Airlines and last year I
What would be a perfect afternoon for you? received a promotion to Customer Care Manager.
A day where the weather is about 70-75 degrees
outside, and I’m sitting in my backyard reading
a good book.
As a child, what did you want to be when
you grew up?
I’ve always wanted to be a hotel manager.
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I have been an active PTA volunteer and leader at
the elementary, junior high and district level since
my daughter started Kindergarten. I was appointed
to the HEB ISD School Board in 2012, and was
then elected to my current four-year term in 2013.
I also volunteer for the City of Hurst as a HEB
Teen Court Advisory Board member. My husband
and I have been married for over 20 years and I
am an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha