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Dheepa
Johnston
MY FAMILY: My husband of two years, Ben, and our
hyper (yet very lovable) dog, Darwin
MY TOWN: Florence
MY WORK: Market Development Manager for Virginia
College. I am a part of the Career Services Department.
MY CHILDHOOD AMBITION: I wanted to be a
professional ballet dancer.
MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Listening to others
MY MUSIC: In the car, I listen to Sirius XM’s 20 on 20
station, but I love all types of music. I can listen to rock
one minute, then classical the next.
MY FIRST JOB: Working in the children’s department
of TJ Maxx
BEAUTY PRODUCT I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT:
My Mac mascara and eyeliner
MY GUILTY PLEASURE: Watching any of the Real
Housewives series on Bravo
MY LAST PURCHASE: Babolat Pure Drive Lite tennis racquet
MY MOTTO: “You only live once, so make it count!”
SOMETHING YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND IN MY FRIDGE:
Vanilla Chobani Greek yogurt
MY CURRENT STATE OF MIND: Happy and excited
about my life - both personally and professionally
MY INSPIRATION: My family. They continue to guide and
push me to accomplish more than I ever thought I could.
MY MOST OVERUSED PHRASE: “Do you know what I
mean?”
WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE: Nothing in life is guaranteed.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE: Inception
MY REAL LIFE HERO OR SHERO: My mom, Maha
Varadarajan, is a great role model. I’m so proud to be
her daughter!
MY GREATEST JOY: Finishing my first half marathon
in Columbia after months of training. That was an extremely proud moment for me, especially since I could
not even run a mile when I first started training!
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AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING I WILL NEVER PART WITH:
My skinny jeans! They are my go-to item for all seasons!
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