NOVEMBER 2020
SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
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many of our students have been facing and how we are able assist them, and about folks who have lost their jobs and what we can do to develop new programs to help them get back into quality careers. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: When the college donated all of our PPE and respirators to the local hospital at the height of the pandemic last spring. One staff member was 3-D printing face shields, seven days a week from home. Our Nursing and Respiratory Care students went into the community to work in support of health care organization. I was very moved by all of the hard work and good will that flowed out of the college to support the community during the crisis and proud to be associated with the effort in my small way. Education: I completed a BA in American History and Political Science, (I am a total history nerd), and then attended a community college where I earned a Certificate in Broadcasting. That was how I broke into television where I worked for many years. But what has influenced my thinking the most was graduate study with the late media theorist and educator Neil Postman. He was amazingly prescient but quite cynical about mass media, and he forced me to think about the power of education in new ways. Neil taught me
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BAUER how to ask questions and how to learn, which really is the most useful part of an education. Favorite movie: Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire – it’s about an angel who falls in love with a trapeze artist. Favorite actor/and or actress: There are so many wonderful actors that it’s hard to choose just one, but I would be interested to see Tom Hardy play James Bond. How do you spend your spare time: What spare time? I like to read, hike with my dogs, and take pictures (of my dogs). Favorite vacation spot: Everywhere – especially old places. Family: My young-adult son John is working remotely from home, which no one was expecting! Civic or volunteer affiliations: Until recently I led an education foundation which I founded over 10 years ago, recruiting a volunteer board. Together we accomplished many things, supporting teachers, seeding programs, and assisting economically disadvantaged students, but most importantly raising funds and community support for an auditorium for Red Hook schools (they had never had one). I learned so much about the power of individuals working together in a local community and how selfless people can be. Dream job: Promoting accessible, quality education to as many folks as possible.
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job: The most challenging part of my job is the industry itself, I would have to say. Travel and hospitality trends are always changing; and it can be tough trying to navigate through the changes and stay up-to-date with what people are looking for in a vacation, a family reunion, or a corporate getaway. Favorite on-the-job moment, customer or memory: I have made a lot of amazing memories over the years at the Villa Roma, but one that I have always truly appreciated is one day when I was still working at the front desk I had a particularly rough day. The next day our General Manager at the time and our Director of Sales had flowers, a huge bag of sour patch kids (my favorite), and a very sweet card waiting for me when I arrived at work. They just wanted to remind me that we all have frustrating days at work but that there are also lots of good days and that I was an appreciated employee. It’s
things like that; that really stick with you. Education: Graduated From Sullivan West in 2007, Graduated From SUNY Morrisville College in 2009 with my Associates Degree in Accounting. Favorite movie: Death Becomes Her Favorite actor/and or actress: Bruce Willis / Sarah Jessica Parker How do you spend your spare time: My days off are spent hanging out with my kids, and enjoying time outdoors. Favorite vacation spot: The Beach! We travel to Florida every year to visit family and also enjoy trips to Dover, Delaware. Family: I am married to my husband Norman for five years and have two children; my son Dylan who is three and my daughter Abigail who is one and a half. Dream job: I already have it. If it wasn’t for really enjoying my job with the Villa Roma, I would most certainly see myself with a career in banking.
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baking, reading, being with friends and volunteering in the community. Favorite Vacation Spot: Alaska Family: Troy and Brittany (son and daughter-in-law); Kiko granddog; Bonnie Girard – mother; Ralph and Susan Kirchner – father and stepmother; Kristie and Howard Gerber – sister and brother-in-law; and Hannah and Drew Gerber – niece and nephew. Civic and volunteer affilia-
tions: R & R Volunteer Ambulance Corp – Captain and Treasurer; Roscoe Kiwanis Club – Treasurer; Roscoe Rockland Fire Commissioner; Roscoe Rockland Ladies Auxiliary; Sullivan County EMS Deputy Coordinator; Hudson Valley Honor Flight Safety Team Member; Roscoe Flood Relief Committee Member; and Town of Rockland Weekly Food Pantry. Dream Job: I am working my dream job now as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse.
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