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When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?*Teacher or wedding plannerWhat was the best course you took in school that helps you today in your career?*Vocational office education and computer math classes in high school. Both of these teachers were instrumental in talking me out of quitting school in my Junior year, and I'm so glad they were successful.What do you do for fun?*Spend time with my 3 sons who are 20, 18 and 16, my husband, family and friends. Organize and chair the Bikers Against Breast Cancer ride for The Rose, a non-profit breast cancer organization. I also love watching DIY shows.Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?*Remember to think outside the box. We all do not start off with our dream job or career, but hard work and taking pride in a job well done can get you places. Ask for what you want in a job and do not wait for others to give it to you.Talk to counselors about college. I do regret not going to college, but to make up for it later, I obtained a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.What are your favorite books to read over the summer?*I remember reading the Flowers in the Attic series and loving it.
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
*Teacher or wedding planner
What was the best course you took in school that helps you today in your career?
*Vocational office education and computer math classes in high school. Both of these teachers were instrumental in talking me out of quitting school in my Junior year, and I'm so glad they were successful.
What do you do for fun?
*Spend time with my 3 sons who are 20, 18 and 16, my husband, family and friends. Organize and chair the Bikers Against Breast Cancer ride for The Rose, a non-profit breast cancer organization. I also love watching DIY shows.
Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?
*Remember to think outside the box. We all do not start off with our dream job or career, but hard work and taking pride in a job well done can get you places. Ask for what you want in a job and do not wait for others to give it to you.
Talk to counselors about college. I do regret not going to college, but to make up for it later, I obtained a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.
What are your favorite books to read over the summer?
*I remember reading the Flowers in the Attic series and loving it.
D'Etta Casto-DeLeon
Asset Manager for Commercial Real Estate Portfolio
Lilly Chu
Social Worker
I provide educational/financial literacy presentations to limited resource populations (homeless, battered women, etc.) and young adults for the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation. I have worked in the non-profit sector since 1995. Prior to becoming a social worker, I was a freelance fashion and commercial photographer for 15 years.
In 2002, I co-founded FireSeeds, a non-profit organization dedicated to giving underdeveloped communities a hand up to independence. They currently work in partnership with Africa Greater Life Mission in Kampala, Uganda, helping an orphans and widows village, and I frequently travel to East Africa to work with local project leaders.
What did you want to be when you grew up?WriterWhat was the best course in school you took that helps you today?JournalismWhat do you do for fun?Socialize with my friendsDo you have any hints for girls as they select a career?Find your passion and pursue it!Your favorite book to read over the summer? Harriet Tubman: they Call Me Moses
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Writer
What was the best course in school you took that helps you today?
Journalism
Socialize with my friends
Find your passion and pursue it!
Your favorite book to read over the summer?
Harriet Tubman: they Call Me Moses
Kim Crider
communications manager for a non-profit organization
- I believe I said I wanted to be a veterinarian
- As much as I hate to admit it, my Speech class! I had a great communications professor. I learned a lot in that class.
- In the evenings, I like to read before I go to bed. I read different kinds of books. Some are self-help, some are fiction and for pure entertainment. My favorite books to read are detective/murder mysteries. My favorite author of these types of books is Janet Evanovich. She writes about a bounty hunter named Stephanie Plum and her escapades. The author throws in humor along with solving a murder. Otherwise, for fun I go to watch the Astros play. I play golf. I go to movies.
- The average person will have five different careers in one lifetime. Try and think out of the box and find something that is your passion. Make your passion your career. Then it won't seem like work at all.
- Anything by Janet Evanovich!
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?I always wanted to be a biologist, but somewhere along the line, I changed my mind.What was the best course you took in school that helps you today in your career?English!!What do you do for fun?Host dinner parties, listen to live music, and read.Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?Think about what you love to do, and figure out how you can do it forever.What are your favorite books to read over the summer?Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
I always wanted to be a biologist, but somewhere along the line, I changed my mind.
English!!
Host dinner parties, listen to live music, and read.
Think about what you love to do, and figure out how you can do it forever.
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Ann Criner
Director of Development for Houston READ Commission
Perri D'Armond
Vice President of Government Relations for the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?A veterinarian at first, but then settled on becoming a teacherWhat was the best course you took in school that helps you today in your career?Typing! It is one skill that I literally use every day.What do you do for fun?I love to read a good book where I can just lose myself in a different place or time. Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?If you really think you want to be a vet (or teacher or whatever), visit one, and see if you can do an internship or spend some time with them during a regular day to find out what its really like to hold that position. You might love it or find out that it really isn't for you. Ask lots of questions. Remember that a positive attitude is your best asset. What are your favorite books to read over the summer?During the summer, I like to read fun stuff: romance novels, thrillers, science fiction, and cookbooks. I love to cook, and some cookbooks have such great history in them. I don't think I have a single favorite, but if I had to choose, it would probably be something by Nora Roberts
A veterinarian at first, but then settled on becoming a teacher
Typing! It is one skill that I literally use every day.
I love to read a good book where I can just lose myself in a different place or time.
If you really think you want to be a vet (or teacher or whatever), visit one, and see if you can do an internship or spend some time with them during a regular day to find out what its really like to hold that position. You might love it or find out that it really isn't for you. Ask lots of questions. Remember that a positive attitude is your best asset.
During the summer, I like to read fun stuff: romance novels, thrillers, science fiction, and cookbooks. I love to cook, and some cookbooks have such great history in them. I don't think I have a single favorite, but if I had to choose, it would probably be something by Nora Roberts
When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?A clinical child psychologistWhat was the best course you took in school that helps you today in your career?Without question, Major Works English in 11th and 12th grade at Bellaire HS, taught by the incredible Shirley Wiley. She taught me to think.What do you do for fun?Organic gardening at our place in Central Texas. Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?Follow your passion. I have been passionate about the performing arts for many, many years. I put that to work every day here at Miller Outdoor Theatre.What are your favorite books to read over the summer?Gone with the Wind
A clinical child psychologist
Without question, Major Works English in 11th and 12th grade at Bellaire HS, taught by the incredible Shirley Wiley. She taught me to think.
Organic gardening at our place in Central Texas.
Follow your passion. I have been passionate about the performing arts for many, many years. I put that to work every day here at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Gone with the Wind
Cissy Segall Davis
Managing Director of
Miller Outdoor Theatre
Robin Cavanaugh
Marketing and Events Consultant
Ask for help when you need it, especially if you don't understand something.People always like to help others when asked. Always treat everyone the way you want to be treated. Be true to you, but do no burn a bridge.Every experience leads you to the next step in your journey.Don't discount any job you hold. Always do your best and learn from your mistakes.
Ask for help when you need it, especially if you don't understand something.
People always like to help others when asked.
Always treat everyone the way you want to be treated. Be true to you, but do no burn a bridge.
Every experience leads you to the next step in your journey.
Don't discount any job you hold.
Always do your best and learn from your mistakes.
An Anesthesiologist
English
Exercise, cooking, travel, and spend time with friends and family.
Research the career you are considering and interview people in those fields. It is important to truly understand as much as you can about a career before spending the time and money pursuing a degree that gets you to your goal. It is good to volunteer to work at careers you are considering to determine if your choice is right for you. I also recommend you honestly review your strengths and weaknesses to determine if you have the innate skills to go the distance. Ask for help, counseling, guidance and you will receive it.
My summer reads include classics like Pride and Prejudice.
Event & Wedding Planner
Therese Cole
What did you want to be when you grew up?I always thought I would be an accountant, I loved math. Now I use my math skills to order items, to keep inventory and to do cost analysis for events.What was the best course in school you took that helps you today?Home EconomicsWhat do you do for fun?Entertain friends and familyDo you have any hints for girls as they select a career?Be sure it is something that you really like to do and then strive to become the best in your field. Never stop learning and then sharing your knowledge.Your favorite book to read over the summer? Danielle Steele - any romance novel.
I always thought I would be an accountant, I loved math. Now I use my math skills to order items, to keep inventory and to do cost analysis for events.
Home Economics
Entertain friends and family
Be sure it is something that you really like to do and then strive to become the best in your field. Never stop learning and then sharing your knowledge.
Danielle Steele - any romance novel.
What did you want to be when you grew up?A fighter pilotWhat was the best course in school you took that helps you today?My English classes were probably the most beneficial because they taught me how to communicate by reading and writing effectively.What do you do for fun?I like to play with my daughter, Lauren, drink wine, read books, travel and go on long walks.Do you have any hints for girls as they select a career?It is okay to not know what you want to do when you get older. Keep trying out new things and keep an open mind. You may have to eliminate a lot of things you dont like before you find what you do.Your favorite book to read over the summer?Right now I am reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver and I am loving it!
A fighter pilot
My English classes were probably the most beneficial because they taught me how to communicate by reading and writing effectively.
I like to play with my daughter, Lauren, drink wine, read books, travel and go on long walks.
It is okay to not know what you want to do when you get older. Keep trying out new things and keep an open mind. You may have to eliminate a lot of things you dont like before you find what you do.
Right now I am reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver and I am loving it!
Kelly Peterson Cliburn
Senior Associate Director of Development for Texas Children's Hospital
Kelly Peterson Cliburn and daughter Lauren
