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<br /> Regional Partnership vviA, Participants success stories
<br /> Donna IlEnlosi, Moore County Adult
<br /> En October,,20010„Donna VMS,lad off oil Otter job as, 4&a manager and EICCCOUnis payable dark due to ihe economy and the
<br /> crash of I a ngii 1 decided 01 in(she needled add'pro (in:training. After mr: r,with INIM stall in the 41 rty
<br /> JobLiik Center,she VMS referred .11 Sandlalls Community"College,and,decided Ipursue a career in the meal profession
<br /> She began training in the IReepi oratory"Therii .11r,ram and enrolled in the°WM program January d 20111.
<br /> Because I.('her GIPA she was inducted into the I 4111 4111 society iiill-117"Theta "4111 nn " high gr: 1poirt 'z 1;
<br /> she ornate a perfect 4.0 grade point average in curd i,,,un classes and was placed on the IPresidenrs,list. She completed the
<br /> program on IMa y 12,,21 2 graduated with an Ass e Degree in Heath:Science in the IRespiratory Ther:. ram.„
<br /> Her"fintal grade point menage gradualion was 3.1u. began employment at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill an May a
<br /> 21:02 as a Reepi "Therapist,
<br /> Barbara Garrett,Moose'County Dilator:08d Worker
<br /> Alter halang eye surgery,in Ally of it/01, 4 a w(ii,°relieved of I jia a 'Ees as a,cashier at Gorxhilifill 1 real ized that she needed e am and on the heakhcare'field. She enrolled in the IMedical'Codo r,'Certificate
<br /> program at Sandhills'Commis "o (SOD). ,:,:obtained the Medical Coning'Cercate and,dedded e woukt continue
<br /> training gain an A,ssoi7:((e Degree.
<br /> During her(training she la financial Ihardships and sought out°WM to aggEik her with "lng. :She WiraS I, idled in the INIA
<br /> Dislocated Worker program on July"20,200E., She WBS in " : 'to On the honor society,of Phi Theta Kappa ,:, maintained
<br /> no less than a 3.:130 grade point average her ire two year& was, Placed on the Dean's Liat and 1Presidienrs,
<br /> She completed her program on Mmj 12,2012 grad 41a Magn:: m 1 With : of - 4,,,,■■■,1 '1,;1,1 DErgree iiin
<br /> Medical Office Administration at WC. She s paged the NC Career IReedinee,s,Catifi oats ram and received a Gold
<br /> .ceritate. She is al rrently working at S:eleot:h:alinglIngersoll-Rand as an Admii Wive A,ssii':nce.
<br /> Laboya Taylor, Orange County Adult
<br /> 'cia,is:a r,Ite parent of tein children She applied" asaista,nce htheOrangeCount y Jett Olin&Center. She was on
<br /> a waiting list for the nursing program at Durham'Technical'Commit*'College. One of the requirements for into
<br /> nun; r program is the C certification. Loriy„ la war enrolled on may 13, '11,1 into'1(0 e WLA II 4!ram and the er
<br /> hy .COOLIFSEL L has MOW,carripleted her first year at prey,.courses" nursing.
<br /> During the peWod of SWAM ent in the CNA a mery only"have three absences.. drcumstarces beyond
<br /> her(control : forced tO =, "4111 three days. did hake a dodoes n (from the pftalbuttheinebrudoircoiild
<br /> only follow the established°noise,so she was,o .1 allowed to continue. She adoised the .(-rticipant she.could not Imake an
<br /> aneeition" her but presented an option She suggested studying on her on and the challenge the state Her case
<br /> marger assisted her with oompleting Ohm applicatiort IlLatoyoa,cid net Ore rso;she.con(111 tied study for e test and s,earched
<br /> "4111 Effillici 41:,,'MI [ ,11 1: landed a job I,:(Duke Medical Center on the working weekend I earning 112.00 per I r.
<br /> Shel VMS schedukd lake the state boand on1/11 2. She took the test and%tale she passed the whiten she cid not
<br /> loess the Inanois on She retook the si,am on 12 passed. kilof was accompfthed within a one-year'(11I0 e
<br /> "frame is now a Certified INursing Assistant with the stale '::::INorth'Ceram and an employee Duke Medical Center,
<br /> Durham,Nti 11:h Ca,rolina.„ NEI jcila title lis Seizure Surveil,: °Medical Assistant" re" Services&Certified llkirs-
<br /> ing Assistant lot Cardiac Pieh.4.'" plans u ;nue Ober all: 41:11merit on weekends at Dille and deity"
<br /> in the larding .11,r:ram at Durham'Technical Community College.
<br /> Maki, Orange County D&ocated'Worker
<br /> Heidi was,a sillhale parent who was,°laid'off an a baker at the Great Hari:: Baker on i " 20, 2010. She knew that she was,
<br /> the ode: her lkiren and began CIllanding retworking m for job seekers. At one of these meetings,%I'm WaS
<br /> 11111,1, il'airtEd,and she enrolled in INIA Dislocated Worker Program on July"17,201a She entered the S elnae.11erioul re
<br /> Program at Central Carolina Community College(CCCG-the only school in the areal with i goal of cum.( ing the oneiyea,r
<br /> foatifi :ill program. she ping and grew more eic 1,1::II about 1 4111 a',01=!, turailib eCEIMEI obvicort,that I
<br /> was the ideal.cannbdate for the two-year degree program. Her GPA does attest the quality of I assignments,work,
<br /> and partici.:((- ilium the Sustainable.Agricuktre.
<br /> Heidi p: iip:(1,1111 lin'WM vir., E...KpErtiertioe lin it 11 with the NC "41 41,4 1 e : i'lllro Serrice,raving her Imany iarmifield trip
<br /> nopporbunities on wtii she woad oome to the offiCe and readily report! In IMay,2012,,Heidi rr: ad with a degree and
<br /> with I in from 00,00-a GPA of 3:004! NBA began woriling recently at er Crearliery—,where she milks cws,
<br /> and performs lia,rm work maintenance-without which there would lbe no cheese trade.
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