PRONUNCIATION: 'HA-NING.' WELCOME! PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING THIS WEEKS NEW HIRES!
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ASHLEY CHRISTOPHEL. ASHLEY IS A NEW-HIRE AND HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF COMPUTER NETWORK TECH IN OUR IT DEPARTMENT. WISHING YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW POSITION, ASHLEY!
WHAT WORK EXPERIENCE DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH YOUR NEW COWORKERS?
- I WAS A NAVY RESERVIST FROM 2008-2014. I OBTAINED MY CLASS B CDL UPON MOVING TO WA AND WORKED AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. I RETURNED TO COLLEGE WHILE I WAS LAID OFF FROM COVID SHUTDOWNS AND AM ABOUT TO GRADUATE WITH AN IT, NETWORKING, AAS-T NEXT MONTH.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED/LIVED IN THE AREA?
- I HAVE LIVED IN KITSAP COUNTY SINCE 2017 AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FOR CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHAT ARE TWO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
- I ENJOY WALKS IN NATURE AND TO LOOK AT PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
- GROWING UP IN RURAL MICHIGAN, I HAD MANY PETS. SUCH AS TURTLES, RACCOONS AND EVEN A DEER.
- I WAS A NAVY RESERVIST FROM 2008-2014. I OBTAINED MY CLASS B CDL UPON MOVING TO WA AND WORKED AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. I RETURNED TO COLLEGE WHILE I WAS LAID OFF FROM COVID SHUTDOWNS AND AM ABOUT TO GRADUATE WITH AN IT, NETWORKING, AAS-T NEXT MONTH.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED/LIVED IN THE AREA?
- I HAVE LIVED IN KITSAP COUNTY SINCE 2017 AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER FOR CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHAT ARE TWO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
- I ENJOY WALKS IN NATURE AND TO LOOK AT PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
- GROWING UP IN RURAL MICHIGAN, I HAD MANY PETS. SUCH AS TURTLES, RACCOONS AND EVEN A DEER.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING SHANNON SUMNER! SHANNON IS A NEW-HIRE AND HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT IN OUR HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR NEW POSITION, SHANNON!
WHAT WORK EXPERIENCE DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH YOUR NEW COWORKERS?
- I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED WITH THE ESKIMO AND KENAITZE TRIBE IN ALASKA, FOR 4 YEARS, AS A THERAPIST AND AS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS IN THE LOWER 48. VERY EXCITED TO BE WITH THE PGST AS A BHC. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT YOUR PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL VISITS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED/WORKED IN THE AREA?
- I LEFT THE AREA 11 YEARS AGO FOR ALASKA - AND LIVED IN KITSAP COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS PRIOR TO THAT. 2 OF MY 3 KIDS GRADUATED HS HERE.
WHAT ARE TWO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
- BEFORE I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR MENTAL HEALTH, I WORKED AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT FOR KRL AND EVEN SUBBED IN THE LB BRANCH.
- I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED WITH THE ESKIMO AND KENAITZE TRIBE IN ALASKA, FOR 4 YEARS, AS A THERAPIST AND AS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS IN THE LOWER 48. VERY EXCITED TO BE WITH THE PGST AS A BHC. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT YOUR PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL VISITS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED/WORKED IN THE AREA?
- I LEFT THE AREA 11 YEARS AGO FOR ALASKA - AND LIVED IN KITSAP COUNTY FOR 10 YEARS PRIOR TO THAT. 2 OF MY 3 KIDS GRADUATED HS HERE.
WHAT ARE TWO INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
- BEFORE I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR MENTAL HEALTH, I WORKED AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT FOR KRL AND EVEN SUBBED IN THE LB BRANCH.
HOPE YOU TWO ENJOY HERE AT PGST!
