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Business Rocks&trade Career Day
Friday February 19, 2010
The Office of Economic Development and Linkhorne Middle School partnered to present Business Rocks™ Career Day on Friday February 19, 2010. At the request of Lynchburg City Schools and Junior Achievement, the Office of Economic Development made this event a part of its workforce development initiatives. Good schools = good education = good jobs as we grow Lynchburg's future workforce.
More than twenty professionals spoke with 8th graders from Linkhorne about their careers and the importance of education. A special thank you goes to the following participants and businesses for volunteering time out of their busy schedules.
- Elizabeth Jenkins - James River Counseling Center
- Nick West - Wachovia
- Cybil Nance - Wachovia
- Tyrone C. Brooks - Virginia School of the Arts
- Dawn Blankinship - Virginia School of the Arts
- Albert Jennings - Liberty University
- Renee Stevens - E.C. Glass High School
- Sandy William - E.C. Glass High School
- Laura Rogers - The Nature Zone
- Lynn Shapiro - John Stewart Walker
- Teena Williams - YMCA
- Kathy Thomas - YMCA
- Emily Watkins - YMCA
- Darren Gale - B & W
- Julie Barger - Morfs
- Ricky Stern - Orthodontic Arts
- Gary Booth - Southern Air
- Greg Wormser - Lynchburg Fire Department & EMS
- Mike Mayberry - Lynchburg Police Department
- Melissa Taylor - Travel Bugs
- Moyanne Harding - Interiors by Moyanne
- Tom Fitzgerald - Wiley Wilson
- Dave Roberts - Wiley Wilson
- Judy Hunter - Centra
Friday, February 19, 2010,
local business professionals participated
in Business Rocks™ Career Day
at Linkhorne Middle School.
Laura Rogers, with The Nature Zone,
loves to share about her career choice,
working with animals!
Albert Jennings, from Liberty University shared insight
with students about the roll of
Director of Urban Affairs on a college campus.
Students also heard about life in the
emergency room as a registered nurse.
"Who knew you could make a flower out of a tootsie roll?"
Renee Stevens and her culinary arts students from
E.C. Glass amazed the Linkhorne students with many
different edible creations!
These 8th graders were eager
to hear about what life is like as an engineer!
A Linkhorne Middle School student takes notes,
as Gary Booth speaks about the many types of
career opportunities available at
Southen Air in Lynchburg.
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