Human Resources Newsletters

Third Quarter*2018

MCCB Human Resources Quarterly Newsletter

Cynthia Jiles

What’s Your Story? - Spotlight

Featured In This Issue

Dr. Andrea Mayfield

There is nothing one cannot do! I believe life is what you make of it. There are many things I can tell you about my life. Some are laden with tragedy, loss and adversity. Most are laden with my spirit for adventure. In all, my essence is one of determination and bold adventure. Education has always had a special place in my heart as a result of my own experiences growing up. I grew up in a traditional 1960’s family atmosphere with a mother and father married for 50+ years, and 3 brothers. Growing up in a small southern college town, I spent my time reading and finding ways to create my own adventures. My 8 th birthday party where the fun activity was to cut down the neighbors swing and slide down the red dirt banks to the creek. Thinking about it today, I am sure the mothers didn’t anticipate muddy children after my party. The neighbor game me the tire swing (I cut down) when they moved and it hangs today in my parent’s yard. As a young child, I frequently argued with my brothers in back seat of my parent’s station wagon. At one point during our arguments, my father threatened to put me out of the car as we traveled down I-20. I said “fine”. He pulled over. I got out and started walking. I was told my mother screamed at my father to go back and get me. At 5, my trusty bicycle took me on some really fun adventures until a neighbor saw me crossing a bridge as I rode out of town. I didn’t have my bicycle for a while. Walking home from the bus stop, I made a habit of admiring the wildlife. I put snakes in my lunch box and quite regularly would throw rocks at a mass swarm of bees hanging from the tree limb and then run. I suppose I thought I could run faster than the bees could fly. Growing up playing football with neighborhood boys after school in the grass lot close to my home, I decided it was time for my career in football to begin. In the 8 th grade I went out for spring training for the football team. I stayed after school to practice and lift weights…until my mother found out. Every time I thought about running away from home…my idyllic life that I didn’t know I had…my big plan was to pack some things and go live in the woods behind the house. I spent a lot of time in the woods and loved the quiet solitude I found there. Today I feel most “at home” in the deep woods…day or night. I attended Marion Military Institute for my high school years. As a Ranger, I had opportunities to engage in the fun I relished. Operation exercises in the swamp and hiding in a beaver den to evade the opposition to win the game was a thrill. I took opportunities to pick up “trophies” to leave in the shower of the barracks. Let’s just say, my roommate was not thrilled. As I write this article, I see vivid images of events in my life.

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What’s Your Story? Dr. Andrea Mayfield

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Employee of the Quarter

Valeria Williams