Guest speakers/Jerri Bird and Robin Gerber

Patricia Williams
NCLC 375
Guest Speakers

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Jerri Bird and Robin Gerber

I loved the speakers they were right on time they both talk about the jobs they had to take to get to the one that was right for them. Robin start off working for the YWCA and Jerri, an assisted teacher while being a pre. med major. They both had to put up with BS on their jobs, Jerri left a job because of knowing about the raciest problems there.

I also like the way they both had their question ready to answer. Robin show her book on Roosevelt and Ike, which will be out soon. And talk about her job on capital hill with the labor union as a lobbyist. Robin drop out of collage and went back and got a degree in law.

Jerri, drop out of collage and went back to get her master at Penn State, and her doc. degree at Maryland. They both goes to show you that you can drop out and go back I call that being a leader in yourself. They both had roll models and mentors to lead them on, I liked the way they answer all questions and made us feel comfortable asking them question I know I did.

They really hit the nail on women taking more risks, asking how many of us was risk taker. I believed the point they were trying to make is that taking a risks means you never know what you can do if you don't try. Believed in yourself and know that you need to risk not to fail, it is like if you see a job that you believed in your heart that you can do and it is the one for you, but you don't have the exp. To do it.

So you have to take that risk and apply for it and if you get it do your best to keep it. Taking a risk is like any thing in life if you look at it life alone is a risk, stepping out your door is a risk. So you might as well take a risk for something that you thing is impossible to do.

Pat.