Jennifer Whitehouse:  

Life After graduating from Brescia with a degree in Elementary Education K-8, I moved to the DC area filled with idealistic dreams of teaching my own classroom. Unfortunately, teaching my first classroom (5th grade at a Catholic grade school in Alexandria, VA) was one of the roughest years of my life. I found myself facing the hard fact that, while I'm an excellent teacher, I have absolutely no patience for school politics or any of the other garbage that goes with it. So, I said a sad good-bye to classroom teaching. I'm now working under contract for the Federal Transit Administration helping public transportation companies fill out their paperwork to receive federal funding. (By the way, Owensboro reports to us.) Yes, I know it sounds boring, but I'm having a blast! Because of my natural (and often obsessive) attention to detail, the requirements of this job suite me perfectly. I've even been promoted several times. As an Analyst, I had my own caseload of about 90 agencies to nit-pick. Now, as Quality Control Supervisor, I lead the validation team and review ALL the reports that go through us. The best part is that I use my teaching skills every day through assisting the transit agencies and training new analysts. On the personal side, I'm not married or even dating currently. For now, I'm just enjoying being single and all the advantages that come with it. I have a wonderful circle of friends who keep me sane and help me remember to have fun every once in a while. I'm even rooming with my best friend from high school! Tammy Beaven (class of 1990) joined me here in Virginia about 5 years ago and we've been sharing an apartment for 3 or 4 years. We drive each other nuts sometimes, but I've really enjoyed having her around. My home also consists of one dog - he's Tammy's. A beagle/border collie mix, he's smart as a whip and thinks he's human. I have to swallow my pride and admit that I've grown to love him despite the whole "dog" thin...Expand for more