Carmen Gumbs:
CLASS OF 1967
Westbury High SchoolClass of 1967
Westbury, NY
Carmen's Story
After High School, I attended Nassau Community College at age 16 and had to go back to the High School for working papers. Not happy with that situation I eventually worked in Garden City in advertising, then Old Country Road in insurance. My parents retired to Puerto Rico by then and with brothers and sisters spread throughout the U.S., I decided to give the tropics a try - so I moved to Puerto Rico. After all the sun and surf I could take and longing for challenge, I moved back to NY (CO-OP City) and worked in Manhattan with the "Big Boys" in publishing and advertising. I quickly learned talent is paid only when one had degrees after their name -soooooooo I applied to SUNY at Albany and was accepted with a whooping 6 credits. To make up for lost time, I did 4 years in 2 1/2 - talk about burn out - but - I ...Expand for more
was now a degreed individual and the world was my oyster - ya think?
Changing Corporate America is challenging if not a bit frustrating. The telephone company in New York and California (I loved living there), along with the insurance industry in New Mexico and Arizona found out; if nothing else, I am a persistent individual. I might add, people from the southwest are not entirely in love with New Yorkers. Be that as it may, when 911 hit, I lived in Arizona but my heart was with the Apple. . I have one daughter - who has Cleo (the cat) who loves his younger brother Ducati (the dog). I retired at 57, moved back to New Mexico to assist my parents who now reside in Heaven. They are truly missed. .
Well they asked for a story - this is mine and I hope there will be more. Hope I didn't bore anyone.
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