Elizabeth Thibodeau:  

Life After high school I immediately joined the "work force" and began my life. I ventured out on my own learning how to make a dollar stretch. My job experiences included Emergency Medical Technician, administrative assistant, office manager, assistant bookkeeper/payroll clerk, financing and insurance as well as new truck secretary for a couple of local auto dealers. During the fall of 1993 I attended Lamar University Continuing Education where I successfully earned my Basic Emergency Medical Technician license. Unfortunately that is a job that does not pay well, otherwise I would still be out there working as an EMT and would have become a Paramedic. Because the pay scale was not the best I had to give it up or starve to death which lead me back to office work. I would not trade my experiences for anything in the world since that is how I have become a successful payroll clerk and benefits manager for a rapidly growing payroll firm. I married the most wonderful man I have ever known (besides my Daddy) in 1997. He is truly a blessing to me, I wish every woman could have a man like mine. Some of our adventures include trying to run a couple of businesses of our own, as well as relocating for a short time to North Carolina, but rapidly became home sick and returned. I began working for the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce in 2001 where I stayed until February 2007. Since then, I have been working for the payroll firm. My husband is the service manager for a major area tractor dealership. My husband and I enjoy spending valuable time with our family and friends and try to travel as much as possible with our loving little companion. Together, the three of us (an...Expand for more