Kelly Mataya:
CLASS OF 1987
H. B. Plant High SchoolClass of 1987
Tampa, FL
Kelly's Story
Life
My life in 4000 characters or less... Here goes... I'm really happy high school is long over..! Life seems to open up starting in college and only gets better with each year following. Now, if I could just hold here @ age 38 for a bit... As for my stats, I am married (at age 31) and had my daughter Lindsay at 36. Lindsay is 2.5 and such a joy. She's hard work, but a joy nonetheless. I work for the greatest company in the world - Microsoft and I truly love it. I live in Charlotte. I don't miss Tampa at all... Tampa seems like a distant memory - though I spent 23 years there. My family is there (sister Karen, etc) and I visit often though.
School
Teacher that inspired me most? Are you kidding? Maybe Mr. Koopman... despite what happened to him, he was a good teacher. I have this faint memory of a science teacher who spent all of his ...Expand for more
time in the back room with his blond assistant. He was a weird guy. But, he never really taught the class and basically showed us Earth Science videos most days so I enjoyed the class a lot. I also recall not really every having homework during high school. Maybe I just never did it?
College
I graduated from USF w/ a BS in Business in 92. I lived at home during college but despite that choice, I had a pretty good college experience. 2 days after I graduated, I packed up a U-Haul and drove to Charlotte, NC to start my new job. I thought I'd give it a year in NC but have been here 15 years now and with the same company. I have done several different jobs over the last 15 years at Microsoft but have always been technical. I now do Technology Sales - and it's really fun. I actually like getting out of bed on Monday morning to start my week.
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