Kimberly Ryan:  

After graduation I continued my education at SSC. I realized that was not for me so I changed carrer paths. I decided I would like to become a hair stylist so I enrolled in beauty school. No I did not drop out :-) as a matter of fact I did really well and graduated top in my class. I worked in a few salons in Lansing and Munster but found it really hard working for so little money. So I thought it is time for a change.... So off to Chicago I went, looking for something better. I found my first job working for a Commodity's Firm called Barnes and Co. I started out as a receptionist and quickly knew that was not the job for me. I needed something more challenging. Within 3 months I was given a new job working in the Telecommunications Dept. My job included taking care of the phone system both in the office and also on the CBOT/CME trading floors. I was required to order all of the traders voice and data circuits and to install all market data services too. I was responsible for reviewing questionable trades via the voice loggers called Dictaphone machines. And paying all of the invoices. I have changed employers over the years - the job has always remained pretty much the same - In 1994 I started dating the man I would eventually marry. I knew him for 5 years before our first date. Then one day I decided to take him up on his offer. Actually I had tickets to a CUBS game and asked him if he would like to go. His initial response was he was busy - however he called me back 5 minutes later telling me yes - he would love to go. I knew I was special because he is a SOX fan and I know how hard it was for him to go to Wrigley Field that day :-) Fast forward two years - September 21, 1996 I married Wally Ryan. It's funny how things work out because 1...Expand for more