Suzanne Bond-Girard:
CLASS OF 1964
Monroe High SchoolClass of 1964
Sepulveda, CA
Suzanne's Story
Ok, trying this for second time: what have a been doing since graduating from James Monroe High School, Sepulveda CA summer of 1964.
Pierce Jr College Woodland Hills, CA 1964
Married June 1965. Received my certification as nurses aid worked at Encino Hospital.
Husband hired by Boeing moved to Seattle WA 1966. Daughter Dannielle born October 1967 & Daughter Angelique born October 1968.
Husband certified deep sea diver hired by diving company in New Orleans, LA so moved there in 1969. Separated 1971. I worked for James Dean Deep Sea Diving Inc. as dispatcher, followed by working for Playboy International in the French Quarter, also bartended for Belle Chaise Naval-Air base & at Viskos Resturant.
1972 Made my way back to The Valley via Las Vegas where I worked at club on the strip as a shill at high stakes card tables. Once back worked mainly in advertising as freelance illustrator & designer until starting Arabesque Advertising Design a full service ad agency. All the time raising my daughters on my own. Extra classes at LA Art Center College of Design on Highland, LA studying advertising design production.
In 1979 acquired freelance advertising design work in Athen, Greece. Arrived in London UK stayed few weeks waiting to take delivery of car in Amsterdam. Leaving Amsterdam crisscrossed Europe driving to Greece. While in Athens I designed, directed National Lottery TV commercial & newspaper ads and brochures for several American ad agencies.
1972 Returned to LA and resumed freelance jobs as designer & commercial illustrator for music & motion picture industries. I also represented all female original band SheRok lead singer Emi Canyon (back up singer for Motley Crue) and agent of an Argentinian World Cup Soccer play Carlos ‘Cacho’ Cardoba contracted for LA Lazers Indoor league & NY Cosmos. Employed by LA Times Orange County Edition as Sr. Art Director for the paper. Durning this time took Conversational Spanish College of the Canyons, Newhall, CA.
With my daughters living in Seattle and up coming wedding I returned 1989. Had short time worked for Seattle City Schools with a grant to instruct at risk junior high students ...Expand for more
using art to improve scholastics. Worked freelance again for many years until I published local bimonthly tabloid named ‘Seasons’ the local good news with circulation of 30,000. During this time I began representing & booking a Hebrew Professor, Dr. Danny Ben-Gigi, who develops Hebrew educational software used by USA diplomats.
1999 Came along I took short time stint. I moved to Scottsdale, AZ to manage & operations at Hebrew World’s corporate office while Dr. Ben-Gigi returned to Israel for extended family visit & product development.
2000 At conclusion of my stay in Arizona I moved to Dallas, TX. Again worked freelance art work, painting murals, designing window & store displays, developed sales & advertising materials. Developed clothing designs from recycled used clothes under the label Suzanne’s Designs, Dallas. Attended SMU for computer art design.
2001 job offer Fort Lauderdale, LA. With Cornerstone Development in condo, townhome and loft sales, office manager & advertising assistance. The Vue, Hollywood Station, LaPerla, The Preserve.
Commission paintings, murals & special projects. On the side commissioned by First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale for Christmas Pageants 2002-2015 stage props & backgrounds. Also donated art work for Fort Lauderdale service clubs & local charity organizations.
Connecting with youngest daughter & family so I moved to Charlotte, NC 2016. Found working for residential management staffing agency very satisfying.
Oh, Sided note: at 74 years of age and living as an only child on pushing of my daughters I did a new DNA test with 23&Me results found I have a younger 1/2 brother & younger 1/2 sister! Won’t go into the shock of it all. Have met my sister which was delightful. Interestingly her minor was art same as my major! Get this her baptized ‘Suzanne’!!! She goes by Susan. There is much more.
RETIRED 2020! That gave me the time to take care of my health issues ignored. Also I am having to watch what I planned to retire on evaporate with the current rate of administration’s record braking inflation!!!
Blessings to all! Hope we have a 60th class reunion in 2024 and we all can make it❣️
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