Vicki Smith:  

Shortly before graduation I began working at a radio station in Pensacola after school. I had applied and been accepted into airline stewardess school. Yeah, I was going to be one of those "coffee, tea or me" girls. As it got closer to graduation and my job continued at TK101, I fell in love with the broadcast environment. The concerts I was able to see for free, the backstage access--I was young and easily influenced and decided I didn't want to be some silly stewardess afterall. I continued working at the station after my graduation for two years. During this time, I worked with my soon to be first husband. We started dating and the rest is history...at least until 1991. In 1982 I made the move to be a State of FL employee and stayed with the Department of Children and Families until 1999. During this time, I worked for a period of time in Tallahassee at the department headquarters office as a systems analyst. Implementing accounting systems statewide and training across the state. My daughter, Shawna, and I did the move to Tallahassee solo. She and I, packed up and moved--not having any friends in Tallahassee--what a growing experience! She began kindergarten while we were there and she was and still is my buddy to this day. After I decided that accounting systems was my new love, I decided to return to Pensacola to pursue my degree. Upon my arrival back in town, I met my current husband. Fell in love and three months later we were married. We now live in Pace, we had a daughter together who is now 13. There were lots of bumps along the paths in my life and I adopted the philosophy that there is a lesson to be learned from every encounter and...Expand for more