Dawn McKenzie:  

Life After graduation we packed our things, sold the furniture, and off to FL we went! Two days later we settled in Ormond Bch. I began work as an accountant with my sights set on becoming a CPA (thanks to Ms. Gahimer & Mr. Reid). Between work and college I was introduced to the man who would become my love and my husband – Buddy McKenzie. We were married in ‘78 and are still happily married today. In ‘87 I began work at the Kennedy Space Ctr. as an Admin. Assistant for Lockheed Space Operations Company Safety Operations Dept. I continued to attend college part time graduating in ‘89 from Barry University. I continued in an admin capacity until ‘91 when I was promoted to a Safety Engineer - responsible for monitoring all hazardous operations (hyper’s, pyro’s, cryo’s, launch and landing) at the various processing, launch and landing areas. In ‘94 I went back to school. In ’95 I graduated from Brevard Comm. College with a degree in Hazardous Materials Technolo...Expand for more