Trudy Wesley:  

Life Well, where shall I begin...my life upon graduating has been to say the least, an "adventure." About one year after graduation, I moved to Dayton, Ohio, lived there for about 2 years and returned to Waynesboro. I worked a few dead end jobs and in 1978, I enrolled in Cosmetology school, passed the Pennsylvania State Board exams and became a licensed hairdresser in 1979. I had wanted this as a career when I graduated athough it took a bit longer to achieve than I had anticipated. I worked at two salons in order to gain experience and on April Fool's Day in 1980, I opened my own salon. During my junior and senior high years, I became interested in reading Edgar Allen Poe and Agatha Christie. It was during this time that I also read about the infamous murderess, Lizzie Borden. During the years that I was in business, I continued to read anything and everything about infamous crimes and criminals, the Cosa Nostra, investigation, forensics, and also developed an interest in psychology. Although I enjoyed being a hairdresser and an employer, I found myself becoming increasingly unsatisfied and wanted to pursue my true interest. I decided that if I wanted to go to college, I had better do it and so I sold my business and enrolled in the Administration of Justice program at Hagerstown Junior College, which is now Hagerstown Community College. I was not only a wife and mother of two small children, but was also full-time student. I took classes for one year and decided to transfer my credits to Shippensburg University. I graduated with honors in 1991 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Corrections and was inducted into the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Even though I no longer work in a salon, I still renew my Cosmetologist license. A month after I graduated from college, I accepted a position at the Franklin County Prison as a corrections officer where I gained not only practical experience but insight into o...Expand for more