Cheryllene Allen:  

Life Greetings from New Jersey from Cheryllene Phillips Allen, From Walter Johnson, I entered Montgomery CC, transferred into Maryland University where I became involved in theater production and performance and continued my love of singing in the chorus. I married a man who was an officer in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. During that stint I was very active in base volunteer work and attended college classes at night. The marriage ended and I returned to Bethesda. I worked, entered the executive secretarial program at The Washington School for Secretaries in DC, graduated with honors, and took a position as an executive secretary in the White House Press Office during the Nixon Administration, reporting to Press Secretary Ron Ziegler and Deputy Press Secretary Jerry Warren, working and traveling with the White House Press Corps. Completed my work on the Friday of the weekend that John Dean went to Camp David and the first Watergate story broke in the Washington Post. Headed to Gainesville, Florida, to begin another segment of my life. I entered Santa Fe Community College completing my A.S. Degree. I then transferred to the University of Florida into the College of Journalism and Communication. While working toward my degree, I worked as a radio and TV spot commercial writer and announcer and as an assistant to the Director of the TV station WUFT, writing T.V. Guide copy and promotion pieces. I also produced and hosted a bi-weekly community service program on WUFT. I accepted and became the first female student to launch and execute this new program. The shows were taped live and it was great on-air experience. I met my next husband at the University of Florida. I graduated with a B.S. in Journalism and Communication. He graduated with a B.S.S. in Electrical Engineering. I became an instant mother to his two young children (a boy and girl). He and...Expand for more