Nichelle Parker:  

Life After high school, I started off at Cypress College but dropped out within a couple of months to move to San Francisco. That only last a few months and I returned home for a while and worked for a temporary staffing agency. Within 2 years of working there, I applied for a transfer to the Seattle, WA area and moved again. I spent a year in that area until circumstances once again brought me back home, this time for good. I returned to work for the staffing agency and in April of 1994, I gave birth to my first child, a girl named Natalie. That same year, I was asked by the company to represent them in the Hollywood Christmas Parade due to outstanding efforts for the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. That was a blast. In December 1995, I took a change of jobs and went to work for a large dental corporation. It was there that I met a boss who pushed me to strive for bigger and better things. I returned to school and took on a new role with the company. With a new outlook on life and a higher level of confidence, I continued with the company until November 1999 when I went to work for an automotive remanufacturing company. In May 2001, I became engaged to be married and in February 2002, I gave birth to my second daughter, Cieanna. In March 2003, I lost my father to cancer and went through an extremely difficult time. During that...Expand for more