Priscilla Washington:  

Life I married David Baker at the end of my junior year of High School and we had a son, Dan Baker. I went to work in the fashion industry (which had been my big dream all through high school) when he was 3yrs. old. David and I divorced after just a few years together. After a car accident and 1yr disablity I did not go back to my job in fashion. Instead I went back to school and then changed careers to the travel industry. I remarried when Dan was 8. We moved to Orange County and my travel career evolved quickly. By the time I was 29 I was a corporate trainer specializing in airline computer operation. (This was before computerization revolutionized the business world.) The position took me all over the country, giving seminars, workshops and individual training. From there I went into management and moonlighted as an adult education teacher with travel careers as my discipline at Coastline Community College in Orange County. My son was an honor student at Villa Park High School and was a budding actor as well as a school track star. By the time he graduated in 1987 I was no longer in the travel industy; my career had moved on into sales. It was time to try my hand at entrepreneurship. I started a business manufacturing high-end doll house kits. My kits continue to be sold worldwide. It was fun while it lasted but not profitable enough so after 5 yrs I sold it to my distributor. My son, Dan, married in 1994 and he and his wife, Kandi, have 2 beautiful daughters age 8 and 11. They currently live in a lovely new home with a pool in Riverside. After selling my business I started a new career as a sales exec selling corporate office furnishings known as "contract furniture" because the sale involved a contract fo...Expand for more