Adrienne Windley:  

Life Greetings! I am alive and well and, until July 2011, had been living in a suburb of Des Moines, IA since 1992 with my babe of a husband, Cedric. I spent most of my time volunteering for causes supporting women and children, like it was a full-time job. From April 2006, until July 2008, I served as the Executive Director of a non-profit organization whose mission was to support and offer programming to young women. It was the hardest, most rewarding work I've ever done. The 24/7 crisis management (with board of directors, 21 staff members AND service recipients) took its toll on my energy level so I went to work at a museum (big change, to work and exist in quiet enviroment). In Sept. '08 I accepted this new, dream position as Director of Development and Marketing at the historic Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center. It was indeed an inspiration and an honor working to preserve the history of U.S. military "firsts" in this nation, and the world. The museum chronicles and educates about the very first African American officers to be commissioned, in 1917, serving this country in WWI. The Women's Army Corp (WAC) began at the Fort in 1942, and over 60,000 women trained at the Fort to serve in WWII. I left in Feb. '10 to finish my Master of Science Degree in Adult Learning and Organizational Performance, with emphases in Human Resources Management and Training and Development. I graduated in May, 2010, and am deciding what I want to be when I grow up. :-) Currently, I am enjoying being a self-employed independent consultant, and professional volunteer. I have to be careful about this; it's starting to feel a little too enjoyable, I think. Until my recent move, as a volunteer, headed up an effort with a group of ladies, at a school in a ...Expand for more