Dianne Teague:  

Where have I Lived? Why did I Move? I left Jonesboro in 1997 and have been on the East Coast since then. Initially, I moved to the D.C. metropolitan area where I worked in PR for about a year. My title at that time was - I kid you not- Director of the Universe- I hated that job. There were a few perks such as the day I got to meet Bob Woodward famous for exposing the shenanigans of the Nixon administration-it was almost surreal as just months before that, I was teaching about him. From there, I got my start in instructional design as a consultant with a small environmental engineering firm. Suddeny,I was ripped out of my complacency as a happy N.I.M.B.Y.- (not in my back yard) and learned about all the treacherous ways people are destroying the planet. I served as a consultant for many different agencies- USDA, National Office of Civil Rights, Bureau of Land Management etc., etc. In 1999, I married and in 2001 I had my last- as in stick a fork in me I'm done- child. A wonderful little person that we named Sam. He's 7 now and I just do not know where the time has gone. Incredibly, it must run in the family because he, like Joseph and Tori, is really interested in politics! You know that makes the former Government teacher in me proud. Speaking of former, I am also, a FORMER REPUBLICAN- thank you very much George W. I can no longer ever again proudly display the bumper sticker that reads- "don't blame me, I voted Republican". In fact, I think it is time to add a significant 3rd party to the line up... ok- enough of my soap box.:-) After the birth of Sam the man, I started my own Training and Development/OD consulting business that allowed me to stay at home with the little guy and work...Expand for more