Marina Garrison:
CLASS OF 1979
DeLand High SchoolClass of 1979
De land, FL
Berry CollegeClass of 1983
Rome, GA
Marina's Story
First, I gotta say, putting my "story" on this site makes me feel like I'm writing my obituary or something. Plus just saying we graduated from DHS 30 years ago, I feel like I need to linger on the dietary supplement (AARP-speak for Ensure) & denture cream aisle at the grocery store!
In any case, I went to Berry College after graduation, got my degree in Psychology and then got my Master's in Social Work from University of Georgia in "88.
I wanted to do counseling and did for a short time, until a friend asked me to step in as an interim director of the local Habitat for Humanity. It was supposed to be for 6 months, but I stayed 5 years and found I really enjoyed nonprofit management. I set my own hours, it's never boring and it allows me an outl...Expand for more
et for my occasionally pathological need to organize things.
After I left Habitat, I "stayed home" with the kids for a few years. HA! Stay-at-home moms are NEVER home! Plus I also dabbled in nonprofit work as a volunteer, starting a local education advocacy group with a friend and helping start a local homeless shelter.
The homeless shelter turned into my next job, as I did some grant management and then became Executive Director of the Shelter five years ago.
I married my college sweetheart and we've been married 27 years with two kids. My daughter will start her sophomore year in college in a few weeks and my son is in high school and lives to play his guitar. We live in a small town outside Atlanta with our semi-ancient dog, Rosie O'Doggie.
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