Stephanie Loose:
CLASS OF 1975
Woodworth High SchoolClass of 1975
Woodworth, ND
Golden Gate UniversityClass of 1995
Monterey, CA
Monterey Penisula Junior CollegeClass of 1989
Monterey, CA
Hartnell CollegeClass of 1983
Salinas, CA
Stephanie's Story
College
I attended Hartnell College in Salinas, CA; Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, CA and Golden Gate University in Monterey, CA. I have a A.A. from Hartnell and a B.S. in Accounting from Golden Gate. I graduated in 1995, 20 years after high school, because I was a single parent who went to college part time. I became a CPA in 1989.
Workplace
After the military I came to Salinas, CA. My first job was being a receptionist for a group of about eight businesses. After four months, I was hired by one of those businesses, Hayashi & Wayland, CPAs as their receptionist/secretary. I started going to school while working for them. I was with them two years. Then I was hired by one of the other businesses, Ingraham & Rasmussen, CPAs. Schooling and experience and a buy-in led me to become partner in Ingraham & Loose, CPAs. I've just finished my 25th tax season with my partner Francis Ingraham.
Military
I signed up for the Army on 1/17/75. I had...Expand for more
to graduate high school and turn 18 (in July), before I went to basic training at Fort Jackson, SC. I had advanced training at Fort Lee, VA and was permanently stationed at Fort Campbell, KY for the rest of my two year enlistment.
I was trained to be an equipment supply specialist (76S20). However, since there weren't many women around when I got to Campbell, I was placed in the motor pool, where I was a dispatcher for all of the vehicles (jeeps, pickups, 2.5T and 5T trucks and generators). I kept log books and prepared readiness reports. After mastering the job I looked for something more exciting and was accepted in the Post Choir, which existed for two months. I had fun being paid to sing. I do believe I sang for General Colin Powell. When the choir disbanded, I did the work that I was trained for. I organized a warehouse full of parts. I'd do it all again, but be selective about what I wanted to be trained in, rather than believe a recruiter.
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