.......An honor graduate of SECC's Computer Repair Technology program is now Southeast's own Network Administrator/Electrical Technician II.

.......Valerie Saylor says she has worked here at Southeast for eight years in one capacity or another, but, before SECC's career doors began opening for Saylor, she was an honor student.

.......Saylor began working at SECC as a tutor in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics up to and including Calculus, and English.

......."Shortly after that, I was hired part time to help in the Computer Department," Saylor said. "I think my job titles have been Assistant to the Computer Manager, Lab Assistant, and now Network Administrator."

.......Saylor comments that she loves her job here at SECC.

......."I am not the type of person who could sit at a desk and do the same thing day after day. I like to move around and do different things everyday, and this job definitely gives me that opportunity. I work with different types of problems," she said.

.......According to Saylor, even though she loves her job, she didn't really make a "conscious decision to do what I do."

......."Sure I signed up for the Computer Repair program, but I really didn't know what I would do after that," said Saylor. "Zelma Forbes, my Trig and Calculus instructor, recommended me for my first job here at Southeast. It was for part-time work, and I really thought it was a temporary thing. But I liked the people and the work so much that I decided I would like to work at Southeast permanently."

.......There is another side to Saylor that may be less stressful than her job requirements.

......."My biggest hobby is dog training and showing; I am the treasurer and training director of the Cumberland Valley Kennel Club in Harlan," said Saylor, who is also a volunteer for the Harlan County Humane Society.

.......Saylor owns six dogs, three of which are Doberman Pinschers and the other three mixed breeds.

.......Saylor says of her dogs, "They are like children to me. My time away from work is spent taking care of and playing with my brood."
return