Join us as we celebrate United Way’s campaign kickoff with a barbecue and washers tournament!
Tickets are $20 and will go to help people in the community through United Way’s annual campaign.
When
Saturday, September 12
Noon
Where
Tower Grove Park
St. Louis, MO 63110
Register
http://www2.stl.unitedway.org/gennextkickoff
1. Where do you work? What’s the best part about your job?
I work at Villa Lighting Supply. People generally recognize the name and think of a residential store down on Manchester, but the Villa family sold the residential side of the business in 2002 and we’re now focused on commercial, retail and hospitality accounts nationally. My responsibility as one of the national account managers is to maintain these accounts internally, which includes working with architects, contractors and lighting manufacturers to help with product specification, manage stock levels in our warehouse and coordinate delivery to the job sites. I’m a lighting geek, so I love working in this industry, learning how the application of lighting can affect a person’s perception of a space, and keeping up with the latest technology, but I’d have to say my favorite part is working with people all over the country.
2. Where did you go to school?
I went to Ranken Technical College here in town for electrical systems design. I’ve always been the type of person that learns better by doing — I suppose you’ve heard the radio commercials, so I guess that makes me “Ranken material.” I was also drawn to the design and architectural industry. This field of study was a good mix of both, and I’d say it’s been a nice fit for what I do at Villa Lighting.
3. How long have you lived in St. Louis?
I’ve lived in St. Louis all my life –- grew up in South County and lived in South City up until a couple months ago when I bought a house back in the South County area.
4. How and when did you get involved with GenNext?
I guess it was about a year ago at this point. I was looking for something to get involved with, but didn’t really know where to look, or where to start looking. Amanda Armstrong, a friend and co-worker, said she volunteered for GenNext, and that it’s something she thought I’d enjoy. My first service project was at the Food Bank, and have made an effort to make it to one each month since.
5. What’s been your favorite GenNext activity or memory?
I would have to say the project at the JCC where we played board games with disabled children. I was at a table with Katie McGovern and two kids. There were so many charming and funny stories from that project, I’ll never forget it. Click to learn more