Rekha Sankaran Rekha was recognized by Multnomah County on April 24th, receiving a volunteer award for her work with the Department of Community Justice as a CIS Intern. She has been the primary designer of a database-driven web page. Rekha has earned Cooperative Education credit for three terms this year at PCC. She telecommutes 5 to 10 hours a week while studying CIS at PCC. Her supervisor, Rachel Harris, says she is "the epitome of a wonderful volunteer." Ms. Harris also commends Rekah for her personal initiative, strong problem solving skills and thoroughness.
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Vicki DeGiovanni
Vicki was not the typical PCC student. After staying home with her children for 10 years, she returned to the work force. She always wanted to finish school, so she attended PCC and earned her Associate of Science in Business Administration at the age of 45. She learned of the job placement office from Vicky Charlston's Office Procedures class. Vicki received a job placement referral to National Mortgage Co. and was hired as a Accounts Payable Clerk.
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Willow Grimm Willow earned Cooperative Education credit for her work with a NIDA Foundation Grant. She assisted OHSU researcher, Hadley Berstrom, in the design and implementation of an educational exhibit for "Brainfaire", a children's exhibit at OMSI. Willow leads children through the proper protocol for seeing their own DNA. The participating children were asked to vote for their favorite science activity. The KIDS CHOICE AWARD was given to the DNA booth. Willow said it makes her feel good to make science more enjoyable for young children. Her goal is to become a 3rd or 4th grade teacher.
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Duyen Pham Duyen graduated from Portland Community College with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. She began her career as a Cobol Programmer for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in Vancouver. She later worked at Intel until she found what she called "the job of her dreams". She is now employed as an Information Systems Analyst for the Multnomah County Justice Department.
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