BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENT SWITCHES CAREERS AND EXCELS IN CLASSROOM
Dawn Henshall had devoted 15 years to working as a hair stylist, but when the salon where she was employed closed down she decided that it was time for a career makeover.
“It had taken me so long to build up a clientele and I didn’t want to start back at square one. I thought if I have to find a new job let me do something completely different,” Ms. Henshall said.
She got a position in customer service at Carolina Carports, Inc, but soon discovered that co-workers had an advantage over her. They were proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Ms. Henshall realized that to succeed in the world of business, she needed to return to school for training. The mother of two children – Austen, 16, and Hailey, 4 – re-located from Texas to her native New Jersey and enrolled in Dover Business College in January, 2011.
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KIDNEY DONOR INSPIRED TO PURSUE CAREER IN HEALTHCARE
Zach Myer was born prematurely and with just one working kidney. That kidney wasn’t functioning properly and doctors didn’t expect him to live longer than five years. Mr. Myer, now 22, fought for his life, but living hasn’t been easy.
By age 17 he had undergone 13 surgeries. Then in just a matter of months, he went from Stage Three to Stage Four renal failure. Mr. Myer needed a kidney transplant – and soon. Family members were tested as possible donors. His sister, Kristi Myer, a Surgical Technologist student at Dover Business College, turned out to be a perfect match.
“I never doubted for a second that I would donate a kidney to my brother,” said Ms. Myer, a resident of Mendham, NJ. “Zach was dying, and I was pretty much the only one who could save him.”
Today Mr. Myer is doing well. Doctors say that as long as he takes care of himself, his new kidney should last a lifetime. Ms. Myer is also thriving.
“You can live perfectly fine with one kidney as long as it’s
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RETURNING TO SCHOOL PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS FOR DOVER ALUMNUS
In April of this year Orlando Marcucci was in a great position. One company wanted to hire him and another didn’t want to let him go. Mr. Marcucci chose the best of both worlds when he accepted a position as a full-time Network Technician Consultant with Stryker Orthopaedics in Mahwah, while continuing to work part-time as a PC Support Technician with full-time benefits at Staples.
The job market wasn’t always so fruitful for Mr. Marcucci. A victim of downsizing, he spent three years looking for a new position in an extremely competitive job market.
“There were so many applicants for every job and the companies became very selective about who they were hiring. Every place I interviewed they were looking for certifications. I didn’t have any so I decided it was time to go back to
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