Member Spotlight: March Edition, Group 6

Welcome to the JLPA-MP's March edition of Member Spotlight. Check out the first published group from this series on February 27, 2012.

Name: Allison Felder 

2011-12 Placement: Project Development 

1. What is the best place you’ve ever gone on vacation? 

Cambodia – stayed in a small village call Chi Phat. Living with family, hiking, mountain biking was a great physical and cultural experience. 

2. What is one lesson you learned in school that you’ll never forget? 

You can be anyone you want to be and do anything you want to do, but it takes hard work. 

3. What are you most looking forward to this league year? 

Reviewing ‘There ought to be a Project’ submissions! 

Name: Michele Bilafer 

2011-12 Placement: Project READ 

1. What is the best place you’ve ever gone on vacation? 

Too many to name, but any place that I can share with my family. 

2. What is one lesson you learned in school that you’ll never forget? 

Always read the directions! 

3. What are you most looking forward to this league year? 

Working on Project READ and sharing the experience with my daughter who will have be tutoring.

Name: Valarie Dennis 

2011-12 Placement: DIAD 

1. What is the best place you’ve ever gone on vacation? 

Paris – loved it! 

2. What is one lesson you learned in school that you’ll never forget? 

Don’t give up just because it’s hard. 

3. What are you most looking forward to this league year? 

Creating opportunities that allow league members and their families to give back to the community. We are all so blessed! 

Name: Kelly Dayton 

2011-12 Placement: Provisional Committee Mentor 

1. What is the best place you’ve ever gone on vacation? 

New Caledonia, Canada 

2. What is one lesson you learned in school that you’ll never forget? 

Never judge someone after a first meeting. My high school headmaster always gave boring speeches in chapel. When we needed a dynamic speaker I didn’t call him. Another faculty member suggested him and I said “No way, he is a terrible speaker.” After calling people all night, I called the headmaster in a last attempt and asked him to speak the next morning. He responded, “I am so honored that you asked me. I would love to open the school Olympics.” The next morning he gave the most dynamic and humorous speech anyone had ever heard. It was fabulous! At the end he asked the audience if people liked it and acknowledged that I thought he was a boring speaker. Everyone in the audience laughed. I died of embarrassment but learned a lesson I will never forget.