[nabs-l] Intro

[hannah]

Welcome to the list Len.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Len Burns <len at gatamundo.com
>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:44:09 -0800
>Subject: [nabs-l] Intro

>Good evening all,

>My name is Len Burns.  I am a returning student who finished my 
M.A.  in
>Family Counseling back in the eighties.  I was laid off about a 
year and
>a half ago, from a good position with a mid-sized non-profit here 
in San
>Jose California.  I found myself in the strange position of being 
over
>qualified for entry level positions, and lacking the credentials 
for
>management level.  I discussed this with several people whom I 
respect in my
>field, and they all said the same thing.  Take course work.

>So, I found a certificate program in Business Admin that met 
everybody's
>requirements, and last October I began my adventure.

>Fortunately for me, I have also had a foot in the tech field for 
many
>years, so centering my life around my laptop was not new.  Thus 
far,
>what surprises me most is how much technology has changed how I 
manage
>classes, and simultaneously how similar the headaches are to what 
they
>were when I was in school in the eighties.  I am here in part to
>strengthen strategies for things like the two statistics classes 
that
>are the next steps on my path.  I did stats as an under grad, and 
did
>well at it.  This will be a different flavour however.  That was 
social
>science stats, this is for business.  While I am here, I will 
contribute
>whatever bits of knowledge I am able, although I am fairly 
certain many
>of you are far more adept at this dance than am I.

>In my spare time, I manage several email lists, have been baking 
bread
>since I was in my early teens, and am chief of staff for a fluffy 
feline
>we mostly just call Gata.

>Two years ago, I would have never imagined myself in this 
circumstance,
>but the same can be said for lotta lotta other folks these days.

>-Len
>len at gatamundo.com

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