February 4, 2009

While driving to the grocery store this morning, a name suddenly filled my thoughts... Julie H.... a friend for 20 years and a partner in a school mentoring program through Big Brothers Big Sisters and Mead. Of course! Why hadn't I thought of her earlier? Julie's whole career has been with NPOs. Right now, she is the Director of Mahoosuc Kids, an after school program in rural Maine. Her husband Dan is the principal of Telstar High School. Both are very well connected and very well liked.
So, as I picked up my groceries, my head was spinning with ideas. I got home at 10:45 and immediately called her. We caught up on family and careers and then I told her why I was calling. I said I was an ambassador for a company whose sole purpose was to create sustainable funding for NPOs, schools and the people who support them. I told Julie that I had found my dream job, and knew she'd want to hear all about it. We set an appointment right then for next Thursday.