Ann Taliaferro

I think of myself as an unconventional student and a late bloomer. I spent 25 years as a commercial artist and interior designer and decide to change my career path in my forties. I began a low level position in a hospital treatment facility and obtained certification for chemical dependency counseling. I returned to community college and continued onto obtained a Bachelors degree in Psychology. I worked full time, and took classes online while juggling family obligations, travel and attempting to maintain a social life. Not an easy task but well worth the effort. I am proud of myself for not giving in to any inclinations I had to quit. I proved to myself that no matter what happens I can keep going and complete the goal. I should reveal that for me this is pretty important as I dropped out of high school and struggled well into my twenties believing I would never complete my education. I matured and as a result have come to love learning and embrace the challenge it presents.