Maria Kerr
Program Assistant
• About Me:
I am from Venezuela; I moved to the Unites States, Eugene Oregon, in 2001. In order to learn English I began to take classes at Lane Community College in April 2001 at the ESL program (English as a Second Language). In 2002, I decided to continue my education and graduated with honors with an associate’s degree in E-business at Lane Community College in June 2006.
My favorite thing to do in life is snorkeling in the warm waters of Venezuela, and in my spare time I enjoy working out at the gym, swimming, spending time with my friends, and learning new things related with graphics and finances.
• What I do at RDI:
I am currently working at RDI as an office assistant. I answer the phones; keep track of FILP classes to have materials ready for their meetings. I collect data from surveys; I send out mass mailings; I do mass printing. I help to translate documents to Spanish. I love to work at RDI because I learn something new everyday.
• State where I was born:
I was born in a small town, Herran, Colombia, and I was raised in San Cristobal, Venezuela. As an adult I lived in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, for several years before I moved to live in Eugene.
• What I wanted to be when I was 8 years old:
When I was I child I wanted to be a lawyer because I wanted to help others.
• Interesting previous job(s) I've held:
When I was a teenager I helped my mother selling clothes, but to be able to sell more I had to set up a street vendor cart and sell clothing on the street with other “buhoneros.”
• One of my personal goals for :
Return to the gym and keep myself in a good shape. I would like to go to Miami in 2008 and be able to wear a swimming suit.
• A place I want to visit at least once in my lifetime:
One thing that I would love to do before I die is to go back and visit my dear country, Venezuela.
• My favorite book and why:
My favorite book is Doña Bárbara. It is a novel written by a Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos published in 1929. I had to read it in high school, and I enjoyed it a lot.
• My favorite board game:
When I was a child I used to play Monopoly with my sister and my brother.
• The coolest thing someone has done for me:
My husband did the coolest thing for me when he proposed to me. He gave me a huge beautiful engagement ring and huge rose arrangement.
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Program Assistant
• About Me:
I am from Venezuela; I moved to the Unites States, Eugene Oregon, in 2001. In order to learn English I began to take classes at Lane Community College in April 2001 at the ESL program (English as a Second Language). In 2002, I decided to continue my education and graduated with honors with an associate’s degree in E-business at Lane Community College in June 2006.
My favorite thing to do in life is snorkeling in the warm waters of Venezuela, and in my spare time I enjoy working out at the gym, swimming, spending time with my friends, and learning new things related with graphics and finances.
• What I do at RDI:
I am currently working at RDI as an office assistant. I answer the phones; keep track of FILP classes to have materials ready for their meetings. I collect data from surveys; I send out mass mailings; I do mass printing. I help to translate documents to Spanish. I love to work at RDI because I learn something new everyday.
• State where I was born:
I was born in a small town, Herran, Colombia, and I was raised in San Cristobal, Venezuela. As an adult I lived in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, for several years before I moved to live in Eugene.
• What I wanted to be when I was 8 years old:
When I was I child I wanted to be a lawyer because I wanted to help others.
• Interesting previous job(s) I've held:
When I was a teenager I helped my mother selling clothes, but to be able to sell more I had to set up a street vendor cart and sell clothing on the street with other “buhoneros.”
• One of my personal goals for :
Return to the gym and keep myself in a good shape. I would like to go to Miami in 2008 and be able to wear a swimming suit.
• A place I want to visit at least once in my lifetime:
One thing that I would love to do before I die is to go back and visit my dear country, Venezuela.
• My favorite book and why:
My favorite book is Doña Bárbara. It is a novel written by a Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos published in 1929. I had to read it in high school, and I enjoyed it a lot.
• My favorite board game:
When I was a child I used to play Monopoly with my sister and my brother.
• The coolest thing someone has done for me:
My husband did the coolest thing for me when he proposed to me. He gave me a huge beautiful engagement ring and huge rose arrangement.
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