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Julia Hawkins


Biltmore Who's Who Selects Julia Hawkins as this weeks Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2008.

Julia Hawkins, who earned her M.S. from the University of KY in 1998 and specializes in Career Development at Morehead State University. She has always been fascinated by how people make decisions. While she was studying psychology at the University of Michigan, she was curious as to why and how people, especially women, select their careers. She read an article that stated that fairy tales were bad for young girls because it pushed them into "female" roles where they are rescued by males, and she could not imagine that being true. She then investigated the correlation between choice of occupation and favorite childhood stories. This is what began her interest in helping people to develop their careers and explore their choices.

The primary goal of Julia Hawkins is to build a career center in Morehead, KY which partners with faculty, staff, and employers to help prepare graduates for the global workforce. Her personal aspiration includes leaving a legacy in which students will remember her staff and MSU. She enjoys using her professional training in the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator to train employees to work as teams.

Julia Hawkins is very proud to have been part of the team of professionals that researched and wrote a proposal for the Governor's Task Force on the Economic Status of Kentucky's Women. For the past few years, she has been practicing meditation and has become involved in building a labyrinth for First Christian Church in Morehead, KY. She believes that balance in life is very important. She belongs to a vast array of affiliations such as the National Association of Colleges and Employers, Kentucky Association of Colleges and Employers, National Career Development Association, and American Association of University Women.

In her spare time, Julia Hawkins enjoys writing and cooking, and is an avid reader. She even edited and published a book of her husband's poetry after he passed away and gave it to his children for Christmas.

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Julia Hawkins
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Thursday, November 20, 2008

Patricia Shew-Roffey


Biltmore Who's Who Selects Patricia Shew-Roffey as this weeks Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2008.

Patricia Shew-Roffey has always had the desire to work in the Human Services field and work with the disabled population. She has found that assisting persons with disabilities is extremely rewarding and fulfilling.

Ms. Shew-Roffey earned an Associates in Arts in 1978 from Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan and is currently attending Michigan State University with a triple major in Psychology, Sociology and Political Science. She began her career by working at a state run institution for persons with disabilities while still in High School, and has continued to help those with disabilities for over 30 years. She worked 22 years at The Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Community Mental Health Authority in Lansing Michigan before her retirement there and her move to the private non-profit sector of mental health and rehabilitation services, at Peckham Incorporated. She has now been at her current position as Residential Services Specialist at Peckham Housing Corporation for the last five years.

Patricia Shew-Roffey belongs to several affiliations such as American Association of Service Coordinators, Michigan Association of Service Coordinators, Compassion International, Peckham Foundation, and she volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.

It is a daily goal of Patricia Shew-Roffey to assist with the learning process that encompasses all of those areas of the lives of the disabled; providing them with resources, motivation and supports that enrich their lives and promote their independence.

In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with her family and gardening.

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Patricia Shew-Roffey
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Thursday, November 13, 2008

Thomas Chess


Biltmore Who's Who Selects Thomas J. Chess as this weeks Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2008.

Thomas Chess earned his B.A. in Psychology and Business Administration from Lehman College in 1977. He has since then excelled greatly at all of his entrepreneurial endeavors. Thomas has been in the real estate finance business since 1983, and organized the Chess Gaines Group, LLC in 2003. His job as President requires day to day monitoring of operations in the development of water front and golf course communities in Eastern North Carolina.

Mr. Chess is also currently the President of the Lake Ridge Chapter of Business Network International (BNI). He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and his company, Chess Gaines Group, LLC, is a member of the Greenville, N.C. Chamber of Commerce.

The primary goals of Thomas Chess are first, to be an excellent parent to his two daughters, and secondly, to build his company into a growing organization that continues to create opportunities for both his clients and associates.

In his personal time, Thomas J. Chess enjoys exercise, reading, and biking.

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Thomas Chess
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Thursday, November 06, 2008