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Betsy Tibbs

After graduation I attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and ended up with a BA in History and Political Science and a secondary teaching certificate. After teaching for one year, I knew it was not for me! I ended up working as a civilian employee for the Department of the Army and discovered I loved it. I started out running recreation activities for soldiers at one base in Korea and ended up managing multi-million dollar recreational programs for the Commander of U.S. Army Japan 34 years later. In between, I was deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, attended multiple high-level military schools, earned a marksman badge with the M16, spent 8 years in Korea, 16 in Japan, 5 in Maryland, and smaller amounts of time in other places. I didn't even have to "join the service" and I still got to see the world!!

While in Japan in 2002, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, but following a mastectomy am still cancer free today. After that experience, I re-evaluated my life and decided retirement was a good thing and my sweet husband and I returned to the US in 2003 and settled in western North Carolina. We enjoy a moderate climate (no MN or PA winters), beautiful mountains, and a much slower pace than the bustle of Tokyo!

However, considering all the activities I'm involved with, I'm not sure the pace is that much slower! I am a volunteer tax preparer for AARP, a volunteer for SHIIP (State Health Insurance Information Program), I write newsletters for two different organizations, I am the web-mistress for one organization, I order and manage the greeting cards for a non-profit bookstore, and I belong to a wonderful book club that forces me to read things that I might not otherwise pick up. In addition I am an acolyte at church.

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