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Water Cooler Diaries: Women Across America Share Their Day at Work

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
Erika J. Mitchell, 33, Nashville, Tennessee

Rancher
Diane Tribitt, 48, Hillman, Minnesota

Assitant to a Literary Agent
Tina Wexler, 30, Brooklyn, New York

Aircraft Mechanic, TIMCO Aerosystems
Janice De La Garza, 52, Stokesdale, North Carolina

Blogger, Go Fug Yourself
Heather Cocks, 29, Sherman Oaks, California

School Custodian
Gloria Sterrett, 57, Delphi, Indiana

Owner, Avon Beauty Center
Shirley Ekblad, 50, Elmhurst, Illinois

Mine Geologist
Carrie Heiling, 29, Salem, Missouri

Stay-at-Home Mom
Jeannie Hines, 35, Plainfield, New Hampshire

Long-Distance Truck Driver
Patience Bourne, 64, Carrollton, Missouri

Paint Tester . . . For Now
Emily Gaare, 23, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Principal Clarinet, Nashville Symphony Orchestera
Lee Carroll Levine, 50, Nashville, Tennessee

Etiquette Columnist
Didi Lorillard, 60, Newport, Rhode Island

Celebrity Chef
Sara Moulton, 55, New York, New York

Intake Counselor, Oregon Department of Corrections
Janet Ross, 51, Keizer, Oregon

Voic Actor
Kara Edwards, 30, Pineville, North Carolina

Government Worker, United States Department of Agriculture
Taylor Collins, 57, Dover, Delaware

Fashion Designer
Angel Chang, 29, New York, New York

Use Bookstore Owner
Valerie Stadick, 47, Minot, North Dakota

Race Car Driver
Sarah Fisher, 26, Indianapolis, Indiana

Administrative Assitant, Del Monte Foods
Connie McNally, 39, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Snake Babe, the World's Sexiest Magician
Maria Gara, 39, Las Vegas, Nevada

Chief Medical Examiner for Saint Louis County
Mary Case, 64, St. Louis, Missouri

Television News Cameraperson and Editor, KNBC
Susan Monroe, 44, Saugus, California

High School Math Teacher
Linda Hayek, 55, Plattsmouth, Nebraska

Life Coach
Lisa Dalton, 46, Northlake, Illinois

Archivist and Reference Librarian
Tonia N. Sutherland, 31, South Hadley, Massachusetts

Newspaper Carrier and Motel Desk Clerk
Joan Zieser, 63, Vinton, Iowa

Model Turned Actor
Angie Everhart, 37, New York, New York

McDonald's Store Manager and Pro Football Player
Jodi Wiggins, 31, Pensacola, Florida

Consultant Dietitian
Mary Shea Rosen, 53, Brattleboro, Vermont

Doll Sculptor
Angela Dugan, 38, Bakersfield, California

Botique Owner
Stevie Bingham-Dougherty, 29, Houston, Texas

Boxing Promoter and Matchmaker
Wanda “Fightlady” Bruce, 47, Waldorf, Maryland

Public Relations Director, Canyon Ranch Spa and Health Resort
Erinn Figg, 35, Tucson, Arizona


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Fashion designer, medical examiner, race car driver, relief worker, celebrity chef … Water Cooler Diaries has it all! Click here for the job index.

JOB INDEX

Fashion designer, medical examiner, race car driver, relief worker, celebrity chef…
Water Cooler Diaries
has it all!

accountant, 128
activity director, Title III, 226
actor, formerly a model, 251–56
actor, theatrical director, 163
actor and cast member of a weekly radio
show, 144
administrative assistant, 181–89, 257, 305,
306, 309
administrative coordinator, 90, 311
administrative specialist, 52
advice columnist, 118
aircraft mechanic, 28–35
aquarist, 311
aquarium senior educator, 53
archivist and reference librarian, 236–40
army wife, 308
art director, 310
art programs director, 162
assistant editor, 128
assistant principal, 267
assistant professor of English, 27
assistant program manager, 16
assistant to literary agent, 18–26
astrologer, 145–46
attorney, 16, 235
author, 164, 247, 307, 310
beauty center owner, 55–61
blogger, 37–46, 310
bookstore owner, 165–70
boutique owner, 282–88
boxing promoter and matchmaker, 289–94
bra fit specialist/theatrical wardrobe
consultant, 234
cameraperson, television news, 208–15
celebrity chef, 119–27
cervical cancer vaccine investigator and
physician, 235
chief executive officer, 53–54, 90, 308, 311, 312
chief medical examiner, 200–207, 307
chief operating officer, 311
chocolatier/CEO, 312
church office manager, 305
church webmaster, 314
clarinetist, orchestra, 100–108
clothing store owner, 282–88
comic, 247
comic, author, and innkeeper, 247
communications analyst, 307
consultant dietitian, 268–73
copy editor, 36
county sheriff, 136
dance teacher, 281
delivery driver, 88
design instructor, fashion, 310
dietitian, consultant, 268–73
director, art programs, 162
disaster recovery specialist, 109–10
doll sculptor, 274–80
eco-retail venture owner, 306
editor, 36, 89, 128, 208–15, 266
epidemiologist, 163–64
etiquette columnist, 111–17
executive administrative specialist, 313
executive assistant, 16, 17, 189, 311, 312
exercise instructor, 312
explosive ordnance disposal technician, 307
farm loan specialist, 147–52
fashion designer, 153–62
fashion design instructor, 310
fast food store manager, 258–65
flight operations user representative, 312
football player, pro, 258–65
forensic pathologist, 200–207, 307
foster care social worker, 164
foster children mom, 306
freelance makeup artist, 199
Fun Shui host, 309
gemologist, 311
geologist, 62–70
hair styling salon owner, 311
health club owner, 234–35
high school, 217–26, 305
holistic living company owner, 313
home health nurse, 207
homeless shelter coordinator, 308
hospice chaplain, 54, 309
hospice nurse, 310
hospice social worker, 306
hospital pediatrician, 7
host of Fun Shui, 309
hurricane/disaster recovery specialist,
109–10
independent sales rep, 61
indexer/editor, 89
information director, 248–50
innkeeper, comic, and author, 247
intake counselor, 130–35
interior designer, 17
investigator of cervical cancer vaccine and
physician, 235
IT specialist, 309
jewelry expert, 313
lawyer, 16, 235
librarian, 163, 236–40
library assistant, 309
library technical assistant, 53
life coach, 227–33
lifestyle expert, 308
livestock rancher, 8–14
magician, 190–97, 305
makeup artist, freelance, 199
marketing director, 127
marketing manager, 54, 178, 199, 307
meal delivery volunteer, 266
media relations manager, 82
medical director, 309
medical examiner, 200–207, 307
mental health intake counselor, 130–35
metallurgical engineer, 129
milliner, 266
mine geologist, 62–70
mining engineer, 70
model turned actor, 251–56
mom, stay-at-home, 72–81, 216, 305, 310
motel desk clerk, 242–47
music therapist, 16–17
national dance director, 281
National Women’s Football Association
founder, 265
newspaper carrier, 242–47
nurses, 207, 310, 312
nutrition consulting, 268–73, 313
office manager, 89, 313
opera singer, 305
operational marketing manager, 54
operations forewoman/mining engineer, 70
orchestra clarinetist, 100–108
organizer, 233
orthopedic trauma surgeon, 1–6
outdoor travel specialist, 288
paint tester, 91–99
pathologist, 266–67
payroll clerk, 306
pediatrician, 7
pediatric oncology social worker, 234, 306
pet psychic counselor, 15
pet stylist, 308
physician and lead investigator of cervical
cancer vaccine, 235
pianist, 108
poet, 198
program manager, 314
project manager, 308
psychic counselor, 15
public and media relations, 313
public relations director, 295–304
publisher/editor, 266
puppeteer/creature fabricator, 89–90
race car driver, 171–78
rancher, 8–14
real estate executive, 53–54
real estate investor, 307
reference librarian and archivist, 236–40
registered nurse, 312
representative, state of New Hampshire,
198–99
roller derby skating teacher, 312
sales manager, 128–29
saltwater fly-fishing guide, 198
school custodian, 47–52
school secretary, 308
senior educator at an aquarium, 53
senior vice president, casino operations, 179–80
sheriff, 136
smokejumper, 312
social worker, foster care, 164
social worker, hospice, 306
social worker, pediatric oncology, 234, 306
software quality assurance engineer, 313
special operations captain and K–9 handler
in a mall, 310
stay-at-home mom, 72–81, 216, 305, 310
television news cameraperson, 208–15
test prep teacher, 91
theatrical wardrobe consultant, 234
transition specialist, 226
truck driver, long-distance, 83–87
university professor, retired, 198
used bookstore owner, 165–70
veterinarian, 178, 309
video game technical artist, 308
voice actor, 137–44
volunteer, meal delivery, 266
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