劳拉·哈丁·麦肯79年 always has had a love for music.
This passion is what initially drew her to attend 十大正规博彩网站评级博彩平台推荐大学 and it has deeply influenced the doors that have opened for her professionally.
他是宾夕法尼亚州休斯维尔的本地人., McCann received her Bachelor’s Degree in 音乐 Education from Shenandoah in 1979. 在上大学期间, McCann did a 音乐 Therapy internship with Stockley Center in Georgetown, Del. This facility serves as a nursing home, 辅助生活中心, skilled nursing facility and residential care facility. 毕业后, it was difficult to find positions in either 音乐 Education or 音乐 Therapy, so McCann took an opportunity to grow in another direction while still using music in some of the behavioral plans that she developed for clients at the Stockley Center. As she progressed through the center, she became interested in Human Resources and decided to complete her Masters in Human Resource Management in 1988 through Wilmington University.
This degree helped to open doors into my Human Resources career that has provided me with a wealth of experiences and challenges.”
After her 14-year tenure at Stockley Center in such roles as Activity Therapist to Developmental Disabilities Program Administrator, McCann began working for Delaware Technical & Community College where she was a teacher and consultant. 在这里, she worked with businesses to design custom training programs in leadership development, 客户服务, team building and communications. Through her connections at the college, McCann was approached by Grotto Pizza, where she was the Director of Human Resources from 1998-2011. McCann currently is the Director of Team Member Relations for Burris Logistics in Milford, Del. She works with the management teams to implement their High Performance Work Place Initiative.
In each of the positions that I have held, I have been very fortunate to learn new things and try out different ways of doing things. I always have been an advocate of lifelong learning, and through this philosophy I have been able to have experiences that I would not have imagined coming out of college.”
回顾, McCann is excited that she is ready and able to be a member of the 校友 Board of Directors. She values her education from Shenandoah and attributes much of her success from her time spent in Winchester.
Shenandoah provided me with the skills to critically think through issues and to work collaboratively with others. I see too many people who limit themselves to one field when there are so many rich opportunities for us to grow in knowledge and experience. I had the distinct benefit of working with Dr. Charlotte Collins in the Conservatory Office – everything I learned about Human Resources and leadership, I learned through her example.”
McCann has many great memories of her time at SU. One of her fondest was performing with the Clarinet Choir at the Kennedy Center. She also worked with Maida Jones on the costume crew for a few shows, which was very educational.
“I love the lifelong friends that I have made through Shenandoah,” McCann added. “I am grateful to 脸谱网 for reconnecting me with so many wonderful people.”
McCann returned to campus three years ago for 首页coming Weekend. 她又坠入爱河了.
I have been awestruck by the growth of the campus and the innovative programs that are in place. 做生意, it is important to lend my perspective on ways to help students come out of college and prepare for their careers.”
Besides joining the 校友 Board of Directors in 2012, McCann completed her Doctorate Degree from Wilmington University. She successfully defended her dissertation, “Implementing a High Performance Work Place in the Distribution and Logistics Industry.“她有一个儿子, 史蒂文•史密斯, who is employed as a Behavioral Specialist at the Benedictine School in Ridgely, Md.
McCann still finds time for the passion that led her to Shenandoah and down her successful career path—music. 她参加音乐会, learns new instruments (electric bass and the ukulele), sings in the Praise Team and rings handbells.