Dear Donna, 
   
  Could you please let me know what list you are referring to? I'm interested in exploring the websites but didn't see a link...
   
  Thank you,
  Brooke

"Brian, Dr Donna J G" <djgbrian at utk.edu> wrote:
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  Donna

    
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  I, too, am an adult educator who started my own business.  I have an Ed.D. in Adult Ed from NCSU.  I have a BBA in Marketing.  I have been on my own for 12 years, and I recommend it.  As an independent, you make your own job security by being relevant and serving important needs well.
   
  Jennifer Coplin
Sales and Customer Support
Aztec Learning Software / East Coast Learning
6071 Bob Daniel Road
Oxford, NC 27565
Ph 888 615 8301
Fx 919 603 1878
jennifer at eastcoastlearning.com
www.aztecsoftware.com
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brian, Dr Donna J G 
  To: The Workplace Literacy Discussion List 
  Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:02 PM
  Subject: [Workplace 531] Re: Hello from a new member
  

  We have such a lot of expertise on this list!  I'm interested in your background and how you came to start this business, Jill.  Did you have a background in adult education along with being a linguistic anthropologist?  There is such a great amount of stress on our adult educators what with the uncertainty of future funding of programs that some of them may want to consider starting their own businesses as you did.  
   
  Thanks to Ronna for sharing the information about the list.  That's a great way to increase our membership!
   
  Donna
   
  Donna Brian, Moderator
  Workplace Literacy Discussion List
  Center for Literacy Studies at The University of Tennessee
  djgbrian at utk.edu

    
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  From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Jill K. Bishop
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:31 PM
To: workplace at nifl.gov
Subject: [Workplace 527] Hello from a new member


  
    Hello everyone:
   
  I’m a new member, and Donna suggested I introduce myself to the group.  
   
  I’m a linguistic anthropologist, and I started a business here in Chicago almost two years ago focusing on improving communication in the workplace.  We offer onsite English and Spanish training (both ongoing classes and workshops), diversity training, Spanish-language supervisor development and sexual harassment training, as well as translation/interpretation services.  It’s been an interesting, challenging and rewarding time!  When not focusing on the business, I’m with my husband and 6-month old son in our never-ending-rehab-project of a 109-year old house.  I found out about this list from Ronna Timpa, and I’m looking forward to participating.
   
  Happy New Year!
   
  Jill Bishop
   
    Jill K. Bishop, PhD
President
Workforce Language Services, LLC
Office: 773.292.5500 | Cell: 312.493.9497 
www.workforcelanguageservices.com

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