Weblog 1: Sunday, September 13, Personal Information

Hi Dr. Shutkin!
This entry is for you...
My name is Christine Janson. I'm originally from Milan, Ohio where my parents still live. My primary email is cjanson@sja1890.org. I go by Christine most often, but I also answer to Chris. I have a Bachelor of Music from Baldwin-Wallace, Conservatory of Music. My major was Musical Theater Performance. I gradated from BW in 1992. From there, I went to Chicago and New York to fulfill my dreams. Though I loved performing, I decided to teach and came back to Ohio. I used to teach at University School in Shaker Heights - I taught 6th-8th grade boys music and drama. Is that close to where you live? Anyway, it was a bit of a shock to begin here at SJA 6 years ago and start teaching high school girls. Though I currently have a "non-tax" teaching certificate - which indicates that the state knows I've been hired and am allowed to teach at a private school - I hope to get my state required licensure to teach anywhere within the next year or so. Though I haven't traveled much in my life, I think having worked in Chicago and New York is something interesting about me. I have some great stories - most of which are better retold in person. But I learned a lot about adjusting to new life situations by being a "temp" who got sent to a new office environment as a temporary receptionist or secretary a lot. Oh - you might find this interesting - when I was in New York - I worked long term at a banking firm with the following title: I was the Electronic Publishing Coordinator in the Taxable Fixed Income Department at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Investment Banking Firm on Fifth Avenue. WOW! Impressive, right? LOL ...I don't even think I could explain what that meant - but I did get to sit at the computer, push buttons and talk to clients who had trouble logging on to our electronic articles.