Contact Information
Email: paulakiger@gmail.com
Twitter: @biggreenpen
Insta: biggreenpen
Phone: 850-556-3517
Now that we’ve got that out of the way ….
Introducing myself through these one-dimensional words on a computer screen seems so impersonal! However, you are there and I am here, so we will give it a shot.
In a way, my Twitter profile says it all:
Wife of one, Mom of two, friend of many
The beauty of a website is that I can use more than 140 characters to introduce myself.
My husband, Wayne, and I got married in 1992. (We met on a blind date!) We had our daughter, Tenley, in 1996, and our son, Wayne, in 1999.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations from Florida State University. My master’s degree, also from FSU, is in Counseling and Human Systems.
I took my “bite of the Big Apple” from 1989-1992, when I coordinated the internship program at Fordham University.
When Wayne and I decided to get married and locate in Tallahassee, I worked in communications for the Florida Department of Education’s Comprehensive School Health Program.
In 1994, I moved to the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, which at the time was a fledgling program designed to insure uninsured children. “Fledgling” would never describe Healthy Kids now — we have more than 225,000 enrollees, federal funding, and 30+ staff members. I have done pretty much every task there except for accounting.
Throughout the years, reading and writing have always been a thread running through my life. In New York, I proofread professionally for Ballantine Books. I am a voracious reader who actually still communicates via snail mail with some people. I am the “go to” girl for friends who need “one more eye” to tighten up and clarify their writing.
There are other things that I like to give my energy to also: acting, running, being with my church family, and mobilizing volunteers.
My pronouns are she/her.
I also love quotes, and have chosen this one to sum up my approach to the things I do:
You don’t have to get a job with a famous company or hot-shot industry in order to have a spectacular career. You just have to do what you do with reverence.
–Hugh MacLeod
Looking forward to reading your blogs.
Thank you!!
Looking forward to reading more of your blog and would love if you could glance at mine. I’ve just recently started it and would love your honest opinion.
Nicky
http://www.feelingtheemptynest.com
Hi Paula,
I found you on the Monday Mingle blog hop and am following you via Twitter. You About Me page is quite impressive. You should add your Twitter picture here. It’s a nice one, if I may say so.
If you get a chance, I invite you to stop by my blog and take a look around. Have a great day.
Sincerely,
Karina
http://www.momintheusa.net
Hi Paula! You left a comment on my blog a few days ago about the Gate to Gate run. I’m curious, how did you come across my blog?
Hi Paula,
I just have a question about your site – If you could please email me back when you get a chance I’d greatly appreciate it.
Kindly,
Jamie
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I am all signed up 🙂 Thanks for having me here,,
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Welcome, Dotty! 🙂
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Pam, how fun to “meet” you this morning and to discover you attended Fordham University. I grew up in the Bronx and we often walked the grounds there as they are beautiful. Have a wonderful Friday!