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was not frozen. – Theresa

Shankland, Director of Care Coordina on

If I had a superpower I would want it to

be a photographic memory. I would use

my photographic memory to study and

learn about everything and to remember

the places and people I have experienced

throughout my life. – Shannon Bryant,

Preven on Counselor My superpower would

be to become invisible... – Mindi Mietlicki,

Care Coordinator If I could have any power,

I would want it to have something to do

with nature. Like, maybe if I touched a

piece of garbage that someone threw on

the ground, I’d be able to feel who did it

and then have them sent a fi ne, or a really

bad headache or something like that. I hate

to see li er, especially in the wilderness. –

Ashlee Rudolph, Preven on Counselor

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How did you get your start at Evergreen? How long have you been here? I started in September 2004, the same week I closed on my fi rst house. A very stressful week! Good stress though. I found out about the position through Joanne Ramos (Service Coordinator), who was my supervisor before she left for Florida a month later! I faxed my resume one day, was called and interviewed, and hired within days. I put in my two week notice right then and there. What do you do in the Southern Tier offi ce? I think I am a Jack-of-all-Trades here. Of course I do all the typical Administrative Assistant duties, but I also kind of oversee our pantry and I also may occasionally transport a client to an appointment if necessary. I feel fortunate that, because our offi ce is small, I am able to get to know our clients. Th is allows me to be able to ask about someone’s new baby, or another’s vacation, or how a surgery went. We all need that kind of personal att ention, don’t we? Tell us a bit about your life. Well, the most wonderfully life changing thing happened a few years ago. I became a new mom of a 5 year old! She is the best thing I never knew I needed! It was something my boyfr iend and I certainly never expected, but I am so blessed that he has stepped up the plate and has become a great dad. I am the youngest of fi ve siblings, and none of us had children, so you can imagine the love and att ention Olivia receives. She has changed our whole family. We are a somewhat unconventional litt le family unit, and it’s great! How did you become the mom of a 5 year old? I worked with Olivia’s mom years ago when I was a Big Brother Big Sister Case Worker. We lost touch aft er I came to Evergreen (then ACS). She was a wonderful fr ee spirit, who found herself pregnant at 40+. When Olivia was three years old, her mom unexpectedly passed away. Her father became Olivia’s caretaker. I was only vaguely acquainted with him, but apparently Olivia’s mom had spoken very highly of me to him. So in 2009 when Olivia was just four years old and he was diagnosed with cancer, I began having visits with Olivia to provide respite and her father asked me to be Olivia’s guardian. We never dreamed his prognosis was so dire... we both thought it would be years before she came in to my custody. Unfortunately, he passed away that year. We worked very hard to make the transition as natural as possible, and she adjusted very well. Not to say it’s all been smooth sailing , but what she has brought to our lives has been immeasurable. When people hear her story, they tell me “she is so lucky to have you”, but we are most defi nitely the lucky ones. She is funny and kind and clever… we have good laughs every day. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be going to ballet lessons or soccer games or parent/teacher meetings at 51 years old, but I love it. How do you unwind and have fun? My favorite thing to do is to spend a beautiful sunny day at Barcelona Beach on Lake Erie, the best de-stressor EVER. We also like to tent camp, and we took Olivia on her fi rst camping trip last summer to the Adirondacks. Swimming, canoeing, and ice cream every day, it was heaven. Tim and I like to putt er in the yard too. What have you seen as the biggest change(s) within the agency over the years? Just look at the phone directory! We’ve grown so much in the years since I have been here. Lots of new faces each time I come up to Buff alo. Is there a lot of repetition to your job? What keeps you interested/motivated in your position? Like I mentioned before, our offi ce is small, and we are most defi nitely a team. When someone is out on vacation or medical leave, we automatically take up the slack for each other. It is something that just happens naturally. We all seem to be aware of what is going on with each other’s clients and can just step in when needed. I think that’s what keeps me interested. (left ) Sue and Olivia at AIDS Walk 2013

O5 June BirthdaysMargie Hunter -6/3

Ileana Hernandez – 6/6Tara Rosado – 6/6

Kate O’Sullivan – 6/11Ron Silverio – 6/16

Ashley Roberts – 6/19James McClain – 6/23Crystal White – 6/26

June AnniversariesJim Rautenstrauch – 1 year

Jorien Brock – 4 yearsRay Ganoe – 7 years

Brendan Orrange – 7 yearsElisa Luciano – 13 years

Your Con nued Dedica on and HardWork Are No ced and Appreciated!

- The Management Team

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The fi rst known contracep ve was crocodile dung, usedby the Egyp ans in 2000 B.C.

Approximately 1 in 5000 North American lobstersare born bright green in color.

The fi rst product ever to have a bar-code wasWrigley’s chewing gum.

On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on the bunof a McDonalds Big Mac.

Our solar sys tem orbits around the cen ter of the Milky Way galaxy. We’re mov ing at about 483,000 mph.

NYC is area code 212, LA is 213 and Chicago 312 because they got the quick est num bers to dial on a rotary phone.

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PUBLISHER/LAYOUT John CarocciEDITOR Kimberly Harding

CONTRIBUTORS Sheila Marcheson, Talor Struckmann

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was how the villain Venom picked up on the

“alter-ego” theme that’s common in many

comics. He also looks super cool. – Patrick

Butler, Director of Business Development I’d

love to be Mys que from the X-Men comics.

She’s a shape shi er. Who wouldn’t in this

day and age love to change their appearance

from me to me without paying for

MAJOR surgery. I have a looooonngg list of

celebri es and not-so-famous people I’d

enjoy transforming into at least for a few

hours. – Jackie Dixon, Pharmacy Technician My

favorite cartoon character is Li le Mermaid –

Mindi Mietlicki, Care Coordinator My favorite

superhero is Power Girl, cousin to Superman. I

like her because she is a strong, independent,

professional woman in her personal/private

life and she’s a tough and fi erce superhero.

Plus, she has kryptonian powers, so instead

of having one special power, she has a bunch

of really awesome, useful powers. – Ashlee

Rudolph, Preven on Counselor

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by Seth Girod

Camping withAshlee Rudolph

Fun Fact Answer:Number 2 is a LIE

1 in 5000 lobsters areactually born bright blue!