>> So when I was in fourth grade I wanted to be a marine biologist,
so from fourth grade on my focus was marine biology.
I came here to Millersville and I got my degree here in marine biology.
I was here from 1989 until 1993 and I absolutely loved it.
So I had the best experience in all the science classes.
I loved science.
However, when I graduated I wasn't really sure and I knew, you know, probably if I wanted
to succeed in marine biology I'd have to go on to graduate school
and I wasn't sure whether I wanted to take that path or just start working
and having a different career path at that point.
I had a college roommate who also went to Millersville who had gotten a job at,
at the time it was called Lancaster Laboratories, and she recommended
that I try getting a position there.
So I did and I started about 20 years ago and was able to move around in that company and kind
of figure out what my strengths were and what my niche would be.
And I sort of went from there.
So I went from being so interested in like animal, you know, behavior and marine biology
to analytical chemistry, which really wasn't something I focused on college per se
but was able to use my background from college and my science classes in college to be able
to be successful in analytical chemistry.