About me……….and my beliefs

My Lord comes first. Family comes second, and then there's you and me.

You can find me... shopping (for socks), antique hunting, eating chocolate, Jazzercising, and sitting in a movie theater.

You will also find me at my church Hyde Park United Methodist Church

Who? is Cindy Allison Herold? I am a 50's woman who went back to school at age 40 to become a Speech Language Pathologist after spending years in the field of advertising and public relations.

Why? Advertising and Public Relations was a lot of fun and very exciting, but it did not satisfy my soul. Once I was married, and that kind of career didn't blend with family life, I went back to school with thoughts of working as a special education teacher.

What? happened to that idea? My Dad had his ¾ of his tongue removed due to the deadly double duo of "smoking and drinking." While I was studying for a math exam in his hospital room, a Speech Language Pathologist came into his room to help him speak without a tongue. I had not known that the profession had even existed until then.

The day of orientation to enter the 4 yr. college…I switched my major. Best thing I've ever done for myself. Thank you dear departed Dad…for guiding me to the most meaningful and soulfully satisfying career I could have ever imagined. I received an A.A. from Hillsborough Community College, a B.A. in Speech Language Pathology from USF in Tampa, and a M.A. from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. I also received my Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). I have a Florida Department of Education certification and an SLP Florida state license.

Where? did Cindy come from? I was born in Bremerhaven, Germany to a career Army man and housewife, who both came from the Kansas City, Missouri area. This army brat has lived in Germany twice, California, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, and Michigan. I have seen practically every state in our United States, and several other countries. Florida is the first "home" I've ever known. Now I have another home away from home in Banner Elk, North Carolina.

How? do I operate? With a direct, open-minded, truthful, adventurous, gleeful, soulful, caring, and hopeful way of living.

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