Lorna’s is one of our favorite J. Kent stories. We have accompanied Lorna’s journey throughout her life and career for over two decades now!
After deciding to transition out of the engineering field in the early 2000’s (she has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Engineering), Lorna worked some temporary jobs for J. Kent Staffing. We placed her in a permanent role in administration at a hardwood flooring company in 2003, and then as a Project/Executive Assistant at a landscape architecture firm in 2006.
In 2008, J. Kent Staffing placed Lorna for a third time in a part-time position as Executive/Personal Assistant/Bookkeeper to the owner of an investment company – a role she continues to work in 1 day a week to this date!
Along the way, Lorna got married and raised three children who are now all busy teens! She was very involved in her kids’ school, serving as Director of Admissions, then Director of Finance and Operations at their private K-12 school from 2018-2020. When her oldest child started driving, Lorna was able to start working a bit more and picked up two other part-time roles through her community connections.
When our client approached us with this unique position that was 8-10 hours/week, we immediately thought of Lorna. Lorna had all the qualities, and experience, that our client was seeking – professionalism, discretion, loyalty, dedication, and impeccable communication skills.
Fortunately, Lorna had the ability to add yet another day+ of time into her already busy schedule. This role had many similarities to what she was already doing for the retired owner of the investment firm, and the shoe ended up fitting perfectly. Lorna has been enjoying every minute of this new connection, and she cherishes the opportunity to continue to grow professionally.