JOB CORPS NEWS

Tiffany Lewallen Age: 29 Hometown: Newport News, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 7/29/2015 – 1/29/2016 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, EKG Technician, Phlebotomy Tech., Patient Care Tech. Tiffany Lewallen was adopted into a family in...

Alexis Killion Age: 24 Hometown: Bluff City, TN Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 1/6/2020 – 4/18/2022 Training: Patient Care Tech. “Until my generation, none of my family had ever gone to college,” Alexis Killion explained. She stated that her...

On October 5th, Blue Ridge Job Corps had 7 students and 2 staff volunteer at Special Games Day in Chilhowie, VA. Students Esperanza Williams, Jasmine Pollard, Jasmyn Gantt, Rachel McKoy, Rhaniyah Long Carter, Angel Hardy, and Ishawna Hargrove were kind enough to...

Kyanna Stevens Age: 22 Hometown: Norfolk, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 3/20/2018 – 3/28/2019 Training: Certified Nursing Assistant Prior to Job Corps, Kyanna Stevens was working as a waitress, but she knew she wanted something more in...

Solmarie Fontanez Rivera Age: 26 Hometown: Puerto Rico Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 9/9/2014 – 7/3/2017 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse Solmarie Fontanez Rivera I was born in Puerto Rico. At the age of seven,...

Annette Konan Age: 28 Hometown: Ivory Coast Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 5/13/2014 – 2/29/2016 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant Annette Konan grew up in the Ivory Coast or West Africa before moving with her...

Kamaron Jeffery Age: 30 Hometown: Richmond, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 8/27/2013 – 6/17/2014 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician Kamaron Jeffery graduated from Lee Davis High School in 2010, but beyond that, she...

Sarah Proffitt Age: 25 Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 5/8/2018 – 1/25/2019 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Tech., EKG Tech., Patient Care Tech., Electronic Health Records For Sarah Proffitt growing...

Eulabell Williams Age: 28 Hometown: Richmond, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 8/5/2014 – 6/10/2015 Training: Medical Administrative Assistant, Insurance Claims Processor Eulebell Williams admits she experienced a tough life growing up. From...

Two trips to Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) nursing sims and cadaver labs were planned in order for each student to obtain hands-on learning about the human body, and to give them insight the facilities and resources available at VHCC. Ms. Hilt, the...

Medical Administrative Assistant Class Participates in Field Trip On May 4, 2022, Medical Administrative Assistant Instructor Laken Shaffer and her class visited Valley Rehab and Nursing to see first hand the types of roles they may be asked to perform if they choose...

Alysha Haley Age: 24 Hometown: Henrico, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 7/3/2018 – 3/5/2021 Training: Certified Nursing Assistant “My past made me stronger,” claimed Blue Ridge Job Corps graduate Alysha Haley. Growing up in foster care,...

Nicole Greenan Age: 20 Hometown: Charleston, WV Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 7/30/2019 – 1/28/2022 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant Nicole Greenan grew up with plans to become a criminology journalist, and...

M’Kayla Husted Age: 25 Hometown: Waverly, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 8/21/2018 – 10/2/2020 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Patient Care Technician. When asked what she would do with her life if could do...

Ke’tana Chamblee Age: 24 Hometown: Ahoskie, NC Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 11/14/2017 – 9/27/2019 Training: Certified Nursing Assistant “I came to Blue Ridge Job Corps because I wanted a better career and life for myself,” explained 2019...

Dalelisha Smith Age: 26 Hometown: Norfolk, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 11/10/2015 – 8/26/2016 Training: Medical Administrative Assistant, Electronic Health Records, Billing and Coding, First Aid/CPR Dalelisha Smith grew up in a very...

Toni Waller Age: 24 Hometown: Suitland, MD Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 11/28/2017 – 9/6/2019 Training: Certified Nursing Assistant, HIPAA Certification Toni Waller and I grew up in Suitland, MD, and after graduation high school, she began...

Emilie Konan Age: 28 Hometown: Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 5/13/2014 – 2/29/2016 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, Patient Care Technician, Medical Administrative Assistant, CPR...

Kenija Calhoun Age: 24 Hometown: Chesapeake, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 7/18/2017 – 5/21/2018 Training: Clinical Medical Assistant, EKG Technician, Patient Care Technician “Growing up was a bit of a challenge,” explained Kenija Calhoun,...

Ms. Diane Hayes is a member of the Board of the Mt. Pleasant Preservation Museum in Marion. She served as a librarian and genealogist in Franklin County, VA, for over 30 years, and she has a vast knowledge of the rich history of African Americans in Southwest...