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         Farewell, Angela Taylor                                                          Employee’s



                                                                                       Granddaughter

                                                                                     Attends Timmons
                                                                                     Arts Foundation’s

                                                                                       Summer Camp


















        ARCareerEd staff – past and present – bid farewell to Angela Taylor, Administrative
        Specialist for the State Approving Agency for Veterans Training and Education.  Taylor
        joined the agency in 2014.  She is relocating to Texas.



         Former ACTI Student and Long-Time

             Employee Retires After 35 Years

                                                                                            cKenzye Webster,
              erry Bell has been a long-                                                    the granddaughter
              time fixture at ACTI, first as                                        Mof ARS Executive
       Pa student and then as an                                                    Assistant Bernice Gunter,
        employee.  Bell started training                                            attended Timmons Arts
        in the Food Service Training                                                Foundation’s  “Cultivating
        Program in the early 80s when                                               the Arts Youth Summer
        ACTI was known as the Hot                                                   Camp.”  Webster, along
        Springs Rehabilitation Center and                                           with the other participants,
        was hired as a Food Preparation
        Technician in 1982.                                                         learned techniques in
            Since his hire date, Bell                                               developing in the areas of
        has used every day of eligibility                                           creative self-expression,
        available as a state employee                                               self-definition, physical
        in the same position.  In his                                               activity, and positive social
        35 years of employment, Bell         Perry Bell at work with Jane Campbell,   action.  In addition, the
                                             ACTI Dietary Director.
        has exhibited extraordinary                                                 elementary school-aged
        attendance and received a                                                   students participated
        Five-Year Perfect Attendance                                                in visual and vocal art,
        Award in 2000.  Bell’s exemplary                                            dance, and fashion design.
        attendance didn’t stop there.                                               Webster played Queen
        Since 2001 he has only missed                                               Aloleon in the camp’s
        work a total of 17 days!                                                    adaptation of the critically-
            Jane Campbell, the current                                              acclaimed movie Coming
        Dietary Director, stated, “It has                                           to America.  Webster is
        been a pleasure to work with                                                a sixth-grade student at
        Perry for the past 27 years.  He                                            Horace Mann Arts and
        touched many lives during his                                               Science Magnet Middle
        tenure with ACTI as both students                                           School.
        and staff enjoyed his sweet and      ACTI Director Jonathan Bibb (left) and
        always smiling demeanor.  He will    ARS Commissioner Alan McClain (right)
                                             celebrate Perry Bell’s (center) retirement
        definitely be missed!”               and long-time commitment to ARS.




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