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13, 2013 Eastern Idaho Business Post Register

By Casey Archibald
carchibald@postregister.com
A
ngela Hays Carey, the Di-
rector of Career Services
and an adjunct faculty
member at Stevens-Henager Col-
lege in Idaho Falls, says her fam-
ily has a motto that they created
when her sons were little. A sign
with the motto on it hangs at the
bottom of the steps in her home;
With great blessings comes great
responsibility.
Te phrase is similar to Uncle
Bens in Spiderman, but for Carey
and her family, it revolves around
contributing and volunteering
within their community.
Basically we tell [our children]
to use their blessings to bless the
lives of others, said Carey.
Carey started working at Ste-
vens-Henager College in 2009,
shortly afer it opened and was
promoted to the Director of Ca-
reer Services last year. Te school
is a private, non-proft, profes-
sional college and has roughly 130
students.
Carey said her primary goal at
the college is to help students fnd
companies that they love working
for so they can be happy in their
careers.
I help all the students here
learn how to go out into the com-
munity and fnd jobs, network
and become involved, said Car-
ey. We strongly encourage our
students to volunteer and try to
provide opportunities for them to
do so. It is something that is really
important to our employers and it
is part of being a good citizen.
Since she started at Ste-
vens-Henager College,
Carey has developed
several new projects and
programs. One such pro-
gram is called Bridging
the Gap: Math 4 Moms
& Dads. Tis was a com-
munity education course
developed to teach par-
ents in the state of Idaho
how to help their chil-
dren with math home-
work.
Carey also started
Outftted to Interview,
which took place on Oct.
4. She said it was a free
event that was meant to
help women who are un-
deremployed or unem-
ployed to get back into
the workforce or fnd a
job they love.
Besides being a
mother, Carey said
her volunteer work
throughout the years is one of
the things that brings her the
most joy. She not only heads
fundraisers and volunteers her
own time to a variety of good
causes, but she also encourages
her students to do the same.
In 2010, Carey was inspired to
start an annual fundraiser event
that would appeal to her students
as a volunteer opportunity. Since
many of the students at the college
are single mothers, Carey decided
to team up with the Shepherds
Inn, a home for women facing un-
planned pregnancies. Te event is
called Baby-Oh-Baby: Te Moth-
er of All Baby Showers and occurs
every April. It features a variety
of extreme baby shower games
played in groups of four.
Members of the military and
the frefghters are yearly partic-
ipants in this event. Carey said
the games are not your typical
baby shower games, and teams
can get very competitive.
People bleed. Tey are in-
tense, said Carey.
Carey also acts as an Idaho
Falls Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador and a Civitan
member for the area.
Te countless hours Car-
ey has spent volunteering
and serving Idaho Falls
throughout the years is
shown by the hundreds of
thank you cards that are
kept in a fle titled Good
Notes in her desk drawer.
When I am having a bad
day, or [if I am] extra tired,
I go in there and read some
[of the thank you notes] to
remind myself what I am
doing it for. Its not that it is
all about receiving thanks,
because it is absolutely not
about that, said Carey. But
its nice to know I was able
to give people the little push
they needed to change their
lives.
Carey said she has found
that many people just need
a tiny push or a little bit of
help in order to turn their
lives around and make it
better.
I just want to provide people
with that little boost that bene-
fts their lives and gives them the
boost they need to fnd success,
said Carey. Sometimes people
just need to know they can do it
and that there is someone there
to help.
Carey said that is exactly the
reason why she and her husband
spend so much time volunteering.
We have a motto that if
something doesnt bring us joy
then we wont do it. Life is too
short to not enjoy it. As Buddha
says, What is your bliss? Find
your bliss and follow it.
Find your bliss
Carey loves helping students nd their dream job
Angela Hays Carey
By Casey Archibald
carchibald@postregister.com
J
eanie Brady is a true believer of the
statement what you think is what
you get. Her life has revolved around
making herself think positively and
dream big so that she can live a happy life.
She said she has absolutely no complaints
and she has a great life because she want-
ed a great life.
Life is a choice, she said.
Brady has been the Director of Re-
source Development at the Good Samar-
itan Society in Idaho Falls for almost four
years and she said it is the best job she
has ever had.
I have never had a job before where I
can say at the end of every day that I have
made a huge diference in peoples lives,
said Brady.
Good Samaritan is a non-proft, nation-
wide living center for individuals who are
disabled. Brady said though the home is
not a senior center, many elderly people all
over the country are involved in one of the
Good Samaritan locations because ofen
disability comes with old age.
Tose are people that built our nation,
thats why I am so passionate about my job
and my position hereWhat I am doing
is giving [the residents here] quality of life
and comfort, and care and love, said Brady.
Its what they deserve. Tey built our com-
munity, they built our nation.
Besides her involvement at Good Sa-
maritan, Brady also spends her time as
a volunteer in a variety of ways. She has
held a leadership role in Civitans and was
an ambassador for the Chamber of Com-
merce.
Brady said she loves a good challenge,
but in recent months and years she has
cut back on the variety of programs and
organizations that she is involved in, and
has chosen a few things to focus all of
her energy on. She has been guided by
a statement that hangs on her wall; We
ofen fail when we get distracted by tasks
we dont have the guts to quit.
Her goal with the projects she is choos-
ing to focus her eforts on is to make a
real diference in peoples lives in the Ida-
ho Falls community and to leave a legacy.
One thing that Brady said has kept her
going throughout all of the projects and
roles she has taken on is the support from
her husband and two children.
Its easy to balance my job because my
entire family stands behind me, she said.
Brady is not the only one in her family
who has a strong drive to help her com-
munity. She works closely with her hus-
band in all areas of life.
Recently, Brady and her husband be-
came empty-nesters and have been able
to dedicate even more time to their vol-
unteer work.
We are just having a blast, said Brady.
My husband and I just barely began. We
are taking on Alive Afer 5he joined
Civitans to be with me. We do everything
together. We are working as a teamwe
call it the Brady team.
Te Brady team does more than
volunteer work together. Brady said she
helps her husband with their super home
store, Bradys, which has three locations
in the area. She does the marketing for
the company and said her husband is a
great example of a boss who truly cares
about his employees. She said his main
concern is that they are able to take care
of and feed their families.
Brady explained that some of the keys
to volunteer work are realizing that ev-
eryone matters and that it is important
to understand where people are coming
from by walking in their shoes.
Everybody should care, said Brady.
You dont turn your back on people. Pe-
riod. Tis nation should be built on car-
ing for one another.
Bradys drive to serve others comes in
part, from how much she deeply cares
about positively afecting as many people
as she can in the Idaho Falls community.
Someone once said of Brady, If there
is a cause worth doing, you turn around
and theres Jeanie.
Dream big
Brady aims to make a difference through work, volunteerism
Jeanie Brady
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