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STAFF SPOTLIGHT | CHRYSTAL SHIPWASH

June 6th, 2023

  • What's something no one knows about you?

A radial arm saw is my favorite 'go-to' DIY tool!

  • How long have you worked at GCPD?

11 years

  • Favorite restaurant?            

Texas Roadhouse

  • Do you have any hobbies? 

Camping, reading, crocheting, and anything DIY!

  • What is your favorite part of working at GCPD?    

The people! :)

  • Favorite Healthy Snack?     

Grapes.

  • Favorite Junk Food?               

Brownies.

  • What was the first job that you had?          

Food Lion

  • Favorite Sports Team?         

Alabama (Roll Tide!)

  • Biggest Pet Peeve? 

People who can't navigate a 4-way stop

  • Favorite Animal?

Great Dane

  • Favorite Movie?       

Sweet Home Alabama

  • What would your super power be? Why?  

Time travel, I would love to experience different time periods.

  • First Concert?           

Kenny Chesney

  • Dream Vacation?    

Anywhere Tropical

STAFF SPOTLIGHT | LESLIE "LOU" BURLESON

June 6th, 2023

  • How long have you worked at GCPD?

26.5 years

  • Favorite restaurant?            

Ruth's Chris

  • Do you have any hobbies? 

Camping with my family and friends.

  • What is your favorite part of working at GCPD?    

I have co-workers that are like family! And, of course working with the awesome kids!

  • Favorite Healthy Snack?     

Watermelon and Strawberries.

  • Favorite Junk Food?               

Ice Cream

  • What was the first job that you had?          

Dry Cleaners

  • Favorite Sports Team?         

NC State and Atlanta Braves

  • Biggest Pet Peeve? 

Rude Drivers

  • Favorite Animal?

Giraffe

  • Favorite Movie?       

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

  • What would your super power be? Why?  

Go back in time...like the 80's when being a kid was fun!

  • First Concert?           

New Kids on the Block

  • Dream Vacation?    

Bora Bora

STAFF SPOTLIGHT | JENNIFER YORK

June 5th, 2023

  • What's something no one knows about you?

I'm a sucker for reality tv.

  • How long have you worked at GCPD?

20 years.

  • Favorite restaurant?            

Favorite type of food-Sushi.  I don't really have a favorite restaurant.

  • Do you have any hobbies? 

Anything outdoors. I love going to cheer my kids on in whatever sport they are playing at the time. (Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball and Wakeboarding)

  • What is your favorite part of working at GCPD?    

I love the people I work with.  They feel like my extended family.

  • Favorite Healthy Snack?     

Apple with Peanut butter.

  • Favorite Junk Food?               

Fries.

  • What was the first job that you had?          

A Cleaner World

  • Favorite Sports Team?         

Philadelphia Phillies

  • Biggest Pet Peeve? 

A mess. I need everything to be neat and tidy.

  • Favorite Animal?

Giraffe.

  • Favorite Movie?       

Top Gun.

  • What would your super power be? Why?  

Flight. It would be neat to be able to go anywhere at anytime.

  • First Concert?           

New Kids on the Block.

  • Dream Vacation?    

Maldives

STAFF SPOTLIGHT | LESLIE KIRKMAN

May 24th, 2023

  • What's something no one knows about you?

I had horses growing up and I did lots of trail riding and team roping when I was in high school! I’m a country girl at heart.

  • How long have you worked at GCPD?

18 years

  • Favorite restaurant?            

Longhorn

  • Do you have any hobbies? 

Reading fiction novels, watching football, going to baseball games and traveling with my family to Tennessee (Dollywood).

  • What is your favorite part of working at GCPD?    

I love working with kids! They make working so much more fun! Also, I love my co-workers (sisters) and the amazing Doctors that I work for! We truly are a family ❤️

  • Favorite Healthy Snack?     

Smoothies

  • Favorite Junk Food?               

Peanut M and M’s and Reeces Pieces

  • What was the first job that you had?          

I was a waitress and hostess at a seafood restaurant called Captain Tom’s in Kernersville. I started there at age 14 and worked there all through high school and college until I got my first dental job. Fun fact.. I met my husband at Captain Tom’s at age 14 and he was 16. He worked as a line cook. We worked together for several years and got married in 2000. We have been together ever since!

  • Favorite Sports Team?         

New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox

  • Biggest Pet Peeve? 

I’m a neat freak. I don’t like clutter or for things to be out of place.
Favorite

  • Favorite Animal?

Dog and Horses although nothing can beat having a good dog ?

  • Favorite Movie?       

The Goonies… I’m such an 80’s girl!

  • What would your super power be? Why?  

I would say I would like to have endless energy because as I have gotten older it’s hard to keep up with all of life’s challenges! Especially keeping up with teenagers (we have two teenage sons)

  • First Concert?           

Alabama my junior year of high school

  • Dream Vacation?    

I would love to go to Kauai Hawaii ❤️

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