Who is Beth
I was born in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. My father worked for Ford Motor Company and my mother was a homemaker at the time. My parents divorced when I was four and we moved to Savannah when I was five. When I was about eight, we moved to Midway, Georgia and I attended Liberty County Schools and graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1985 (Go Tigers!). I am one of four children, two older brothers and one younger sister. My oldest brother lives in Michigan, my other brother and sister both live in the Hinesville area. My father and his wife are in Michigan and my mother and stepfather live in Richmond Hill. I have 2 nieces and 4 nephews.
After graduating high school, I moved back to Savannah and attended Savannah Technical College where I studied Business and Accounting. After graduating from Savannah Tech, I started working in a local CPA firm, got married and moved to a farm outside Statesboro, Georgia. I have one son, Ray. He is attending school at Georgia Southern majoring in Engineering. I left the CPA firm after 17 years and went to work for another CPA firm where I met my current husband, Chris. I moved to Pooler in 2006. Chris and I got married in 2007 and still reside in Pooler. I guess you could say I have pretty much been in this same general area my whole life.
Hobbies and Interests
Like everyone else, I can say that those have changed at different periods in my life. When I was a teenager, my life was Friday nights on River Street and the beach, the lake, or the river on Saturday and Sunday. When my son was young, that was my entire focus. Raising him and being the best mother was the most important thing to me. I was always involved in his soccer and baseball teams and always being a room mother for his class. Today, I love to go to the movies and to country music concerts. It’s not unusual for Chris and me to travel to Greenville or Columbia, SC or Jacksonville to go to a concert. I have just recently taken up the game of golf and have quickly become a “golf nut.” I have a group of ladies that I play with in the Spring on Tuesday’s at Henderson in a group that we call “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” On Saturday’s, I play at Wilmington Island Club in the Pink Tee Blitz.
What do you plan to do when you retire?
DECAY…..Seriously, I would love to be able to travel when and if I ever retire. I would love to visit Holland, Ireland, Scotland and Australia. I would also love to play a lot of golf in a lot of different locations.
Free Form...
I love to sing and dance even though I don’t do either one very well. My daily commute consists of XM Radio or my favorite CD at the time playing loud and me singing along. I love to spend time with my family. As I am getting older and have lost loved ones, I have come to realize how very important it is to spend as much time as possible with the ones we love and create those special memories. My family is very important to me and I let each and every one of them know it all the time. I have 2 dogs that I love dearly; Buddy, a black Lab and Augie, a miniature dachshund. They are like my children. In fact, my son would probably say that they get more spoiled than he ever did.
Times are tough right now, what is one piece of advice that you’d give to new college grads in any field?
Any job is better than no job. If you are having difficulty finding a job in your field, try to find something similar that you would enjoy and keep looking. You never know, the choice you make may lead you on a path that will be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Why I love Kern-Coleman
I love what I do. Most people would think that is crazy, but I have always loved working with numbers. The people here are great and I have made some really good friends. My favorite day of the week would have to be Friday. I love having the afternoons to run errands and then have the entire weekend to spend with family and play golf. My favorite memory of Kern-Coleman would have to be the first year when we attended the Christmas Party. John Kern’s speech at the end of the night is something that I will always remember.
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