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July 02, 1980 - Image 7

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Michigan Citizen, 1980-07-02

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o
od
r
ning on moving her up in
h r job, . Gr ve ga e
notice.
"I told them I would
like a more prestigious job
t the ore," . Graves
explained,' but hen they
ouldn't move me, I quit.
I t more 0 of life, I
don't e to stand till!"
· From there went
to ork at Bento Harbor
e School as a teachers
aid. worked there fo
o years and enjoyed it
ry much. She then or­
ed for Community Develop­
ment for Benton Harbor
City, . ith the eighbor-
.hood Corp odel Citie
e De elopment,
This brought her to her pre­
nt job with Dial-A-Ride.
� Grave started orking
- 'there in 1975 dO tch-
er and after one year had
moved up to A 0 tant DO_
rector. She is very involved
ith her job and like ork­
ing with peop e.
Being a woman and
orking in a job in tran
portation ems to b quite
an unusual occur ceo
There are only
ho hold th . tan Di-
ecto job t public trans­
portation job around the
U.s. One of th m i s.
Gr ve . Although there
are not many omen in her
kind of job, does not
feel that be 0
Id her b in any
HI d only been 0 ing
at Dial�A-Rid for 0 year
hen they mo d me up, so
I gue being a oman
didn't hurt."
. Gr ve many
tivi 0 to eep hi r busy
in her are time. She
on th Board of Di-
rector at Benton anor
Cooperative and has many -
hob bie including . gin in
the go 1 choru at h r
church and wing. Her
ambiti . to day be
a director of a transporta-
tio rvice of me indo
I really love d aling
with people, it is big part
of my job ," . d CarolYn
Grave 0 t director at
Dial- Rid. '
Gr es born
raised in Foutainhill,
,and ent to the
r ity of Ark
joring in Busine
tration. S came to
ton Harbor in 1971.
"I like the Benton Har­
bor are just fine. I found
ere are plenty of job
opportuniti h re if you
willing to grab them,"
id Grave
She .has had
number of job
moved here. art
her fir t p -time job here,
but . ce they eren't plan-
our
Souv ni r boo of
nton Harbor's
Blac History
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