Professional Interview Experience

For this interview, like several of you, I interviewed Lane Jeppesen who is the executive director of a recreation center out in Mesa and is also heavily involved with Arizona Disabled Sports. What I admired most about this interview and the facilities was Lane herself. She has managed and operated this entire recreation facility as the only full-time staff member for a long time and she has tons of responsibilities. I admire her courage and work ethic to take on so many tasks and to do all of the work that is asked of her with great joy. No matter what we talked about she always had a smile on her face and shows her passion for the job that she is doing. Here is an excerpt from my paper:

At this facility, Lane has a vast spectrum of responsibilities in order to upkeep the facility and programs that are offered that go along with the Arizona Disabled Sports organization that she also is heavily involved with. Lane’s main duties include but are not limited to: sponsorship and fundraising, marketing, managing the recreation center, planning and implementing events, and creating public awareness of the facility and the various programs that are offered. Despite having all of these duties Lane has been able to successfully serve the various clients that come to the recreation center. The center serves anyone who has either a mental disability or physical impairment no matter what their age. Clients that participate in some of the various programs are as young as six and even as old as 93.

I hope that everyone enjoyed their interview experience and learned as much about the vast spectrum of therapeutic recreation as I did.