Alva Marie Graham changing careers at 50
Jamaica Gleaner - Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sitting in on a career session for youngsters at her church in one of Kingston's inner cities a few years ago, loans officer Alva Marie Graham felt a tad uncomfortable.
With a first degree in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies, and a technical teacher's diploma in business studies from the University of Technology, she had been high school teacher, college lecturer, and business manager.
The talk with the youngsters was all about starting out in new careers with the usual motivational speech for antsy young students, raring to go make their mark.
Along with the young women and men present, Alva Graham wanted to start all over again.
This is an excerpt from an article published in the Jamaica Gleaner on Sunday, November 9, 2008. You can read the entire article at the Jamaica Gleaner website.