Patti+Pentecost

media type="custom" key="7331629" My name is Patti Pentecost and I am returning to education after having owned my own business for the past five years. I have two children and a West Highland Terrier. I am a graduate of UC and have my master's degree in Business Education. I taught at West Clermont/Amelia High School and Milford High School from 1975 to 1981. My children were born in 1981 and 1985 and during that time I taught part-time as an adjunct instructor in the Office Administration Department at Raymond Walters College from 1982 to 1990. It was during this time that the computer labs were first installed at RWC. That was a very challenging time because we had to teach ourselves (RWC instructors and professors) how to use them. There was nowhere to go to learn computer applications at that time. We began teaching word processing using DOS. The windows environment did not exist at that time but eventually it was introduced made life easier for all. Later I became involved in my husband's business and worked in the office until we sold it in 1997. In 1998 I returned to teaching in the Forest Hills School District at Anderson and Turpin High Schools. As my children went off to college, I decided that I wanted to try owning my own business, so I left teaching and opened my own stationery store called An Inviting Place. It was located in the Five Mile Center in Anderson Township. We sold party invitations, wedding invitations and various gift items. It was a lot of fun. However, owning your own business is also a lot of work. My work week consisted of working six days a week, 50-60 hours per week, and then some more at home. As the economic crisis has affected almost everyone, it also affected my business. My four year lease was up in August of 2009, so I decided to close my business. It was a great experience but I am happy to move on and return to teaching. I am still operating my business and working part-time from my home. My hobbies include reading, decorating and playing on an interclub tennis team.

Contact Information: pentecp@mail.uc.edu