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Getting to know: Shirley Ellis
By Mandy Corbin
BPC Marketing Associate
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Shirley Ellis |
Name: Shirley Ellis
Job title/Department: Director, Payroll and Human Services
BPC center/campus: Mt. Vernon
Years employed at Brewton-Parker: Six weeks
Age: 59
Hometown: Hazlehurst
Family Info: “Married to my husband Jeffrey for 36 years. Together we have two children (Kim and Kelly) and three grandchildren (Guner, Ryane and Emma).”
Any pets? “Four cats (Simeon, Squeak, Sugar and Sunny).”
Favorite restaurant/food: “Love, love Italian and Mexican restaurants. I spent two weeks working in a small town in Texas assisting another prison that was opening and had a chance to taste real Mexican food.”
Ideal or dream vacation: “Always wanted to drive up the coast towards Maine and visit all the Civil War historical sites.”
Favorite Singer/Group: “Casting Crowns, and I like some of Third Day’s music.”
Favorite current TV show: “Anything on Food Network.”
Favorite Book: “The Bible”
Favorite Movie: “Gone With the Wind”
Current vehicle: i250 Lexus
Dream vehicle: “A new i250 Lexus convertible”
Hidden talent: “Gardening and cooking”
Favorite Part of Working at BPC: “Working in higher education. All the staff and faculty that I’ve met have been so very kind to me.”
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