Member Spotlight - Meet Stephanie

Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA member Stephanie smiles for a photo at the welcome center.
January 1, 2025

How long have you been a member of the Betty J. Pullum YMCA?
I've been a member since around 2012.

Why did you join the YMCA?
I joined the YMCA because I loved the family activities, group fitness and the childcare.

What is your current occupation?
I work on Hurlburt Field as a government civil servant, and I'm prior Air Force Security Services.

What do you love most about your occupation?
I love that I get to still work alongside the military even though I'm not active duty anymore.

Who inspires you?
Women who give 100% everyday even though they are exhausted from doing it all by themselves... they don't have a choice. 100% or nothing.

What is something about you that not many people know?
I'm a security nerd. I have my M.A. in Homeland Security and two Master Certificates: (1) Security Management and (2) Intelligence Studies.

If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I could eat seafood anything and champagne for the rest of my life.

 
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