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Participant Spotlight

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My name is Mason, and I’m 36 years old.  I have worked a lot of different jobs so far in my life.   They have ranged from stacking lumber to operating heavy machinery.  I had a substance abuse problem for many years.  I’ve been in and out of jail a bunch and prison once.  In 2019 I worked for HRDF for about a month while I was out of jail on bond.  I was doing really well.  When I had court they sentenced me to prison.  HRDF held my job for several months while I tried to get reconsideration.  The reconsideration was denied.

After being released, I heard that HRDF was still working in my area so I applied again.  I wasn’t able to start right away due to processing issues.  About 2 months after working again I became the crew leader.  I really enjoyed the challenge.  I had been trying to gain my CDL’s while in the program but COVID put a halt to it.  I started taking the Wind Turbine Technology classes at Eastern Community and Technical College.   I made the Presidents list there.
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I became supervisor about two months ago.  Since then I have obtained my Class A CDL license and six credit hours from Eastern Community and Technical college.  If not for this program I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to better myself.  A normal job isn’t real flexible and some perceive growth as something that might take you away from them.   My previous and present supervisors have both supported me 150%.  The best part of this whole thing is that I received all of this education for free while still working.  There is no way that I could have all of this while on drugs and working a normal job.  

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