Jan Wellington started working at SMU in May of 1987 when the name of the department was Computing and Information Services. Jan’s favorite movie is “Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn”. The most unusual job that Jan has ever had was “Working for 10 Engineers in Florida that built artificial Kidney machines”. Jan is most proud of her three children: Fred, Chris, and Jennifer. In the last two years they have given her five grand children!
Gina Marie Conklin started working on the Help Desk as a student worker in June 2005. She accepted a full-time position on the Help Desk a few years ago. Gina’s favorite gadget is her camera. When asked about her favorite movie, she replied “Spanglish” with Adam Sandler. Gina’s most unusual job: she worked for Southwestern Medical Center as a patient simulator beginning at age 6. When asked to name something or someone she is proud of, she said “I am very proud of my family and how strong we are!”
Barb Dietz is the newest member of the Help Desk team. She started working for SMU (on the Help Desk) in June of 2008. Barb says that her favorite gadget is “my iPhone-not only cause I talk on the phone a lot – but love the apps, listening to music, web browsing, emails, etc. ” About her job, Barb says “Love the people I work with and the work that I do.” Her favorite movie is the classic Julia Roberts movie, “Pretty Woman”, she adds “although The Blind Side is rivaling as one of my favorites as well.” Barb’s most unusual job was “Production Director for an Apparel company”. This was unusual for her because most of her work experience is in technology. Barb was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA (Barb: “GO Steelers!!!”) Now she lives in McKinney with her husband, Rick. They have two daughters, Brittni (20) and Kayla (18).
Janet Asberry has started working for SMU twice! In February of 1997 she began working for the Central University Libraries. The second time was in February 2007 when she joined the Help Desk team. When asked about her favorite gadget, she replied “my whole family is obsessed with our Wii”. A song on her MP3 player that might surprise people is “Eazy E – Eazy Duz It”. Janet’s most unusual job ever was “Coordinating food service for murder mystery dinner theater”. The best part about working on the Help Desk is getting to talk with so many different people from all of our departments. I enjoy helping people use technology and truly love my job!