October 2016 Employee Spotlight - Mrs. Kelly Bier
Name and current position:
Kelly M. Bier
Agricultural Educator
Building(s) served:
Shippensburg Area Senior High School
High School attended:
Cumberland Regional High School – Seabrook, NJ
College(s) attended:
Shippensburg University – Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary Education
North Carolina State University – Masters of Agricultural and Extension Education
Year started at SASD and position:
August 2005 – Agricultural Education
Most unusual incident on the job:
One day in February after it snowed, I reminded the FFA members that they should always clean snow off the roofs of their cars before going anywhere. That day we were headed to a conference in Harrisburg. As I was driving down 81, the snow slid forward from the roof of the school van and popped up the windshield wipers. I had to ride the rest of the way with the wipers up.
Extra assignments:
FFA Advisor
Pennsylvania South Central Regional FFA Coordinator
Hobbies:
In my spare time I like to spend time with my family, which includes my husband of 19 years, Lloyd, and my three dogs. We have a Great Dane, Saint Bernard, and a Black Lab. I also like to read.
Your hero:
My hero is my dad, Glenn Eachus. My dad is someone that I have always looked up to, and look to for guidance. He is very knowledgeable, and has the ability to do just about anything. He can heal a cow when she is sick, weld the fence when it’s broken, fix the tractor, have a high yielding field of corn, and have a high producing cow without using added hormones.
Pet peeve:
My pet peeve would have to be not using proper animal terms, for example, calling everything a cow.
Five minutes with:
If I could spend five minutes with anyone it would have to be my grandmother, Hannah Counsellor. My grandmom passed away before I was born, and so I think it would be a wonderful experience to meet her.
Favorite movie:
The Longest Ride
What would people find surprising about you?
I think what people would find most surprising about me is that I grew up on a dairy farm in southern New Jersey. While growing up in New Jersey on the farm, I was involved in 4-H, and FFA. I served as the New Jersey State FFA Parliamentarian after I graduated high school. It was through the State FFA Association that I met my husband. He was serving as a state officer for Pennsylvania FFA
