A Q&A WITH NOAH'S LONGEST TENURED EMPLOYEE

NOAH is entering its 25th year, and Cynthia Williams has been on staff for 19 of those years. Williams has been married for 32 years, has four children and seven grandchildren. She grew up and went to school in Belle Glade and attends the Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church. She recently answered a few questions about serving children of the Glades at Building Blocks Infant and Family Development Center for nearly two decades.

Job Title: Lead teacher in the Infant Classroom at Building Blocks. I went from Teacher II to Lead Teacher.

Question: What led you to NOAH 19 years ago?
Answer: I was led to NOAH by my sister-in-law, who was working with the company at that time. She came by my house and informed me that Ms. K. Joseph was looking for teachers to work at the Day Care. During that time, I was working in the field grading celery. This wasn't something that I wanted to do all my life. So when an opportunity came my way I took it. Now, 19 years later, I'm still here. I went from working in the field to being a college student and Lead Teacher.

Q: Why have you stayed with NOAH for so long?
A: I have stayed with NOAH for this long because of my love for the job. Over the years, I have met many children and parents who were a joy to work with.

Q: What is your favorite part about working for NOAH?
A: There are so many things that I can list, but I'll only give a few. (1) Love for the children who are placed in my care. (2) Bonding and working together with other staff. And (3) most of all, the training that I receive from working for Building Blocks. I am currently going to college, working on my A.A. degree in Childcare.

Q: What is your earliest memory of working for NOAH?
A: My earliest memory working with NOAH is of 1990. We moved from Southwest Second Street to 632 Covenant Drive, from a small place to NOAH's own center.

Q: What are your best memories from the past 19 years?
A: My best memories are of working with the infants who have come and gone. The parents still remember me and often bring their children to see me, telling them, 'this used to be your teacher.' The joy that I get from this brings loving memories to my heart.

Question: What do you see in NOAH 's future? What is in your future?
Answer: What I see in NOAH 's future is a company that is on the up-rise, building one stone at a time. As for myself, I see me having a degree in Childcare and going up the ladder as far as I can go.

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