She stressed the ability to work with machines and other clerical skills, yet it was her devotion to honesty, dependability, being on time, and doing her best that stick with me most. Too, she stressed friendliness and courtesy. Wood graduated with honors from Eufaula High School in 1971 and enrolled in Sparks shortly afterwards. Wood's Shorthand and Accounting Instructor at Sparks was Mr. Dan Blalock. Today, Blalock, Dean of Financial Affairs, is her supervisor.
Wood stresses that today's secretary needs to be proficient in multiple software programs.
We've updated software several times in my nine years at Sparks. In this area, you cannot resist change. Developing a sense of humor is a way of coping with change, Wood advises. Wood joined the Sparks staff in 1990 as Receptionist. Today, she works with the Business Department as Fiscal Secretary and manages the bookstore.