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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT—VALERIE EWING
Pictured above, Valerie Ewing
Pictured above, Valerie Ewing with her nephew.
She said, “This is why I’m the favorite aunt!”
Pictured above, Val’s dog,
Daisy
By Sarah Thomas, Sales Administration
For this edition of the Employee Spotlight, we’re highlighting a team
member who has been with GOJO for nearly 34 years. Valerie Ewing
(Val) began her career at GOJO right after college with a temporary
assignment at GOJO, and she’s been with GOJO ever since.
Val began her career at GOJO in the General Office. Over the years, she
has had the opportunity to work in several workgroups in various roles,
including Healthy Places (Executive Assistant), North America Business
(Executive Assistant), GOJO Global (Office Administrative Manager),
Professional Markets (Office Administrative Manager), Commercial
(Team Leader Sales Office & Corporate Accounts), Sales & Marketing
(Secretary/Executive Secretary), and General Office (Word Processing
Specialist).
Her favorite GOJO memory is attending the company
picnics when all team members and their families
would gather for a day at Geauga Lake or Clay’s Park.
Val has seen GOJO grow and change as an
Enterprise over the years. When she began at GOJO,
the Enterprise was much smaller and operating out of
GOJO Lippman Campus only. She has since seen the
organization expand to GOJO Plaza and GOJO
Wooster Campus, was with GOJO for the introduction
of personal computers, and saw the introduction of
PURELL® products. Val was a part of the original
team that introduced the GOJO Core Templates to the
Enterprise—something that’s deeply embedded in our
Ways of Working today.
When asked who she looks up to, her response was,
“Anybody who can go after what they truly want in life.
That’s important, because you only live once.” She
also shared a valuable lesson she learned, which is to not be afraid of making
decisions, being accountable for the decisions you make, and then owning
those decisions. One of Val’s favorite quotes is: “Life isn’t about waiting for
the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
In her spare time, Val enjoys hanging out with friends, playing cards,
camping, four wheeling, reading, appreciating wine and spending time alone.
Val has one dog, Daisy, who is part dachshund and part hound. When they
go for walks, Daisy’s nose never leaves the ground! Val is an Akron native,
born and raised, and chose to live here most of her life. There was that time
she moved to Texas, but that lasted all of six weeks. Texas (and its bugs)
was not for her. Val intends to be a snowbird when she retires and live part-
time in Florida and part-time in Ohio.
Fun Fact: Val has had two GOJO supervisors that have shared her birthdate!
Thank you to Val for 34 years of dedication to GOJO!
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