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Employee Spotlight -

Each month we here at the FTRG highlight one of our employees, allowing you to get to know them better on a personal and professional level. This month we get to know Cheryl Van Dyke. Cheryl holds the position of Lab Manager and is truly the backbone of the FTRG. Check out his responses below to the questions we posed to her:

• Hometown: Whitelaw (a hamlet outside Canastota , NY)
• Interests in Psychology: People's help seeking behaviors.
• If I were stuck on a desert island and could only bring 3 things what would I bring: TiVo (the island will have electricity and come with a TV, right?), paper, and pencil
• Favorite part of working at FTRG: The variety of responsibilities attached to the position
• I like to spend my freetime: Not reading my law school books and hangin' with my friends
• Favorite movie:She's Having a Baby
• Favorite book: Love an War by John Jakes
• Favorite CD: Gordon by Barenaked Ladies
• Favorite junkfood: Reese's Penut Butter Cups
• If could no longer work at the FTRG (dragged away kicking and screaming of course...) my dream job would be: Astrophysicist

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