PMI Atlanta is pleased to announce January’s Volunteer of the Month – congratulations, Deborah Cromartie!
For over 10 years Deborah has served diligently as a volunteer for the PMI Atlanta Chapter and currently serves on the Operations Committee. With that outstanding length of tenure, it certainly demonstrates her enduring devotion to the project management profession and our PMI Atlanta Chapter. Deborah is an enthusiastic and assiduous volunteer who enjoys helping to further promote and move the PMI Atlanta Chapter forward. She states it's extremely gratifying and rewarding to her that she can assist others in furthering their project management education, training and certifications.
This positive and inspiring attitude for wanting to help and serve others in PMI Atlanta is what defines such an awesome volunteer like Deborah. With such a tireless pursuit of continual and never-ending improvement, commitment to excellence and selflessness to help others, clearly explains why she's so highly regarded in our organization. A fellow PMI Atlanta member commented, "Deborah is the shining example of our PMI Atlanta slogan…"Volunteers just don't do the work - they make everything happen, because she undoubtedly does the work AND makes things happen".
In addition to being such a stupendous PMI Atlanta volunteer, Deborah is also a world traveler who enjoys traveling to various destinations around the globe. She especially enjoys going to the Caribbean where she can enjoy the great beaches while soaking up the warm rays of the sun. When not traveling she also enjoys attending plays, concerts, reading and spending time with her friends and family.
Read and learn more about her below and what she enjoys about volunteering for PMI Atlanta.
What has been your favorite or most rewarding volunteer experience with PMI Atlanta?
It is impossible to narrow down the most rewarding experience of volunteering with PMI Atlanta for over 10 years. However, to participate in aiding and supporting the PMI Atlanta community, in the endeavors of Project Management training, education and certification is an enormous reward. I am very honored to be a part of the PMI Atlanta family.
How did you become interested in the project management profession?
As a person who is always looking to improve her skills and become professionally diverse, I became interested in the project management profession while employed as an implementation engineer for a telecom company.
Are there any project management resources you find particularly helpful?
The project management resources I find particularly most helpful are the Lunch Meetings, Webinars, and Tips by other volunteers, leaders and staff. The lunch meetings enables me to interact with other professionals, broaden my PMI Atlanta network, along with gaining additional training and education on a diverse and wide range of PM topics. The webinar resources are very helpful because of the flexibility in access to a wide range of PM subject matter. The PM resources have aided me in staying abreast of the PMI Community, PMI best practices, along with aiding in keeping my certification up to date.
What leisurely activities do you enjoy? Any little known fact that you’d like to share?
I love to travel. I have been afforded the opportunity to travel abroad to Dubai and Europe. I also enjoy the beaches and soaking up the sun in the Caribbean. When not traveling, my free time activities include going to plays, concerts, reading and spending time with family and friends.