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THE WINCHESTER STAR
CAREER CHANGE OVER 50: Diane Griffin By JENNY BAKER The Winchester Star
Sometimes, a career change finds you when you aren’t even looking. That is what happened to Diane Griffin of Winchester — two years ago. She was working with local businesses, selling advertising, when one of her clients presented her with an opportunity. “I wasn’t looking for a new position or a new career at all — this happened sheerly by accident, and I am so glad it did,” said Griffin. “I was actu ally talking to Name: Diane Griffin some senior living communities Career-change age: Over 50 about marketing with me, and I Previous career: Advertising started talking to New career: Sales and Marketing CONTRIBUTED my now-executive director. I had no Director at Commonwealth interest, but the Senior Living g i v e r s more times that I work and went to the comespecially munity, and the in memor y care with residents with more times I spoke with her, I was so dementia. I have so much respect for impressed.” them,” said Griffin. In August of 2018, Griffin signed on Ultimately, Griffin feels a greater to become the sales and marketing di- sense of purpose — and happiness — rector of Commonwealth Senior Living in her newfound career. in Front Royal. “In my previous role, I was an inde“I just had a good feeling — my intu- pendent contractor and enjoyed the job, ition said to “just do it,” and my husband but I didn’t feel as purposeful. The bigwas also very encouraging.” gest change is that now I feel like I’m Going from having a sales territory truly making a difference in someone’s for selling advertising to working in a life. It is very rewarding to know that senior living community was quite a you’re helping families during a stresschange for Griffin. ful time,” she said. “We have both assisted living and “There is no comparison to my level memor y care. The most challenging of happiness and contentment. Even thing for me was that I had no back- though I am still in sales and marketground whatsoever in healthcare, but ing and have numbers and goals to my company provides great training achieve like in any sales position, the that helps me understand the needs rewards far outweigh any stress. I am of families when they reach out to us,” just at a point in my life where I feel she said. like I have perfect balance. When you She said that every day she is in awe know in your heart that you are in the of the work the staff does with its res- right position, it doesn’t even feel like a job. My work family is more like a idents. “One of the most enlightening things family and I look forward to being in to me was how hard the frontline care- my community.”
