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   Success Story -Theresa Barylski

Women like Theresa Barylski of Milan, have busted the myth that motherhood and working in a skilled trade don't mix.
The mother of two has been a journeyman electrician at Delphi in Sandusky for more than four years.  And she began her training with babies at home.

 "When I began the apprenticeship, I was married with an 8-month-old daughter and a 26-month-old son," she said. "I was working 40-plus hours a week and going to school at least two nights a week. The instructors at Terra let me come in early for class and if they were there, they would always help me. It was a difficult time but it was worth it."

Barylski had worked with an electrician soon after she had graduated from high school.

"But I didn't think that was something a female could do," she said of a trade. "My stepfather and uncle are tin smiths and they introduced me to women in the trades. Talking to women who have been through the apprenticeship and working in the trades helped me see that I could do anything."

And while Barylski is still working to finish her associate's degree in industrial electricity at Terra, the college has served as a rock in her career climb.

"Terra has helped me a lot," she said. "I've been able to talk to great people. (Apprentice Coordinator) Amy Below has been a lot of help in registering for classes and that occasional pep talk. The instructors were also very helpful and understanding."

Her male counterparts were also surprisingly supportive.

"I had this fear that men would not accept me but that was not true," she said. "Once the journeymen realized that I was serious and wanted to learn, they would go out of their way to help me. It's just like any career; if you work hard and do your best, you will succeed."

9/20/07

 

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