One of the fun things that new members get to do (and other members get to listen to) is the “Classification Talk”. It is the last time a member gets to talk about themselves, their family and their vocation without paying. It is also where we learn about a new member. The “Classification” term comes from the stipulation that a club cannot be comprised of all of a certain vocation; e.g. all lawyers. So it is where we decide how to “classify” the new member.
On June 2nd at their regular noon meeting at Prates’ the Wahpeton Rotary heard from a relatively new member who had not yet done her classification talk, Tiana Bohn’s. Tiana is a Quality Assurance Associate for CDI (Com Del Innovation) Services. She began with the observation that growing up on a farm taught her how to provide good customer services; after learning to talk to cows and have them do what you want customer service is a breeze! Her experience growing up and working as a waitress in a Clearwater, MN travel stop restaurant also taught her how to always put her good foot forward. She credits experiences servers with teaching her that.
She came to North Dakota State College of Science where she earned an Associate Applied Science Degree in Business. Starting on the Wahpeton campus when it was owned by Imation she became involved with the molding process and the expansion of that into molding for outside customers. When Imation left Wahpeton she became a part of the group that morphed into Com Dem Innovation. Along the way she earned a Bachelor degree from Dickinson State University, with a double major in Business Administration and Human Resource Management. As a part of Com Del Services she takes great pride in being responsible for the quality of their products. Along the way she has had to learn a lot about mechatronics and robotics. As one listens to her it is obvious that she enjoys her work very much and is proud that Com Del Innovation has continued to grow and now includes drones as a part of their product line.
Her interest in Rotary international is about giving back to the community and she has stepped forward with her typical enthusiasm to undertake a major role with the club recently being elected as our Secretary-Elect a three year commitment that she will begin July 1st.