The hardworking Detroit Auto workers from Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI have a new “Special of the Day” on their menu~ Ms. Laticia Savage! We are so proud to share Laticia Savage’s great new job news and are very proud that one of our Dorsey Schools Culinary Academy Graduates are cooking up scrumptious daily culinary delights for the employees of Ford in the building kindly referred to as, “The Glass House”!
Laticia Savage is a December 2011 Graduate from Dorsey Schools Culinary Academy. She completed her culinary externship with Sodexo at The Detroit Institute of Arts, and just after one month of graduating, began her new job as a Sauté Cook with Aramark at the Ford World Headquarters facility.
Laticia is a true Dorsey Culinary Academy Graduate success not only because of her new culinary job, but also because of her hard work and determination to overcome obstacles that were a constant daily challenge against her as an individual, single mother, and student.
During her time as a student at Dorsey, Laticia was faced with homelessness. She was aided locally by MCREST in Roseville, MI and MATT in Warren, MI to help her find shelters. She spent half of her year at school with the daily challenge of being a single mother that was faced with finding and utilizing shelters to accommodate her and her son’s lack of housing.
Laticia did not let her unfortunate state of homelessness hold her back ever, nor did she use it as a “life-challenge” excuse during her time at school with her Chef Instructors. She worked hard continuously, achieving excellent attendance and also good grades. She worked hard to perfect her craft, and to pass her important industry certifications tests.
Laticia’s successes during her year at Dorsey Schools Culinary Academy: Laticia received her important industry certification, the National Restaurant Association ServSafe Certification and in addition, she received every module’s Competency Award and the Perfect Attendance award!
Laticia’s recent words that she shared with her Career Services Coordinator, Angela Zini were, “I don’t want to sound like a corny TV commercial, but Dorsey Changed my life!”
She mentioned key players that “held her up”, keeping her focused on her goal during her time at school: Doug Martin (Laticia’s Admission Rep) and her Chef’s; Chef Salvatore, Chef Hall and then Chef Adamski. Latica shared that in her last module, she had wanted to give-up, as the housing situation and juggling her son had become so difficult, and she would have if it had not been for Chef Adamski. “HE WAS THE MOST ECOURAGING OF ALL and I didn’t give up because of him”.
The entire career services and culinary team is extremely proud of Laticia Savage for her Determination and Triumph during a time when she was faced with her hardships and are PROUD to call her a Graduate of the Dorsey Schools Culinary Academy and we wish her ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE WORLD!
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