Employee Spotlight: Gail Trimberger

gail-trimberger-jan-2017Position at UWGB: Associate Professor of Social Work and MSW Program Chair

Summary of what you do: Teach courses in the Social Work Program and provide administrative oversight of the MSW Program

How long have you been employed: since 2008

Brief history of employment with UWGB: Started as a visiting lecturer with the Social Work (SW) program in 2008. Started my doctorate in 2009. That led to a tenure-track, assistant professor position with the SW Program. I received tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. I was interim chair of the SW program from 2014-2015 and became MSW Program Chair in 2015.

Three words that describe you: My family offered these three words to describe me: Compassionate, Hard-working, Humble

Personal interests: Fitness, family, gardening, snowmobiling, water skiing

Any favorite line from a movie? “In case I forget to tell you later, I had a great time tonight.” (Spoken by Julia Roberts to Richard Gere in Pretty Woman)

Are you messy or organized? Very organized on the outside. Somewhat messy on the inside (including my desk drawers.)

If you could interview one person (dead or alive) who would it be?  My Great-great Aunt Myrtle Brooke (1872-1948) who is nationally recognized as a pioneer for the Social Work Profession.

If you had to eat one meal, every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? Breakfast Skillet and black Coffee!

If you were an animal what would you be? A giraffe…strong, flexible, creative, tenacious

Motto or personal mantra? I am what I am (said Popeye the Sailor man)

Top 3 life highlights? Finding and marrying my husband, having 2 children and raising them to be beautiful adults, achieving my doctorate in the middle of my life

What do you like most about your job? My colleagues and our students

What tv show/movie are you ashamed to admit you love? Sappy Christmas movies

What’s the one thing, you can’t (don’t want to ever) live without? My family