When you’ve taken a category from Senior Planet in Colorado, it’s probably you already know the magic Wanda Woods brings to her job as Senior Planet coach.
However behind the scenes, Wanda is much more spectacular. Moreover being the second coach employed at Senior Planet in Colorado, she balances a full-time job as an information reporting analyst, and a small laptop coaching enterprise she’s owned for 10 years and a ardour for tenting across the States along with her youngsters and grandchildren.
We spoke with Wanda as part of our new “Meet the Coach” sequence for seniorplanet.org.
What do you get out of being a Senior Planet coach?
I’m a senior myself, so I like the thought of serving to different seniors keep linked or serving to them overcome that concern of know-how. As I train extra courses, I’m discovering persons are beginning to really feel extra comfy as a result of they’re asking questions they most likely wouldn’t have requested earlier than.
That’s what I like – I identical to to assist.
Do you’ve any favourite courses to show?
I significantly like educating folks how to save cash and discover different methods to be resourceful. So I like educating Cash Issues. I additionally like educating Streaming and Sensible TVs (instance of the course, though not taught by Wanda, is right here). My household simply skilled reducing the wire and I’ve quite a lot of perception relating to that!
“I’m a senior myself, so I like the thought of serving to different seniors keep linked or serving to them overcome that concern of know-how.”
What are you educating? On-line or In-person?
I’m doing each. I’m on the Lowry Middle on Tuesdays and Thursdays (the Middle is open for walk-ins Monday by means of Friday!). And the remainder of the week I’m on-line. For any early birds, one in all my first courses on Mondays and Fridays is 7am MDT!
What do you love to do exterior of labor?
My household likes to camp – we do all of it summer time lengthy. We simply acquired again from Mt. Rushmore! And we have now Wi-Fi within the camper, so it’s a dwelling away from dwelling. One Monday I had a lecture, so I did the lecture from the campsite, and it labored out!
What does Getting older with Angle imply to you?
It means you’re free to do what you need to do. That may-do spirit. Or possibly even higher… the need-to-do spirit.
Now you can go to Wanda in-person at our Senior Planet Middle in Lowry on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Or cease in any day Monday by means of Friday for a tour, tech-help or only a pleasant chat. Click on right here to be taught extra!
Pam Hugi is Senior Planet’s Neighborhood and Advocacy Supervisor. Primarily based in Brooklyn, she runs Senior Planet’s Supporter program along with being a contributing author for this web site. She may be reached at [email protected].