Meet...Claire
Name: Claire Hoefer.
Department:
Employee
Assistance Program and Community & Professional Education.
Family: Two sons Michael, 16, Nicholas, 13 and two dogs, Fudge and Patsy.
Favorite TV program: West Wing.
Favorite book: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and the Left Behind series.
Favorite food: Anything chocolate.
Favorite restaurant: Peninsula Grill.
Favorite chore: Working in my yard.
Item that is a must in your refrigerator: Soy sauce, my sons have it on everything!
Pet peeve: Hearing someone say: “It's not my job!”
Something you need to work on: My closet, it's a mess!
Childhood nickname: My father called me Shorty.
What do you find most rewarding about your job? Working with employees from all areas of the university and authority. I have a wonderful staff!
What is your biggest personal challenge? Recovering from Guillian Barre Syndrome.
Accomplishment you are most proud of: My two sons!
Funniest thing you have seen on the job: I can't say—I am bound to confidentiality.
If you could switch with someone for a day? I would enjoy working as a landscape architect.
Hobbies, activities in your free time: Gardening, travel and reading a book at Folly Beach.
Most treasured material possession: My father's college ring.
Something people don't know about you: I am addicted to marshmallow peeps and the Home and Garden channel!
Words of advice: Faith,
family and friends are most important in my life. They are free!