Lois Lindsey Adult Education Advisor, Downtown Campus

Giving That Second Chance, Time and Again

Lois Lindsey
Adult Education Advisor, Downtown Campus

As adult education advisor on the Downtown Campus, Lois Lindsey often uses the image of a ladder when talking to students about reaching their education and career goals. To adult students who never finished high school, reconnecting can be a challenging, but very rewarding, climb.

Lindsey’s effective “first things first” approach, along with her positive persona, has motivated hundreds of students to turn their lives around and succeed. Her upbeat outlook was instilled at an early age.

“My parents were very nurturing people. My family traveled a lot, and I was exposed to many cultures,” says Lindsey, whose father was an architectural engineer. She is sensitive to the students’ feelings as being “non-traditional,” and it makes an impact. Lindsey has received several letters from appreciative graduates over the years. One former student invited her to Kentucky to see his graduation from Army basic training. Last year on her birthday, students in the program threw her a surprise party.

Lindsey received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from South Carolina State University. Before joining the College, she taught elementary school in Rosewood, South Carolina, and later worked for a marketing firm in Atlanta. Now in her 11th year, Lindsey started her Florida Community College career part-time so she could spend more time at home with her two children before coming on board full time. She works with Duval County schools on a volunteer basis.

Lindsey is proud to be working with the adult education program and our Polytechnic Academy. “I never say ‘third’ or ‘fourth’ to anyone who leaves and comes back. This is their second chance, again.  If it’s another term, it’s a new beginning.”

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