There are probably staff members across campus that you work with a lot, or even depend on, but actually know very little about or have never even met in person. Well, to remedy that situation, the Staff Council will spotlight a member of the staff so you can get to know them a little bit better. Our current Spotlight is...
Lloyd Ford works on our Career Development Team as our Work-Based Learning Coordinator. His office in located in HB 236.
What do you like most about working at Fairmont State? I know many folks say this, but the people. Fairmont State is the right size for true,
cross campus support and collaboration. Larger institutions tend to silo to a certain
extent, and I’ve not experienced that here at all. Everyone is happy to help each
other, and it’s great!
What do you like to do in your free time? I enjoy spending time with friends and family, for sure. My fiancé and I are amateur foodies, so we like to try new places in the area. I love listening to music, playing video games, and relaxing, too.
Where are you originally from? I’m from Weirton, in the Northern Panhandle: the former home of Weirton Steel and current home of Form Energy. It’s a lovely extended suburb of Pittsburgh, and yes, I can get a bit of Yinzer in my voice if I’ve been there recently.
If money was no object, what would you do with it? Fun answer: probably build a garage with all the equipment to restore old automobiles. I’m decently mechanically inclined and would love to do full frame off restorations of classic (or maybe not so classic) cars.
There are also plenty of charities and non-profits that would get sizeable donations. Hey, maybe donate the restored (and inspected) cars for auction; that’d be a good way to tie it all together.
What did you want to be when you were growing up? I alternated between being a chemist/scientist and a teacher when I was growing up. I suppose I kind of split the difference: I’m a chemical engineer who ended up in higher education. Talk about living the dream!
What is an interesting or fun fact about yourself? I’m a huge tech nerd. I have way too much computer hardware (most of it ancient by today’s standards), way too many old video game systems, and way, way too many music CDs (all have been converted to .mp3, by the way).
