Miembrojudithkratochvil

My library focuses on computers, current events, politics, government, religion and technology.

I was born and grew up in Berwyn, IL until the age of 13 when I was taken from my family by the Department of Children and Family Services. I was placed in different group homes around the Chicago area particularly being with an agency called Maryville Academy until the age of 21 and to this day continue in school on a scholarship from this organization that will last through graduate school.

I graduated from public primary and secondary schools. I am a graduate of John Hersey High School and am about to graduate from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

I spent two years in the Air Force ROTC program at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The first year I was a cadet and the second I was a special student. While a cadet I held three corps positions: publications representative, military ball representative, and supply representative. The discipline and core values I learned during training have been helpful in accomplishing other goals.( I also joined the Arnold Air Society Scobee Squadron and earned the rank of C/1Lt and was elected the Public Affairs Officer. Being inducted into this organization was a life changing experience because I took the oath of office during the induction ceremony and took it to heart.

This oath is solemn and I take it seriously in my daily life, but there was still a missing link. That missing link was found when I committed to Jesus. I converted from Catholic to Southern Baptist in January 2007 after being baptized and joining the Immanuel Baptist Church. I recently returned to the Catholic Church.

I take the values I learned in ROTC and oath seriously. I also value the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

I have a wide range of political experience (see Conservative Conscience). I attended the College Democrat Convention in Boston (2004). Though I have worked for Democrats I am politically conservative. In 2008, I will work for the reelection campaign of Sen. Lindsey Graham.