Heidi Pifer, a nurse practitioner for Employer Strategies and Immediate Care, originally thought she would be a teacher, inspired by her parents. She quickly discovered it wasn’t for her. “I just liked writing on the chalkboard,” she said. Her grandmother, a respiratory therapist, introduced her to a career in healthcare, but it wasn’t until high…

Adam Woolley is a huge fan of “The Golden Girls.” The Infrastructure Engineer named his cat Blanche after one of the sitcom’s main characters because they’re both “unapologetically themselves.” Adam admires authenticity in others and thinks the world would be better if everyone were true to themselves. Lucky for us, Adam practices what he preaches….

Imagine starting a new job and your first assignment is to stick a swab up the noses of hundreds of strangers for four to 12 hours while standing outside in conditions ranging from freezing rain to sweltering heat.