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Tiffany Tuttle
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Hello and welcome to my bold profile!
I am a disabled veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). I am a wife to an active duty Sailor. I am a mom to two beautiful and rambunctious children under 5-years-old.
I have dedicated my life in the service to my country. I was an active duty Sailor for 7 years, and only separated from the Navy after my first deployment to OEF. My heart remained in Afghanistan and I knew I could really make a change if I was to go back; also survivors guilt is a very real thing. I tried to deploy again, but my Navy leadership at the time didn't want me go back to the 'sandbox' because 'Sailors go to sea'. I decided at that time to separate from the military and deploy as a contractor.
Once I redeployed (that's military jargon for coming back to the U.S.), I knew that I needed to pursue my education so I worked hard to obtain my Associates, my Bachelor's in Political Science and a Master's in Global Security. I was hired as a GS employee for the DoD after I finished my degrees.
However, now that I am older and have a family, I am interested in pivoting focus away from the military industrial complex to the private sector. I want a career that will keep me home for my children, as I can't imagine leaving them. In order to successfully pivot at this point in my career, I need to obtain a more robust degree that translates more fluently.
I will be attending Georgetown starting Fall 2021 to obtain a Master of Business Administration.
Thank you bold.org for giving me, and other students, a chance to conquer student debt!
Education
Georgetown University
Master's degree programMajors:
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
Arizona State University Online
Master's degree programMajors:
- International/Globalization Studies
American Public University System
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- Political Science and Government
American Public University System
Associate's degree programMajors:
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
Career
Dream career field:
Executive Office
Dream career goals:
Chief Operations Officer
Intelligence Analyst Technical Director
Department of Defense2019 – Present5 yearsConsultant
Contractor - Federal Government2014 – 20195 yearsCryptologic Technician Technical
Navy2007 – 20147 years
Sports
Cheerleading
Intramural2002 – 20042 years
Artistic Gymnastics
Intramural1996 – 20026 years
Research
International/Globalization Studies
ASU — Student2018 – Present
Arts
It was a Church Group
Acting1996 – 2006
Public services
Volunteering
Neighborhood Community — Food preparation2020 – 2021Volunteering
Church Group — Preparing and distributing food; cleaning surrounding area2000 – 2006Volunteering
Overseas — Volunteer2007 – 2014
Future Interests
Politics
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Entrepreneurship
"Wise Words" Scholarship
"My hero, that's who I chase, it's me in ten years. I'm never gonna to be my hero, I'm not going to attain that, and that's fine with me. That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing." Matthew McConaughey said these words when he won his Oscar for best actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club.
I have been asked by multiple people if I was proud of my accomplishments. This question always seems to get an audible laugh out of me and it wasn't until I heard this quote that it all made sense. The path that I have taken in life, the choices I have made and the challenges I have had to go through because of those decisions, were made by me chasing the person that I know that I can be. Every time that I have reached a goal, it always seems to be replaced with two more.
I am constantly chasing the 'me' that I know I can be. I am not proud of myself, not even close, and I am fine with that! If you obtain all your goals in life and don't replace them with new 'things' to strive for, what do you do?
Matthew McConaughey's quote is special to me, because it lets me know that I am not alone. That it is okay to be driven by goals that you have made for yourself. It is okay to never be satisfied. It is okay to always drive yourself to be better; for more. I absolutely love this quote.
Art of Giving Scholarship
The cost of attending school is astronomical. I did not come from a wealthy family, quite the opposite actually, so I knew the cost of pursuing an education would solely fall on me. My upbringing also illuminated the value in having a college education, and how it could change your life and break the cycle of poverty for your family.
So, simply put, I need this scholarship to help offset the cost of pursuing my education. The cost of my degree in tuition alone is $147,000 (for a 20-month degree), however, there are additional variables you have to consider; food, transportation, childcare, shelter, etc. There are so many factors outside of just attending classes that go into your college experience. For myself, as an older woman with two small children, I have accumulated a lot expenses (also known as responsibilities) that winning this scholarship would help offset.
Outside of the typical day-to-day costs of pursuing my education, the degree that I am seeking includes two-international trips to champion global issues. These trips I have to pay for, outside of typical tuition, but are paramount to graduation.
I went into this degree eyes-wide-open, knowing that there would be a lot of expenses associated with obtaining such a prestigious degree from an outstanding school. However, in order to be proactive about my finances, I am trying to find any scholarship that I meet the criteria for, and applying. I really hope that you consider me for the Art of Giving Scholarship. Thank you.
Little Bundle Mother's Day Scholarship
The life of a military spouse is seldom spoke about. You quietly support your husband (or wife), while they sacrifice their lives. You take care of everything on the Homefront, because stressing them with the little things while they are in harms way seems trivial. You are seldom in a place that you know; you move so often that establishing a network is difficult, and your dreams and aspirations take second string to the 'needs-of-the-Navy'.
My husband is an active duty Sailor. When I was 37-weeks pregnant with our first child, he was slated to leave for school for 5 months, prior to his permanent change of station to Japan for one year, which would immediately be followed by a deployment before his ship was scheduled to home-port swap to San Diego. We were looking at about 2-years of separation before he was actually able to be near his daughter. As a new mom, I was scared. I wanted to share this experience with the man I loved, but I was also terrified because I was in an area I didn't know that well, and I was away from family.
I had my daughter 5 days before my husband left, luckily. The first five months of her life she only knew her father through a telephone screen. It was difficult. I made the decision to quit my job, pack up my little family, and follow my husband to Japan. I knew that it was going to be a short amount of time for such a big move, but the most important thing to me was that my daughter grow up around her father. We lived in Japan for 6 months before I had to pack up all our belongings and move out to San Diego; another area I had never been before.
It was a challenge, to say the least, but it is one that I would gladly do over and over again for the relationship that my husband and daughter now have. Sometimes in life you have to make sacrifices, and when you become a mother there isn't anything that you wouldn't give up for the health, wealth or happiness of your child.
I am applying to this scholarship because I have a need for it. I am finally in a place, as a mom, a military spouse, and a disabled veteran, where I can take care of my goals and my aspirations. I am pursuing an MBA at Georgetown University, and I would love to finish the program without sending my family into crippling debt. I have waited so long for the opportunity to pursue this degree, so that I can truly start something that is solely for me.
Thank you for your consideration!