Name: Jacqueline SaileStudent’s Name: Todd TroxellStudent’s Graduation Year: 2016Your Birthday: April 25th 1985LinkedIn Link: http://www.
-Tell us a little bit about yourself:
I grew up and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio my entire life. I graduated from the University of Cincinnati's DAAP (Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning) Program in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design. Upon entering my last year of the program, I began creating, what would blossom into a life long vision. Almost 5 years later, I continue to work on developing my own line of women's scuba diving performance apparel. Launching the initial collection via the web, my goal is to eventually own a dive center and research facility where the collection would also be available.
Todd and I met at UC in 2008. Todd was actually the one who introduced me to scuba diving my last year of school which completely changed my life. Todd and I have a 15 month old son namedTryden. We have been engaged for about 5 years. Prior to entering medical school Todd was in a bad car accident that left him with a broken back, foot, hand, and many other injuries. He spent months in a wheelchair and had to learn how to walk again. Once we completed that chapter we found out we were pregnant with our son. One would naturally assume, what better of a time to finally have the wedding?! Since we had spent so long holding out for what we had initially planned (a small, destination wedding) we decided to wait until we could have what we had been waiting for. Which brings us to now: in medical school, even less money, and no time. So the point to this story is....I think we are just permanently engaged?!?!
*What is the craziest thing you've ever done?
I went canyoning in Interlaken, Switzerland. We hiked up the Swiss Alps and came down via the canyons that were created between the mountains. Jumping off cliffs, thru waterfalls, repelling, sliding, everything and anything you had to do...there was only one way down!!
*What was the best job you ever had?
Ironically I didn't even get paid....it was a volunteer position that was very hard to obtain. I was a volunteer scuba diver at the Newport Aquarium. This was such an amazing experience. We had to learn everything about the aquarium: facts about the tanks and animals, how to prepare all of the food, and what each animal's mandatory diet was. We had to learn how to dive each tank, feed all the animals, interact with them, and then clean the tanks. Each tank had its technical challenges with the environmental props and the constant awareness of what was all around you while you were working in the space. Each tank had its own personality. It was fun to get to know the individual animals but also to learn how to interact with them as a group and making sure they were all fed properly. After feedings we would interact with the animals and then clean the tanks. Todd and I became the go to "fish extractors" and we wrangled a huge Pacu to the surface who had "popeye". The eye was removed, a marble put in its place and returned to the tank happily. Another morning on our walk thru of the aquarium I noticed some very tiny baby fish huddled in a corner. We had to go in and rescue as many as possible otherwise they would have been eaten. It was an amazing privilege to have had this opportunity and I miss it dearly.
*What is one thing most people don't know about you?
I went backpacking with a friend across Europe. In three months we officially stayed in 12 countries and 30 cities. Traveling primarily by train we saw much of the European countryside.
*Where is the most amazing place you've ever been?
So hard to answer this question, so many come to mind, for different reasons.
A small, Greek island called Naxos was literally a paradise I will never forget.
