An aspiring anesthetist was anything but sleepy when she served Oct. 30 as an honorary member of the Berkeley County Commission.
Maya Nguyen, 13, of Martinsburg, sat among four of the commissioners, plus the county’s administrator and administrative assistant, as they listened to concerns from a property owner about a neighboring site he said is an eyesore for all living and working near it, and passing it on Winchester Avenue; staffing updates for the Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority; and concerns about unwelcome activity at a private cemetery in the county.
Sworn in by Commission President Eddie Gochenour, Nguyen told those assembled for the meeting that she is vice president of the student council at Saint Joseph School, dance captain for its Genesis show choir, a member of the school’s recycling team and a member of its volleyball team, which recently won the Valley Middle School Conference championship.
She also shared her vocational aspiration, telling the group: “I hope that I can be part of the medical field and hopefully become a CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist).”
Before Nguyen returned to school, she listened as the commissioners accepted a proclamation for the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month. Two members of the William Henshaw Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, read the proclamation as representatives of the first and oldest DAR chapter in the state.
The DAR members also asked the commissioners to remember the significance of Nov. 11 as a day to honor American veterans for their service and sacrifice.
“It is an honor and privilege to accept this proclamation,” Gochenour said regarding Veterans Day.
