Our May 2012
Employee in the Spotlight was born in New York State – Queens Village in Nassau
County, to be exact. With two sisters, one older and one younger, Carlye Buxton
and her family moved to Arizona from New York when she was ten years old due to
her dad’s job transfer. Carlye thought the “move” was an exciting event to say
the least. You can imagine what a ten-year-old growing up in New York pictured
when told she was moving to the desert. She was sure she would see lots of sand
and camels.
This
“peace-making, over-achiever” middle child was very active during her high
school years. Freshman class president, three years in the National Honor
Society and President of her school’s Key Club Chapter in her senior year tells
us how well-rounded Carlye became. Somehow she managed to fit cheerleading and
volleyball in there, too. None of this is a surprise to those of us who know
Carlye and her infectious laugh and constant smile.
After
graduating from Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, Carlyle packed up and
moved to San Diego to attend the San Diego Fashion Institute of Design and
Merchandising. After completing several quarters of study, Carlye had to return
to Arizona due to her dad’s failing health. She enrolled in what was at the
time called Chandler/Gilbert Community College where she earned an Associate’s
Degree in General Studies.
Carlye’s
introduction to “escrow”, believe it or not, came by way of an association with
“The Magic Kingdom”. While in San Diego, Carlye worked part-time at a Disney
Store and when she moved back to Arizona, she transferred to the Disney Store
at Fiesta Mall where she worked two evenings a week and weekends. During the
week, Carlye worked as a receptionist at a nearby ATI Title office. It was soon
evident that Carlye had the qualities needed to work in the fast-paced,
sometime pressure cooker world of escrow, and so began her escrow adventure.
Carlye is married to Ken (She calls him her personal chef!). Together they have
two little girls, Ivy, who is 11 and Luci, who will be seven in May. Luci loves
animals and participates in an after-school Phoenix Zoo program called Zoo
Vets. Ivy is what Carlye calls “a book-a-holic”. Ivy loves to read and last
year logged reading 3,800,000 words. The program entails reading a book, taking
a test on the book, and if the test is passed, the student is awarded the
corresponding number of words. Ivy is also in the Drama Club. Family time for
the Buxton’s includes playing board games, going to movies, riding bikes, and
getting to Disneyland as often as they can. In her leisure time (if she can
find any), Carlye enjoys reading, movies, and scrapbooking. No dust settling in
the Buxton household for sure!
Sharing a little life lesson with us, Carlye says, “We all need to laugh a
little every day and to make a real effort to find a way to enjoy whatever it
is you are doing at the time and enjoy the people you are with. The joy is
always there; you just have to look for it.
Congratulations, Carlye, on being chosen the FNTA- Maricopa May 2012 Employee
in the Spotlight. We appreciate your constant dedication to honing your
craft. Thank you for all your contributions and for
sharing your expertise with our Fidelity family. We are grateful for all you
do.
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