Portraits of Diversity [Image 9 of 13]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES

02.26.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

1. What is your name and what do you do in the Coast Guard?
"My name is Kendall L. Ferebee and I am a non-rate at Air Station
Atlantic City, working in the facility engineering department (FACENG)."

2. Describe diversity in a word or two and explain what it means to you.
"I chose the word variety to describe diversity to me. The quality or state of having many different forms, types, and ideas, which to me means variety. My job here at the air station consists of maintenance and cleaning, which doesn't require any special skills or knowledge."

3. How has your experience and background prepared you to be effective at
your job?
"Working with my dad tuning up cars, doing chores and yard work was
all the preparation I think I needed to prepare me for all the maintenance, which needs to be done on base."

4. Tell me a little bit about your life outside of work.
"I live a simple life outside of the Coast Guard. I wake up, come to work, go to the gym and then go home and play video games. I spend my nights preparing myself for A-school and continuing my education by studying my old college books and trying to understand as much as possible."

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef

• Date Taken: 02.26.2016
• Date Posted: 04.14.2016 14:26
• Photo ID: 2523998
• VIRIN: 160226-G-QD712-657
• Resolution: 4689x3124
• Size: 3.59 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, US