Becky Burnett Waibel is 49 years old, married
and a mother of two. She has been writing her entire life.
Most of her work has included business letters, marketing
presentations, copy for advertising and school reports for
her kids.
Becky was born and raised in the great and
confused state of Florida, yet moved away when she was 26
to St. Louis, Missouri. She stayed for 12 years and then departed
for her beloved south, relocating in Atlanta, Georgia where
she lives today.
Along the way, Becky had a son, Roy, who
is now 31. Much of her unpublished writing focuses on being
a single mother and raising a very fortunate son, as well
as tales of her very fortunate son’s life.
To the dismay of her mother, Becky met and
married a Yankee boy who resided in St. Louis. Her departure
from Tampa has never been understood.
She and the Yankee boy (also known as Bob)
have a 17 year old hormonal son named Drew .
While at the University of Tampa, her claims
to fame included such diverse positions as Secretary of the
Student Government and Who’s Who in American Colleges
and Universities.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association was Becky’s
first stop out of college. Becky worked as a fund-raiser and
became known for Jell-O Jumps and Tub-a-Thons. Many in the
Tampa Bay area still refuse to return her calls, terrified
that she’ll want money .
Knowing her creativity would work even better
if she had a budget, Becky started her advertising career
in Tampa as an Account Executive for the now shuttered Jennings
and Epstein. There she worked on a major league soccer account
known as The Rowdies. In St. Louis she worked for several
ad agencies, including the “Absolutely well known TBWA.”
Becky had fun working on such accounts as Buster Brown shoes
(and helped create an ET shoes spot), Chicken of the Sea (a
skinless, boneless salmon spot left her nauseous) and the
never famous Monsanto Landmaster account (working on a little
known, When Pigs Fly spot).
Becky left advertising
for a brief time to procreate and reappeared working
as Manager of Advertising for United Van Lines. At United,
Becky had a great time putting together
golf events (and orchestrating the
Junior Golf Championship featuring a hard to wake up baby
Tiger Woods), Sports Dinners, and
television commercials featuring the famous
Frank Constanza and his real wife (a.k.a.Stiller and Meara).
Although Anne wanted to hire Becky,
her heart stayed in St. Louis.
About this time, Becky
learned she had Multiple Sclerosis. It did not,
has not, and will not stop her.
She left United and went
to work for a vicious, ruthless advertising agency
that insisted that she work 80 hours a week. The doctors dis-agreed
and after a small-scale battle in Federal court, she "took
the money and ran".
Becky loves to read, especially
if she can do so while sitting on a sailboat
in the British Virgin Islands. The years at United inspired
a love for golf although she rarely
shoots under 100.
Yes, she's a Junior Leaguer.
Her time at the Junior League has inspired
her to work as a mentor at an Unwed Mothers home, a
guardian at her church, and a director of
a fashion show for recovering alcoholic
women (featuring clothes from garage sales). She has served
as a Director on several Boards including
the Junior League and her neighborhood
homeowners association. She spends a great deal of time
working at her church doing just about everything
from planting flowers to volunteering at Atlanta's Missionaries
of Charities house, founded by Mother Teresa.
Becky can be reached by
e-mail at: rhbwriter@aol.com,
or snail mail at:
Becky Waibel
885 Woodstock Road
Suite 430 #163
Roswell, GA 30075-2274
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