Civilian Spotlight: Getting to know LaShonda C. Parker

By Carrie E. David (USASMDC/ARSTRAT)May 25, 2011

Parker
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Name: LaShonda C. Parker, executive assistant, G4, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

Age: 37

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio

Years of federal service: 13 years active duty, six years as a Department of the Army civilian (been with the command since September 2009)

Education: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at Virginia College

Marital status: N/A

Children: Three

Activities/hobbies: Being a mom and spending time with my kids

Favorite movie: Hangover

Favorite TV show: NCIS, Law and Order, Criminal Minds

Favorite band: Anthony Hamilton and Jamie Foxx

Favorite thing about working for the Army: Continuing to serve Soldiers

What made you want to work for the Army: When I was medically separated from the Army, it wasn’t what I wanted. I enjoyed being a Soldier almost as much as being a mom. Working in this capacity was the closest I could get without putting on a uniform.