Employee Spotlight: Tammy Harmon
Employee Spotlights
Job Title: Operations Support Specialist
Location: Wytheville Branch
Tenure: 13 years
Tell us about your family. I have been married to my husband for 32 years and we have two daughters. Our oldest daughter (Amanda) is married with two sons and lives in the Fort Chiswell area. Our youngest daughter (MaKenzie) lives in Columbia, S.C. with her longtime boyfriend (pictured below) and works for an accounting firm. She is currently working on her Certified Public Accountant degree as well.
Tell us about your pets. We have a miniature schnauzer named Huckleberry Finn. Finn is my spoiled baby.
Who is your favorite artist? Surprising everyone, my favorite artist is Hardy. He sings country rock music. My husband saw him the past two years and already has tickets to go to another concert of his in September.
What are your favorite movies? My favorite movies are Dirty Dancing, Sweet Home Alabama and Coyote Ugly.
What is your favorite season? My favorite season is summer because I love the outdoors. During the summer, we are either traveling watching our grandson play baseball, or staying at our camper, which is based at a camping resort in Carroll County on the weekends.
What is your dream vacation destination? I have a few dream vacation destinations, but we’re marking one off my bucket list this summer. My husband and I are flying to Montana to travel the west for two weeks this September. My family also loves to go on cruises together. We’ve already done two cruises together and we are getting ready to plan another one in a couple of years for our whole family.
Have you ever collected anything? I love purchasing and collecting outdoor décor items.
How do you balance career and your family? Balancing my career and family life has always been a big issue for me. Both of my daughters played multiple sports from the time they were very young until their 20s at the college level. Also, my husband coached high school softball for 14 years. I attended about 98% of all games. I did a lot of juggling and took each day one by one. I did a lot of traveling by myself.
What is the most interesting or favorite aspect of your job? My favorite part of my job is that every day is something different in processing. I love learning new things and staying fast paced and on the go.
What are your favorite weekend activities? I love spending my weekends by either traveling to watch our grandsons play sports (pictured below), or going to my daughter’s in S.C. to visit and attend any Gamecock sporting events there. During the summer and fall, I enjoy spending weekends at the camper just relaxing.
What is one random fact you'd like to share? I have been a sideline mom or wife of a coach for 30 years and now my grandsons are starting to play sports.