For as long as she can remember, Heather Garris has been keenly interested in real estate. As the daughter of a real estate investor/broker who owned several rental properties, she’s concluded that it’s more than likely a part of her genetic makeup. A Pitt County native, Garris grew up in Grifton, graduated from Ayden-Grifton High School and attended East Carolina University (ECU), where...

After deciding it was time for a change of scenery in the workplace, Gloristeen Roberson set out to find a new career field that would allow her to build upon her management skills and manufacturing experience. Through Pitt Community College’s BioWork Certificate Program, Roberson explored her interest in the pharmaceutical industry and found it to be an ideal fit. Just three months after...