Monticello Live

Tammy Vaughn was the guest speaker at yesterday’s Memorial March and Breakfast, held at Holmes Chapel Presbyterian Church, by the NAACP.

I met Tammy at that event, as she was visiting with her 6th grade math teacher, fellow “One Monticello Life” alumni, Sheilla Lampkin.

Tammy was born and raised here in Monticello, and is the youngest of five children. 

She and her husband, Terry, are both attended UAM.  Tammy completed her BA-Social Work at UAPB, and her Master of Social Work at UA-Little Rock.  She has served as a Licensed Social Worker for 10 years.

Tammy is employed at the UAM Academic Partnership for Public Child Welfare as Coordinator and Principal Investigator.  When asked to describe what her agency does, she told me that they are a “mentoring” service for new workers in the Division of Children and Family Services for our area.

Aside from new workers, they also work with established social workers, providing support, training, and updates in the field.  Tammy’s role in this process, is to servve as Coordinator and Superviser over “Area X”, which includes 11 offices, scattered throughout 9 counties.  There are 4 staff members in her area.

 Tammy has been married to her husband Terry Vaughn for 24 years.  Terry works at the Cypress Bend Potlatch plant at Arkansas City.  They have 2 children, Terrance and Olivia; 2 grandchildren, Brianna and Eden.  Her parents are Bobbie Lambert and J.D. Lambert.

Tammy is a member of several profesional organizations, including the National American Association of Christian Social Workers.

The Vaughns are members of Metropolitan AME Zion Church of Monticello.

“Find a way, or make a way”, is her favorite phrase, “There’s always a way to get something done, without having to give up,” she said. 

Her favorites include…….

Restaurant-Chen Chen at Crossett.

TV shows-Law & Order, all of them.

Movie-The Color Purple, “and the book was even better than the movie.”

Actor-Denzell Washington, also Will Smith.

Music-Gospel.

Song-Precious Lord, Take My Hand.

Book-The Bible.

Sportsteam, besides the Billies, Pirates, Weevils, & Hogs-UAPB Golden Lions, Tammy’s Alma Mater, and Mississippi State Bulldogs(her husband’s home town is Starkville, Mississippi.)

Tammy is one of the many people in Monticello that make a big difference in the lives of many of our children.  One of the many people that work “behind the scenes”, but deserve much more credit than they received.

Thanks Tammy Vaughn, for sharing your “One Monticello Life”.

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