Farah Claxton

Faith in God and the love of Lee University are two of the many qualities Farah Claxton possesses. These two things brought her to where she is today: a research analyst at Lee.

Farah first came to Lee as a student in the fall of 1999 from Winter Springs, Florida. With a Vocal Music major she felt it peculiar how she ended up reporting Lee’s statistics to third party organizations such as the Department of Education, U.S. News, and the Princeton Review, as well as taking internal university requests for ad hoc report writing. She spent all four years as a student at Lee working in admissions and academic affairs and made several great contacts. Those two jobs gave her the professional skills she now finds so important in her career.

“It’s interesting how God puts you in places you never thought you’d be,” Farah stated. “I didn’t know why they offered me the position here, but I took it.”

Farah explained how she enjoyed music theory and its logical structure over the performance aspect, which explains why she is able to be efficient at breaking down data and enjoy it at the same time. She is just grateful for the opportunity to work in a Christian environment where she doesn’t need to defend her faith and can make friends with similar values. On the side, Farah has found use for her vocal talents as the worship leader at Ooltewah United Methodist Church. With the new joy she has found working with, gathering, and managing information, Lee people don’t have to worry about where to get usable data.

“Data management really is fun,” laughed Farah. “I love it.”
 

Posted on - 2/12/08