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During her 35-year career as an art educator, she taught in New York, Virginia,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Her most fulfilling position was at Cranston West High School in Rhode Island, she
said, because the art program focused on building strong portfolios to get students
into college.
Most of her students entered her program as sophomores,
which allowed her to mold them into exceptional artists over
three years.
"I was motivated because I had terrific kids," she said. "We got
a lot of them into art school."
Before Poor moved to The Villages in 2009, her sister, a Villages
resident herself, always told her how much she would enjoy
living here.
So when Poor officially moved in, she scoped out the art
scene and was in awe of how many art clubs, shows and
opportunities The Villages community provided for artists.
The Visual Arts Association of The Villages specifically
caught her eye because of its scholarship program, which
grants high school students money to pursue art in college.
When she became scholarship chair for the association,
she was ecstatic to have the opportunity to help students

"Key West
sunset"
Poor snapped this
photograph when
she was in Key
West with her sister
a few years ago.
She had heard that
Key West sunsets
were beautiful,
so she decided
to try and snap a
few moments. This
photo features a
boat departing
from a harbor
with the ideal
amount of sun
descending
toward the
water.
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