A Little Modeling Gig

For the past 15 years I have done a little modeling for Ford/RBA .  Sometimes I have worked a lot, other times, not so much.  There have been fabulous jobs – ads for major corporations, annual reports, a job that took me to Greece on the Windstar Cruise Line but also some real tedious jobs like sitting in a car dealership and handing out brochures or ultra boring fashion shows with crappy clothes.  But a job is a job and you take what is offered to you!

Recently I had the opportunity to do a modeling job for  Smith & Nephew,  a company who develops advanced medical devices for health care professionals around the world, and specifically their division of Advanced Wound Management.  They were participating in an international WOCN conference and trade show in Phoenix, AZ.

I was fortunate to work with some really lovely and savvy people from Smith & Nephew and the company that  produced and staged the show I participated in.

My cohort was another model from Ford, the lovely (and fun) Faye Morse from Tucson/LA who modeled with me the three days.  We  interacted well together – really “clicked” - and most of all, had a great time.  Hopefully this is just the beginning of a long lasting friendship and working relationship.

Our job was to display and demonstrate the products Smith & Nephew have developed for the treatment of wounds.  Billed as a fashion show of sorts, it was an innovative and experimental way to introduce products to the clinicians and nurses who specialize in wound treatment.  Never having any kind of exposure to wounds (and hoping to never have) this was an amazing learning experience for me and one more of those little life adventures I get to add to my mental resume!