{"id":1877,"date":"2018-03-29T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:57:41","slug":"rollin-on-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/29\/rollin-on-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Rollin\u2019 On The River"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1877_637afd-94{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1877_637afd-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1877_637afd-94 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_7fb38f-96\">Yvette Buckner-Rouse started a new business five minutes after graduating. Now she\u2019s calling the shots at Wilmington\u2019s burgeoning Riverfront.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1877_c6adcc-e6\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-3008-320x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-3008-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-3008-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-3008-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-3008.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It took Yvette Buckner-Rouse all of five minutes to walk from the stage at commencement to the opening day of her new business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was May 21, 2017. Wilmington University\u2019s spring graduation ceremonies at the Chase Center on the Riverfront had just ended. Buckner-Rouse, the promotion and event manager for the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC), also at the Chase, had just graduated with her bachelor\u2019s in Marketing. In the months leading up to commencement, she had been charged with running the company\u2019s newly acquired Riverboat Queen, an 86-ton vessel that would host hundreds of events a year as it sailed from the Christina and Brandywine Rivers to the tip of the Delaware. The only challenge was that the Queen\u2019s opening day was also graduation day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still clad in cap and gown, Buckner-Rouse sprinted to the boat. \u201cI literally put my degree to work within five minutes,\u201d she says, adding that she kept the cap on throughout the day. \u201cI opened up a brand new business, welcomed a new staff, and celebrated my new degree. It was a first for everything \u2014 so exciting and rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This real-life steel magnolia envisioned two things: that this skipper liner would be an upscale dining venue that would become a major tourist attraction; and that this new chapter would be full of promise. Both became reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree was Buckner-Rouses\u2019s gift to herself, she says. WilmU offered courses that helped define the business world and her place in it. \u201cIt gave me the solid foundation that helped build my character in this industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse\u2019s handshake is firm, her smile is wide and her warmth is genuine. It\u2019s clear that she paid attention to her professors and mentors, and understands her business. She has mastered the tenets of exemplary customer service. Also clear are the things you can\u2019t teach, like working hard, treating colleagues respectfully and being humble \u2014 all traits that appear innate to this alumna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that things have been easy. Going back to school later in life, like Buckner-Rouse did, has its challenges. She\u2019s also a parent, and as most working parents will attest, life is a balancing act. Buckner-Rouse had no&nbsp;choice but to simultaneously tackle motherhood, career and college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She isn\u2019t in this alone. Her daughter is watching. So Buckner-Rouse\u2019s goal is to demonstrate to the young woman she is raising that with hard work, anything is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_2e6187-f7\">Serious work . . . ethic<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1877_043b7c-29.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1877_043b7c-29 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_043b7c-29.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_043b7c-29 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1877_043b7c-29 figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1877_043b7c-29 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1877_043b7c-29 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1877_043b7c-29 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1877_043b7c-29\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170521_110456_resized-0021-360x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170521_110456_resized-0021-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170521_110456_resized-0021-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170521_110456_resized-0021.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>Buckner-Rouse was still wearing her cap and gown when she opened her business, and when she changed into business attire, she couldn\u2019t forego the cap.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse, who rose from receptionist to promotion and event manager, credits the collaborative work of her tight-knit group at RDC for its successes, adding that her solid foundation in business is in part due to her education and in part to working with colleagues who \u201cwill back you no matter what.\u201d She oversees all of RDC\u2019s outdoor events on land and water. (There were more than 200 events and 3,100 guests in 2017 alone.) That includes Wilmington events at Dravo Plaza, Frawley Stadium, Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Hare Pavilion and Justison Landing Park. There are music festivals, summer concert series, 5K walks and runs, ethnic festivals \u2014 even flea markets. Buckner-Rouse also manages two boats \u2014 the Riverboat Queen and the River Taxi, which hosts birthday parties, employee team building exercises, business social gatherings, senior center excursions, youth or church group outings \u2014 just about any type of group outing. She coordinates wine and cheese excursions, too, serving and teaching about local wines that customers can then purchase from local retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the taxi, she partners with Caption Lionel Hynson, revered for his entertaining and informative history tours of the Riverfront. (He\u2019s taken a few WilmU courses as well.) The taxi attracts out-of-town visitors, but even locals are surprised to learn about the history of Wilmington\u2019s Christina River. The Captain discusses World War II shipbuilding and its competing companies, offering the kind of plotlines that would enhance a good British drama. He explains the history of the Underground Railroad and is knowledgeable about wildlife that has managed to survive. Like Buckner-Rouse, he also remembers most passengers by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse offers a similar history tour on the Riverboat Queen, and is equally animated with her guests. For all intents and purposes, the Queen is her baby. Former RDC Executive Director Mike Purzycki, now the Mayor of Wilmington, had asked her to conceive a vision for the boat and then run it. RDC had purchased the Queen from former Wilmington Harbormaster and Police Lieutenant Steven Barnes, who now works for the Army Corps of Engineers. Extensive upgrades were necessary for the 1989 skipper liner to reside on the Christina. \u201cToday she is a beautiful lady on the water and a force to be reckoned with,\u201d says Buckner-Rouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purzycki had placed his faith in Buckner-Rouse before, but this was a big undertaking. \u201cI never imaged that I would learn so much about boats,\u201d she says. \u201cIt thrusted me into the belly of the whale. It was amazing to see this vessel being transformed from beginning to end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Purzycki asked Buckner-Rouse what her vision was for the Queen, she suggested it be an upscale, air-conditioned dining venue, which it became, and business has been steady. \u201cI hold Mr. Purzycki in very high regard,\u201d she says. \u201cAs our leader and executive director, he had always operated in the very best interest of our organization, economic development and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feeling is mutual for Mayor Purzycki. \u201cYvette is smart, determined and tough-minded,\u201d he says. \u201cShe\u2019s an achiever and gets every job done to perfection. At the same time, she\u2019s one of the most pleasant individuals I know. She was one of my stars at the RDC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse is equally complimentary of her current boss and RDC Executive Director&nbsp;Megan McGlinchey, calling her \u201cthe real queen of the Queen.\u201d McGlinchey and Purzycki appear to have a similar leadership styles, believing strongly in the talents of their employees. As Jim Collins wrote in his famed book \u201cGood to Great,\u201d \u201cGreat vision without great people is irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have honestly been so fortunate to have a team of people who really love what they do,\u201d McGlinchey says. \u201cThey\u2019re all very proud of the role they play in making our city a better place. I guess you could say my management style is to lead by example. They all know that whatever they need, I am right there by their sides.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, she stood by Buckner-Rouse at a pivotal time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1877_9f8bf1-8c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1877_9f8bf1-8c alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1382\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-2976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-2976.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-2976-250x65.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-2976-750x196.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-5d-2976-768x201.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1382px) 100vw, 1382px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_ad8e02-12\">The WilmU Influence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse remembers the day she approached McGlinchey about her potential at the company. She enjoyed her time as a receptionist but wanted more. \u201cSo I asked Megan what I could do to help contribute to the organization,\u201d she says. \u201cWhat role could I play?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, Buckner-Rouse was attending classes at Delaware Technical Community College and had discussed with McGlinchey the excitement she felt completing her coursework. The promotion and events position had just opened up and she knew she was qualified. She also knew she wanted to complete her bachelor\u2019s program at WilmU. McGlinchey was not threatened by Buckner-Rouse\u2019s ability to self-advocate, and in fact, helped guide her next step. She promoted her to the promotion and event post while Buckner-Rouse was still at DelTech, and she\u2019s held the title for seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYvette has an incredible work ethic and is always eager to learn new things,\u201d says McGlinchey. \u201cShe is extremely customer-focused in all that she does, so bringing her into a role where she deals with the public \u2014 who are our customers \u2014 was an easy decision. She\u2019s a natural.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGlinchey told her she needed help with marketing, which was a component of the new position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI said \u2018OK, marketing it is,\u2019\u201d says Buckner Rouse. \u201cAnd I went to WilmU for marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WilmU, she says, left her open-minded, in terms of business practices. \u201cEverything I learned was useful at my job. Can I take on more? I believe I can, because I have the education and the skills. The courses I took helped define what I wanted to do even more. I knew I had all possibilities available to me. My marketing courses taught and showed me how to interact with the public, to appropriately do my budgeting and forecasting, and the importance of time management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlus, I\u2019m old school. I got to WilmU at a good time because the marketing language has changed. Work was my canvas to apply all of my new skills. I needed to stay abreast of all the latest technologies, including social media, which is the catalyst for the way we communicate. Everything goes out with the click of a button. WilmU taught me how to be a part of today\u2019s social media, advertising and marketing communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was all about the four Ps (price, product, promotion, place), and seeing how they can work for the organization and generate additional revenue while adhering to our mission. No matter what, communicating, being a team player, and remaining accessible to my colleagues are also things I learned at WilmU. It helped me open myself up to greater opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College of Business Dean Dr. Rob Rescigno feels that Bucker-Rouse\u2019s success is a strong indicator of how WilmU\u2019s curriculum and faculty, who are scholarly practitioners, take theory and transform it into action. \u201cOur students are continually saying, \u2018What I learned in class last week I used in my job,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a true compliment to our instructors and their ability to deliver a concept in class and turn it into a practical application.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buckner-Rouse feels that WilmU also helped her build character. \u201cWhen you tell people you\u2019re an alumna of WilmU, they\u2019re really impressed,\u201d she says. \u201cThe instructors are excellent, but also you have networking opportunities with classmates in all fields along the way. You never know whom you\u2019re going to come across, and being in my type of industry, you cross so many paths. WilmU helped me establish skills to engage and maintain great working relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She still wears her WilmU student badge on the boats. \u201cI refuse to put it down,\u201d she says, explaining the pride she feels about graduating at 47 with her marketing degree. On her desk is a slip of paper with the words, <em>You deserve better<\/em>. \u201cStarting at such a late age (she enrolled at DelTech at 37), I convinced myself that I did deserve better. And from that point forward I set myself out to do better every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1877_57679d-ff\">The Why Behind the How<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1877_339e4c-4f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1877_339e4c-4f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_339e4c-4f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1877_339e4c-4f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1877_339e4c-4f figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1877_339e4c-4f .image-is-svg, .kb-image1877_339e4c-4f .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1877_339e4c-4f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1877_339e4c-4f\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-7d-0802-734x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-14588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-7d-0802-734x480.jpg 734w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-7d-0802-250x164.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-7d-0802-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20171003-MAG-Yvette-7d-0802.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have a young lady who\u2019s following me,\u201d says Buckner-Rouse of her daughter, Amber Rouse, who is studying marketing at DelTech and, like her mom, plans to finish her bachelor\u2019s at WilmU. \u201cI need to show and exhibit skills that will prove successful for her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those skills will be useful to a daughter who\u2019s been taught to embrace a world of possibilities. \u201cThere are so many things she can learn and that I want to emulate,\u201d says Buckner-Rouse. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in public service, the job is helping people and selling great experiences. If you have the attitude, the willingness, if you work well under pressure and have great negotiating skills, and if you can compromise and are willing to bring home the big fish \u2014 no pun intended \u2014 you\u2019ll do great in this business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just about any other business. Buckner-Rouse feels a sense of pride reporting that her daughter will one day graduate from Wilmington University. \u201cIt\u2019s a place I trust,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Buckner-Rouse was hired by DelTech to teach Hospitality Management. One day, she plans to earn her master\u2019s at WilmU in hopes of teaching there. For now, she\u2019s excited to share her wisdom with DelTech students, knowing she\u2019ll bring real-world experience into her classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amber has learned that for most, success is earned; it\u2019s not handed to you. 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