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Get to Know Diane Royal
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Date of interview:	January 2008
Who:	Diane J. Royal
Job title:	Product Analyst
1st day at Summit:	October 8, 2007
Birthplace:	Fort Wayne, IN
College education:	Ivy Tech, 2 associates degrees
Favorite color:	lavender
Free time hobbies:	walking the dog, reading
Favorite quote/saying:	Good things come to those who wait.
Favorite dessert:	Anything chocolate and bread pudding.
Favorite holiday and why:	Christmas, it's a time to get together with friends and family.
3 major accomplishments:	1)Acceping a job and moving to VA away from the support of all family and friends. 2)Stepping outside of my comfort zone by parasailing. 3)Getting offered a position at Summit Software! ; )
Favorite genre of music:	Rock
If it rained music, what would grow?	We all would!
If you were an animal, what kind would you be?	dog
Favorite restaurant:	Taj Mahal
Favorite childhood memory:	Growing up on a farm and raising animals.
Republican, Democrat or Libertarian?	No party affiliation.
What ethnic heritage(s) are you?	Irish/French (dad's side) and German/Scottish (mom's side)
How many languages do you speak?	one
How many states have you lived in?	2, Indiana and Virginia
What is the farthest place from Indiana that you have ever traveled to?	South - Bahamas North - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
What would you do if someone gave you 1 million dollars?	Pay off all of my bills and travel.
What were you doing prior to starting your Summit career?	Took a few months off after being job eliminated from American Home Mortgage where I was a Business Analyst.
What do you like most about working at Summit?	The opportunity to learn something new and different.
If you could give Summit Software, Inc. a new name, what would it be?	I don't believe it needs a new name.
What are you most excited about in Summit's future?	The growth opportunities.