{"id":10,"date":"2013-09-06T21:48:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2021-10-31T05:44:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T05:44:16","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meet The Author: Kelly (Marshall) LaForest<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m an excitable, Canadian nerd and Microsoft fan girl who loves sharing her opinion on all things technology.<\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m not &#8220;turned up to eleven&#8221; over the latest feature in Microsoft OneNote or Office 365, I&#8217;m hanging out with my husband Rick, our son Alvin, and our cat Butters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kelly (Marshall) LaForest<strong><br \/>\nJob: <\/strong>Consultant<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Location:<\/strong> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (<i>#yyj)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><i><\/i><strong>Top Three Microsoft Office 365 Apps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Teams<\/li>\n<li>OneNote<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft To Do<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/itgroove.net\/oh365eh\/category\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Me category<\/a> in this blog.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What&#8217;s New with Me<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2019\n<ul>\n<li>Became a Mother to our son Alvin<\/li>\n<li>Became an <a href=\"https:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Pages\/reconnect-whatis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rMVP <\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/en-us\/PublicProfile\/5001025?fullName=Kelly%20Christina%20Marshall%20LaForest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MVP Reconnect Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2018\n<ul>\n<li>Married my husband, Rick LaForest<\/li>\n<li>Changed my name to Kelly LaForest<\/li>\n<li>Chose to retire from the MVP program &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itgroove.net\/oh365eh\/2019\/02\/24\/taking-hiatus-from-microsoft-mvp-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here&#8217;s why<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Became Senior Microsoft Instructor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qcollege.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q College<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2017\n<ul>\n<li>Started working as a Technology Trainer with <a href=\"http:\/\/qacademy.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Completed my four-year tenure as Business Development Manager with <a href=\"https:\/\/itgroove.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">itgroove Professional Services Ltd.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2014\n<ul>\n<li>Received first <a href=\"https:\/\/mvp.microsoft.com\/en-us\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award<\/a> for Microsoft OneNote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was the first Canadian to receive a Microsoft MVP award in the OneNote award category. I was an MVP for 4 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Why is the Blog called &#8220;Oh! 365, eh?&#8221;:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Oh!<\/strong> is a playful dig at my habit of exclaiming out loud (<em>at a volume equal to an amplifier turned up to 11<\/em>) upon discover a new feature in Office 365.<br \/>\nThe<strong> 365 <\/strong>refers to both Microsoft Office 365 and my year-round use of technology.<br \/>\nThe <strong>eh?<\/strong> is a shout out to being Canadian.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Me:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kellychristinamarshall@outlook.com\">kellychristinalaforest@outlook.com<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>LinkedIn:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/kellycmarshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly (Marshall) LaForest<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oh365eh_kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@oh365eh_kelly<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>SlideShare:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/KellyMarshall3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly LaForest<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>YouTube:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZgBycScOo1KDwBF9fR00yQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oh! 365, eh? 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