A NEW MEXICO WOMAN IS MAKING HISTORY IN HER COMMUNITY ALL WHILE BEING A ROLE MODEL FOR HER KIDS, TOO. IN A STORY YOU’LL SEE ONLY ON SEVEN, GENEVIEVE GLASS TELLS US HOW HER HARD WORK PAID OFF IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. ALEXANDRA PADILLA HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. I DROVE THE BUS FOR FOUR YEARS. I CAME OVER AS A COLLECTIONS DRIVER FOR THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. FROM THERE, I WENT INTO AN ACCOUNT REP POSITION FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. SHE’S WORKED HER WAY UP AND FOUR MONTHS AGO MADE HISTORY AT SOLID WASTE, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN SUPERVISOR IN THEIR DISPOSAL DIVISION. PEOPLE LOOK AT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND THINK IT’S MOSTLY MALE ROLES. IT’S MEN THAT HAUL TRASH TAKE CARE OF TRASH. AND THAT’S NOT TRUE. US AS WOMEN, WE CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING A MAN CAN DO. NOW SHE’S MANAGING A TEAM, COORDINATING MORE THAN 500 DROP OFF LOADS DAILY. ALL WHILE RAISING HER KIDS AS A SINGLE MOM. I HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS AT HOME THAT LOOK UP TO ME, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THEM THAT THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. MY DAUGHTER’S 22 YEARS OLD. SHE JUST BOUGHT HER FIRST HOUSE. MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE JUST GOT HERSELF A CAR WITH THE MONEY THAT SHE’S MAKING FROM WORK. I SEE THAT I’M DOING WAY BETTER A LOT FASTER THAN I DID. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I DID SOMETHING RIGHT. SO THAT JUST MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. NOT ONLY HAS ALEXANDRA FOUND SUCCESS AT ALBUQUERQUE SOLID WASTE, BUT SHE RECENTLY FOUND LOVE. SHE JUST GOT ENGAGED TO A RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS DRIVER. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. I’M GENEVIEVE GLASS. KO