{"371071":{"#nid":"371071","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Heada Hair Brings \u2018Life\u2019 to EIS Workplace","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn the second floor of 811 Marietta Street, a festive spirit welcomes employees and visitors alike when they exit the elevator. She\u2019s described as lovely, quiet, and agreeable, and brings fun and life to the Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) team that no one else can.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EHeada Hair came to Georgia Tech in 2006, when she was introduced as part of a spooky food spread during a Halloween celebration at EIS. Since then, she\u2019s had a home at 811 Marietta Street in various places on the floor and can be seen donning themed outfits around Halloween, winter holidays, and other times throughout the year. She has a varied wardrobe, but her personal shoppers and dressing consultants remain anonymous.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cShe\u2019s just one of the family,\u201d said Lori Sundal, director of EIS.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAndy Fox, a former EIS employee now in the Department of Housing, brought Heada to the department. When he moved over to Housing, Heada chose to stay, and EIS was happy to keep her.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cShe\u2019s been a partner of ours for a long time,\u201d said Lou Zehner, business manager for EIS. \u201cPeople like seeing her when they come in.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThat is, unless you encounter her in the dark in the middle of the night. Alex Gutierrez, now a marketing specialist in Parking and Transportation, was responding to a motion sensor alarm at 811 Marietta Street during his time as an officer with the Georgia Tech Police Department a few years back. He and his partner were clearing the building when they saw Heada seated at her desk from behind. When they tried getting her attention and received no response, they approached cautiously until realizing what she was.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cShe was a brunette back then,\u201d Gutierrez said. (She notoriously changes her hair and was last seen sporting a pink coiffed bob.) \u201cOnce we got close we could see she was a mannequin, but we let the third officer responding find out for himself when he got there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EOnce Gutierrez met Heada, he appreciated her role in the building.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s part of the culture,\u201d he said. \u201cSome people think it\u2019s weird, but I think it\u2019s cool.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EIn the event of a campus emergency, Heada will work closely with GTPD since her desk is situated outside the room designated as the Emergency Operations Center. Her cubicle is adorned with various Tech spirit items, including a headshot of President G.P. \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cShe really adores him,\u201d Zehner said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EHeada serves as a sort of passive ringleader for other mild mischief in EIS, which includes a holiday white elephant gift exchange, Halloween parties, and monthly socials that let coworkers discuss professional and personal interests.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cWe work hard, so we need to have some play too,\u201d said Sundal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe lighthearted culture is what Sundal thinks has kept Heada here for nearly nine years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cShe knows we\u2019re fun,\u201d she said. \u201cHer environment changes every day, she gets to see different people, and has gotten to 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