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“You can be anything”: South Jersey counselor collects dozens of career Barbies to inspire job seekers

“Barbie over the years has become more and more relevant," says Debbie Friedner, veteran Camden County career counselor and avid collector of career Barbie dolls.

Debbie Friedner is an employment counselor with Camden County who has many, many career Barbies and the Barbie slogan at her cubicle at work. It's helped inspired dispirited clients and has become her passion. She was photographed in her cubicle at work in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Friday, August 4, 2023.
Debbie Friedner is an employment counselor with Camden County who has many, many career Barbies and the Barbie slogan at her cubicle at work. It's helped inspired dispirited clients and has become her passion. She was photographed in her cubicle at work in Cherry Hill, N.J. on Friday, August 4, 2023.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer / Elizabeth Robertson / Staff Phot