REDLANDS >> Sharon Yowell is proving that changing career paths can have sweet rewards.
A self-proclaimed "tumbleweed" who has moved 28 times, Yowell's educational background includes a degree in microbiology and studies in Chinese language with an even more diverse career history.
In her 50s, Yowell said she was becoming burned out after two decades working in retail book store management and at retail giant REI.