It’s hard to believe it’s already time to say goodbye to my presidency, but I couldn’t have asked for a better year for SWE, for myself, and for all of our members. It’s SWE’s 75th anniversary and also the organization’s first time hitting 50,000 members globally.  O...

As we turn the page on another year in SWE’s storied history and my term as SWE president comes to a close, I have the honor of writing my farewell column to all you “SWE-ple.” I first want to offer my profound gratitude and thanks for an amazing year of advocacy, energy, an...

Immediately following my installation, I shared a hug with my younger son. In the GE Gas Power Greenville Advanced Manufacturing Works building hangs a poster of Thomas Edison displaying the quote, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls a...

For the first half of the fiscal year, I was expecting my daughter. By the time WE Local Buffalo took place, she accompanied me there and insisted on joining me at the podium. It was certainly an interesting SWE year! In addition to my theme, “Aspire to Inspire,” navigat...

Behind the scenes recording videos for WE21 at SWE headquarters. We kept track of my “wardrobe” so that the recordings were as seamless as possible with the live Q&A broadcast from my living room. At the start of our year, the board of directors had conversations abou...