If you'd told me 30 years ago, I’d be standing where I do today or where I’ve stood the last 12 years, I would have laughed. I’ve made massive career changes since I first began teaching first grade at the age of 21. I worked several years in higher education and eventually left education completely for an entirely different path. I went straight into manufacturing and in 2011, found myself interviewing as the first hire to build a leadership department  from scratch for a wholly owned Caterpillar subsidiary with ten thousand employees that built locomotives around the world. I remember feeling well in over my head!

I spent nearly three years working in Organizational Development in the Oil & Gas industry in Tuscaloosa, AL.

It was that first job in manufacturing that really helped me recognize that my passion in life was women’s leadership and in particular, women in male-dominated industries. It has been a privilege to be part of this group of Empowered Women who are empowering other women.