BEWEL Members
BEWEL Members
Aisha Barry is an independent board director, president, and non-profit board leader. With extensive global experience, Aisha is known for leading business transformation and strategic portfolio shifts that deliver outsized enterprise value. Leveraging a chemical engineering degree, Aisha began her career in consumer products, delivering portfolio-shaping innovation for billion-dollar brands at Procter and Gamble. Over the course of her career, she has developed expertise in manufacturing and operational excellence, consistently driving growth across multiple industries.
Aisha built her medical device proficiency at Medtronic where she led a digital transformation in Cardiac Rhythm Management, the company’s largest business. At Philips, Aisha secured funding for strategic portfolio investments and led an acquisition which continues to fuel double-digit growth. As President of Advanced Sterilization Products, a Fortive Corporation operating company that delivers medical device sterilization solutions, she returned the business to above-market growth by fostering a culture of operational excellence and building an inorganic portfolio to sustain market leadership. Currently, Aisha is President of the Personal Safety Division at 3M Corporation, where she is responsible for leading a diverse multi-billion-dollar portfolio serving regulated industrial, government, and consumer end markets.
As an independent corporate board director at Kaman Corporation, a previously publicly traded aerospace and defense company, Aisha was a part of taking the company private, capturing a significant increase in value for shareholders. While serving at Kaman she utilized her thought leadership and depth of experience to advise on reshaping the company. Recognized as a strong collaborator, Aisha brings this mindset to her board interactions where she seeks to understand the relevant context and then influence outcomes. Aisha was a member of the Compensation and the Audit Committees.
Informed by her lived experience outside the U.S. in China, Aisha is committed to empowering women across corporate, educational, and community settings. She is currently the Chair of the National Board of Governors for the Jeremiah Program, the nation’s largest two-generation nonprofit serving mothers and their children. She also serves on advisory boards at The Ohio State University and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Aisha has received numerous awards including Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America (2022) and Most Influential Women in Corporate America (2019) from Savoy Magazine, Inspiring Leadership Award from the Inspiring Workplaces Group (2022), and The Ohio State University School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award (2021).
Aisha earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from Ohio State. Aisha is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering (2010). She has a 28-year-old daughter, two shih tzus, and resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Janet Braun currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for HBT Labs, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company in Brea, California. With over 25 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, Janet has served as VP and General Counsel for Brightside Innovations, Inc., a technology-based consumer products company that she co-founded, Associate General Counsel for NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company and Associate General Counsel for Santa Fe International Corporation, a privately-held oil drilling services company. Janet began her career at O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles where she focused on securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Janet has served on the Boards of Directors of many nonprofit organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, Greater Los Angeles Area Council, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), Pasadena Ronald McDonald House and Flintridge Preparatory School. She currently serves as the Chair of the South Pasadena Planning Commission and previously chaired the South Pasadena Public Safety Commission. Janet is a member of the Executive Team of Women Leaders Vital Voices in Pasadena, which promotes public policy issues and recently joined the Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership council at The Ohio State University. She is also a volunteer member of The Ohio State College of Engineering Time and Change Campaign Committee. Janet graduated from The Ohio State University, earning both a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1982 and a J.D., with honors, in 1985.
Colette Pierce Burnette, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, joined Huston-Tillotson University as president on July 1, 2015. She is the first female president of the combined institutions of Huston and Tillotson Colleges. She served as interim President at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington, the Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Assistant to the President, Vice President for Information Technology and Services and Chief Information Officer at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Dean of Information Technology at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington and Manager of Consulting and Project Management Services at the Washington State Department of Transportation in Olympia, Washington. Burnette has combined her IQ, EQ, entrepreneurial spirit and technical knowledge to forge successful careers in engineering, information technology and higher education. Before transitioning into higher education, Burnette worked as a Computer Analyst at The Washington Post, an Operations Support Engineer at Proctor and Gamble, Director of Information Systems at Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and ran her own computer consulting firm, CompuMent.
Burnette is a strong proponent of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and civic and community engagement. She is laser-focused on finding resources to support a student-centered university. Burnette’s commitment to being a servant leader is evident in her leadership positions in the Austin community as co-chair of the Mayor of Austin’s Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities, Board Chair of Leadership Austin and Treasurer of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas. She serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Greater Austin Area Black Chamber, National Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities of the United Methodist Church, Austin Community Foundation, IDEA Schools, Frontier Bank, Greater Austin Urban League, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Advisory Council, Urban Roots Advisory Council and Waterloo Greenway Board.
Her many honors include The Ohio State University Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award, Anti-Defamation League Community Hero Award, Urban Land Institute Visionary Award, iACT Hope Award, Mosaic Award, Austin Women’s Hall of Fame, Girls Empowerment Network Igniting Power in Girls Award, named one of the Ten Most Influential Women in Austin, Administrator of the Year (awarded by the Student Government Association), Distinguished Woman of the Year Award, Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s Top 25 Women in Higher Education, US Army Distinguished Civilian Volunteer Service Medal Award, Thurgood Marshall Foundation Chief Information Officer of the Year Award, Thurgood Marshall Chief Fiscal Officer of the Year Award, Dayton Business Journal Chief Fiscal Officer Awardee and the National Diversity Council Glass Ceiling Award to name a few. Burnette, a highly sought-after speaker in Central Texas, is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and The Links, Incorporated.
Colette received her high school diploma in Cleveland, Ohio, from John F. Kennedy High School, a bachelor of science in Engineering from The Ohio State University and a master of science in Administration from Georgia College. She is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Management Development Program and received her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
Colette is married to retired Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Daarel Burnette and they have two adult children (Daarel II of Washington, DC and Daana of Los Angeles, CA).
Marilyn Carpenter is Manager, Customer Support Engineering at Emerson Power & Water Solutions. Her current focus is providing technical support 24x7 to Emerson PWS customers. The Ovation™ distributed control system embodies Emerson's five decades of expertise in the global power generation and water/wastewater industries. Marilyn has been in service with Westinghouse and Emerson Power & Water Solutions in Pittsburgh since 1979. Starting as a field engineer with a BSEE from The Ohio State University, she began commissioning data acquisition and control systems in the U.S. Whether a troubleshooting assignment or project execution with time and budget constraints in the U.S. or at international sites, these assignments present opportunities to learn and meet people from different backgrounds.
Elaina is Change Enthusiasm Global’s Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Elaina leads the operations and delivery of CEG’s global programs as well as the design, development and deployment of innovative solutions that realize and support the vision for CEG.
With more than 20 years of experience driving transformational change in high-performing teams and organizations, Elaina’s specialty is helping people see their potential and realize their personal and professional goals through behavior changes that bring out their very best.
Elaina has held leadership roles with Dow Chemical, Nationwide Insurance, Owens Corning, Tesla, LUMA Institute and MURAL. Her business expertise includes manufacturing, supply chain, operations, strategy and talent development and product commercialization. Additionally, Elaina is a leadership and executive coach through her side hustle, Change is Heart Work.
She holds degrees in chemical engineering and business operations excellence from The Ohio State University. She is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, holds three application patents for advanced insulation technology and installation and received executive leadership training from the University of North Carolina. Elaina is a graduate of the International Coach Academy and is a certified ACC professional coach through the International Coach Federation.
Elaina serves on the committee of Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership (BEWEL) for The Ohio State University College of Engineering and is an active member of the women’s executive leadership forum, Chief.
Elaina and her wife, Pam, along with their two fur babies, Macie and Gracie, reside east of Columbus, Ohio. For fun, she plays guitar, loves boating and enjoys great food.
Lee Ann Cochran, partner at Amphora Consulting, holds a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from The Ohio State University and has spent nearly 20 years in corporate workplaces across the aerospace, defense, start-up and non-profit industries. She offers expertise in areas including research, business development, sales and strategic marketing capabilities.
Embodying her core values of authenticity and purpose-driven living, Lee Ann promotes women and girls’ access to education and works to advance the cultures of diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM. Using her unique background in engineering and sales, Lee Ann also leads non-profit fundraising efforts.
As an agent for change, Lee Ann serves on the boards of the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) and the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV). Lee Ann has been a Soroptimist International of the America’s (SIA) member for 10 years and has served in a variety of roles including: Soroptimist International (SI) President’s Appeal Coordinator, SIA Fundraising Chair, SIA Fundraising Council Member, SIA Donor Relations Task Force, SI UNESCO Representative (Saudi Arabia), Region Fundraising Chair and numerous club roles including President. She is a prior Board member of the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), Battelle Japan and Leadership Columbus. Lee Ann is Past President and Board Member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Board.
Lee Ann’s advocacy earned her Battelle’s recognition as a 2014 Women’s History Month honoree for championing ideas to drive change and shape the future, Outstanding Soroptimist Award in 2016 and 2013 Rookie of the year with Soroptimist of Columbus and Franklin County. She has also been honored for her excellence in leadership, strategy and sales by organizations including Women for Economic Leadership Development (Women You Should Know, 2014), Smart Business (Progressive Woman in Cleveland, 2017), WEPAN (President’s Award, 2018) and The Ohio State University College of Engineering Texnikoi Outstanding Alumni (2020).
A TEDx speaker and author of Perspectives: Authenticity in the Workplace, Lee Ann travels globally to deliver keynote presentations, workshops delivering the Amphora Grassroots Strategy program and supporting employers who value diversity, equity and inclusion while creating a positive work environment.
Nancy C. Dawes is a Serial Innovator with roots in the consumer-packaged goods industry. During her 38-year career at Procter & Gamble, she was instrumental in creating the anti-wrinkle, masstige skin care movement inside the $135 billion global skin care category via her pioneering work which turned a declining Olay brand into a $2.5 billion powerhouse. She led global teams that demonstrated improvement in skin health and appearance, ensured bioavailability of active ingredients, strategized proprietary materials, innovated packaging and product characteristics with uniquely strong consumer appeal and enabled pricing that led to holistic business wins for P&G. Bookending this program, she employed similar methods and achieved similar results in P&G’s global Head & Shoulders and Pringles brands. Nancy’s string of innovations caused P&G to elevate her to the level of its most elite scientists and engineers (Vic Mills Society) and The Ohio State University College of Engineering to award her the 2021 Benjamin Lamme Medal for Meritorious Achievement in Engineering, the first woman to receive it in the 90 years it’s been awarded. She has published peer-reviewed articles, a book chapter and holds multiple patents.
Nancy, in partnership with Bruce Vojak, helps train companies to identify, develop and unleash Serial Innovators via delivery of Conference Board webinars (2020-21) and PDMA workshop (2022). As a volunteer, Nancy rose to board president of two Girl Scout Councils in western Ohio, co-chairs the design/delivery portion of the 2019-2024 Camp Empower Her Program and was recognized as a 2018 Cincinnati Woman of Distinction. She has served on Ohio State's College of Engineering External Advisory Council since 2012 and is a founding member and fundraising committee co-chair of Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership (BEWEL), which successfully endowed the faculty award for “Leadership in Innovation” in 2022.
Jackie Marshall DiMarco is the Director of North American Truck at Ford Motor Company. In this role, she is responsible for strategy and end-to-end profitability of Ford’s F-150, Super Duty and commercial truck products. She leads a cross-functional team of product development, operations, marketing, finance, purchasing, strategy and human-centered design. Prior to her current role, Ms. DiMarco gained 23 years of experience in automotive product development, program management, quality and launch. She began her career as a powertrain engineer and held multiple Chief Program Engineer roles including F-150, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator and Transit Connect. She was also Chief Engineer of Ford’s first Autonomous Vehicle program.
Ms. DiMarco was the Powertrain Integration Chief for Ford North America. She worked two years in Germany where she led small car strategy and planning and was instrumental in developing Ford’s global C-car platform. She was awarded the The Ohio State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ralph Boyer Young Achiever Award, The Ohio State University College of Engineering Texnikoi Alumni Award and Ohio State's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Alan Gregory Loofbourrow Business Achievement Award. She was also recognized by Automotive News as a Rising Star in 2017. Ms. DiMarco received a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. She also holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Kathy Fox brings more than 35 years experience leading capital improvements and community revitalization projects to her role as President of Community Strategy Partners, LLC in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture and distinguished alumna of The Ohio State University College of Engineering, Kathy launched the restoration of Ohio’s statehouse and capitol grounds. She was the founding director of the non-profit Capitol Square Foundation. Kathy was subsequently appointed as the first director of the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission. Over a 20 year period she oversaw $500 million in bond-funded capital improvements grants for 300 arts, cultural and professional sports facility projects, with a total project value of more than $1 billion. Kathy was then selected to serve as one of 17 national Strong Cities, Strong Communities Fellows of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Her current volunteer service includes the Harvard University Loeb Fellowship Alumni Council, Ohio State's Knowlton School Capital Campaign Committee, the Landscape Architecture Section Advisory Board and the Contemporary American Theatre Company board of trustees. Kathy’s prior service includes national Vice President of Finance for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), national Chair of the ASLA Council of Fellows, Ohio State's College of Engineering Dean’s External Advisory Board, Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment board, Chair of the Ohio Historic Sites Preservation Advisory Board and Board Chair of the Columbus Metropolitan Club.
Mrs. Hammersley is on assignment as a Senior Advisor to the US Secret Service, from the Department of Defense (DoD). Her portfolio includes workforce resiliency and human resource information technology issues. Her 34 year career within DoD includes weapons manufacturing, arms control implementation, program management, policy oversight and budget. She was the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Resources & Analysis within the office of the DoD Chief Information Officer. One of her primary responsibilities was generating and submitting the annual DoD Information Technology budget and associated budget justification materials. Mrs. Hammersley has over 20 years in the Senior Executive Service and is a two-time Presidential Rank Award recipient. Prior to Mrs. Hammersley’s federal service career, she worked for the General Electric Company (GE) at the Specialty Materials Department located in Worthington, Ohio. While at GE, Mrs. Hammersley held several positions, starting as an engineering laboratory technician (while a college co-op) and departing as a research & development engineer. Mrs. Hammersley developed and introduced six new Thermally Stable Diamond Products which concluded with a patent application. Mrs. Hammersley received her BS in Ceramic Engineering
Lara Harrington is a retired chief engineer at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. (HRA). She most recently served as Development Leader of the 2019 Honda Passport. In that role, Harrington was responsible for the vehicle’s overall concept, development and launch, overseeing groups that included engineering, sales and manufacturing. Harrington also served as Development Leader of the 2019 Honda Pilot and the 2021 Honda Odyssey.
In addition to her roles in vehicle development, Harrington oversaw the business strategy for fundamental research in North America, from 2009-2014, with a portfolio including research in battery, autonomous vehicle and advanced materials technologies.
Harrington has been recognized as one of the “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry” by Automotive News for the scope of her influence on Honda’s product development.
A native of Central Ohio, Harrington received her bachelor’s degree in engineering from The Ohio State University and has received multiple awards of distinction, including the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016.
Mary Juhas is associate vice president in the Office of Research at the Ohio State University.
Her initiatives focus on catalyzing innovation, creativity and development of interdisciplinary women-led research teams. Juhas directed the development of REACH for Commercialization™, an innovation ecosystem for women faculty, staff and postdoctoral inventors. She is co-chair of the Government Enagement Working Group of the National Science Foundation’s recently launched Engineering Research Visioning Alliance. Juhas is fellow of ASM International, former ABET Board member and former member of the Advisory Committees of the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Directorate and the SBIR/STTR Subcommittee. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Seton Hill University, a master’s degree in Metallurgy & Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Paris and has previously held research and leadership positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Edison Welding Institute.
Wendy is currently the US partner strategy lead for the Business Applications cloud at Microsoft, a $1 billion business unit. She’s held various roles in Marketing and Enterprise Sales leadership for the past 20 years and has deep experience in technology adoption and Digital Transformation. She is the founder of the WEBS Scholarships, a need-based half-tuition scholarship fund for women engineers at Ohio State. She serves on the Fundraising and Marketing committees of Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership (BEWEL). She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University (1998) and a Masters of Business Administration from University of California at Berkeley (2008). Wendy currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Throughout her career at Battelle, Lisa McCauley held executive, technical and program management positions, principally focused in aerospace and defense. She was General Manager of Battelle’s National Security Global Operations and its Cyber Innovations business unit where she led research and development teams and facilities in the US and abroad. Earlier, she led NASA-supported programs including Battelle’s spaceflight program which culminated in flights on ten Space Shuttle missions and space exploration programs for which she and other team members were awarded a NASA Group Achievement Award. Lisa received a B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from The Ohio State University and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. Recently retired, she is a charter member and president of the Buckeye Engineering Women in Executive Leadership (BEWEL) and chair of the Aerospace External Advisory Board (EAB)/co-chair of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) EAB. She is an active mentor of students pursuing careers in engineering and in aerospace in particular, through MAE’s Gearing Women Towards Success program. Lisa was honored as a STEM Exemplar by the Ohio Academy of Science in 2016 and her prior service includes the Battelle India Board of Directors, two American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics technical committees – Space Transportation and Space Systems and the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. She was recognized as a Distinguished Alumna of Ohio State’s College of Engineering in 2010 and is also a proud supporter of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Outreach program.
As the first Chief Innovation Officer for the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), Sophia brought a keen understanding of the rapid transformation of the global transportation industry.
Since joining COTA in September 2019, Sophia has focused on expanding the use of technology to reimagine and advance mobility. She has played a key role in rolling out the first bus on-demand service in North America as well as an effort to share artificial intelligence data regarding traffic, infrastructure and connected vehicle data across Central Ohio.
Sophia comes to COTA from the private sector, having worked 17 years at NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company headquartered in Columbus. She joined NetJets in 2002 as a business analyst and became the company’s first director of product development and then its first vice president of owner experience design and strategy. Prior to NetJets, Sophia started her career as a human factors design engineer for IBM, then served as a consultant and manager for a global technology and consulting company.
A Columbus native, Sophia earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering from The Ohio State University, with a specialization in designing systems and services for people.
Christina Sistrunk retired as president and CEO of Aera Energy LLC in September 2020. Aera is one of the largest California and U.S. oil producers with annual revenues of more than $2 billion. Delivering 25 percent of the state’s production, Aera is one of the nation’s most active drillers, operating more than 14,500 wells aimed at powering great todays and better tomorrows. Under Sistrunk’s leadership, Aera continued to extend its environmental leadership by seeking innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions to allow California to meet its aggressive climate goals while providing affordable, reliable energy to the highest safety and environmental standards in the world.
Sistrunk began her career with Amoco Production Company in Louisiana working in a variety of production, facilities and reservoir engineering assignments focused on Gulf of Mexico engineering and development. In 1998 she joined Shell and held a series of technical and management positions, including operations manager and asset manager in the Gulf of Mexico and a two-year assignment as health, safety and environment manager for the Americas. Sistrunk had a global role for worldwide exploration and production based in Rijswijk, The Netherlands to lead the creation and implementation of the upstream process safety improvement program. She returned to the U.S. in 2009 as vice president of production assets for the Gulf of Mexico and later became vice president of Arctic capability. In that role, Sistrunk led the development of technology, people and systems to enable responsible Arctic development. Demonstrating her commitment to contributing to the communities and the state, she served on the governing board of the Kern County Hospital Authority; is a past board member of the California Chamber of Commerce; and member and past chair of the Western States Petroleum Association Board of Directors. Sistrunk also served on the executive committee and board of directors for the California Business Roundtable. She serves as a partner in the Executive Women in Energy Initiative, supporting women leaders in advancing to the top of their organizations to boost industry performance. A highly respected leader known for delivering results, Sistrunk was named a Safety in Action Icon for 2016 by DEKRA Insight, for her inspirational, influential and innovative contributions to safety that have touched lives and changed the way people work; one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas by the National Diversity Council; and one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in California, by California Women Lead. Sistrunk holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and is a Distinguished Engineering Alumna from The Ohio State University. Believing in the power of education as a pathway to the future, Sistrunk serves as a member of Ohio State's College of Engineering External Advisory Council. She and her husband, John, have one daughter, Nicole.
Denise M. Burcham (BS ’87, chemical engineering) retired from ExxonMobil after 36 years of company service following the completion of the $2 billion Baytown Chemical Expansion Project. She was the venture executive in the Major Growth Ventures organization of ExxonMobil Chemical Company in Houston. She focused on commercializing new technologies and bringing new businesses to ExxonMobil Chemical Company. Before moving to venture development, Burcham was the Baton Rouge Plastics Plant manager for ExxonMobil Chemical Company in Louisiana for three years. The site includes eight production lines focused on producing a large variety of specialty polymers. Burcham joined ExxonMobil in 1987 at the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant. After working in various plant engineering assignments, she was promoted into manufacturing management. In 1999, she moved to the ExxonMobil Chemical Headquarters in Houston. She held positions including financial analyst, multiple market planning roles, North American Benzene Sales manager, and Americas Polyolefins Supply Chain manager.
Denise and her husband, Michael reside in Houston to be close to their three daughters (all chemical engineers) and their families.
Lorie ‘Burgess’ Terry is currently a plant manager at Crown Holdings, Inc., where she leads the operations of a metal lithography facility making closures for food packaging. With almost 25 years of manufacturing experience, she has held leadership positions in maintenance, quality control, operations, supply chain, and project management. Throughout her career, Lorie’s passion for continuous improvement and strive for excellence has enabled her to capture significant savings while laying the foundation of a global supply chain management system to allow for sustained business growth.
During her career, Lorie has continually been a mentor and leader for other women employed in work environments where the majority are men. At MeadWestvaco, she co-founded a workplace women’s network where she was a membership committee lead and eventually chapter lead. Lorie has also served as a mentor through Buckeye Pen Pals and Stadium Scholarship Alum Society, both Ohio State foundations, where she has mentored several women.
A native of Ohio, Lorie earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University (‘99) and Professional Leadership certification from Hollins University (‘12). Lorie and her husband, Stephen, of over 20 years, enjoy their cats, spending time with family, sporting events and playing golf together.