This presentation will focus onthe circuitous career path of the speaker that wound from basic chemicalresearch in the oil industry to the position of Director and CEO of the GordonResearch Conferences.  Highlights of presentation will include brief careerstints developing expertise in counting the number of Common Murres (seabirds)on Alaskan outcrops to becoming the �Queen of Slime and Pithy Phrases� managinga national public outreach program, to her eventually ascent to the ranks ofsenior management in the world's largest scientific society (the ACS, ofcourse).  Insights will be provided regarding whether passing p-chemprepares an individual to balance a multi-million dollar budget and whetherchromatography can be used to separate out high performing from underperformingindividuals during employee evaluations.  The speaker will share herthoughts on the skills and competencies needed to succeed �on the fringe ofscience� and reveal all the things she �knows now but wished she knew then� aboutnavigating through a non-traditional - and highly enjoyable - career path.

Once a chemist, always a chemist?

240th National Meeting (2010)

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