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Women\u2019s Equality Day commemorates the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote.\u00a0 Additionally, it is a day to recognize women\u2019s achievements, specifically in the efforts to gain equality with men.<\/p>\n
At Pierce County, we have many women leaders who are serving our residents extremely well in some of our most demanding roles!<\/p>\n
Without question, COVID has been one of the most significant challenges we have ever faced, and the three leaders at the forefront of our response are Heather Moss, Jody Ferguson and Betty Capestany (Directors of Human Services, DEM and Economic Development, respectively). Their teams\u2019 pandemic responses and recovery work have been recognized at the state and national level!<\/p>\n
But our group of strong women department leaders doesn\u2019t stop there!<\/p>\n
Dr. Karen Cline-Parhamovich has brought our Medical Examiner\u2019s Office to world-class status. Roxanne Miles has expanded and broadened recreation for all. Judy Archer in Human Resources has strengthened our County workforce and made it more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Libby Catalinich leads an award-winning Communications team.\u00a0 And, Chief Patti Jackson manages our Corrections Bureau.<\/p>\n
And, most recently, we hired Jen Tetatzin as the Director of Planning and Public Works, our largest County department.\u00a0 Jen also is one of our newest women leaders in one of our most technical jobs – engineering! \u00a0Engineering has long been a male dominated field – when I was in graduate school at the UW, there was only one woman in my engineering program.<\/p>\n
You can learn more about Jen and other women engineering leaders in this video:<\/p>\n