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21 I L T A N E T . O R G F R O M P A R T 1 , C H E C K O U T T H E P O D C A S T W I T H L I S A M E C O N I L I S T E N T O P O D C A S T 46 P E E R T O P E E R : I L T A ' S Q U A R T E R L Y M A G A Z I N E | S U M M E R 2 0 2 1 E X T R A S Women Who Lead: Lisa Meconi ILTA's Women Who Lead Advisory Committee put out a call for names earlier this year to identify women who have recently experienced a job transition into their first management role. WWL will be profiling four new women leaders in Peer to Peer, one profile in each of the next four issues. WWL will also will do an interview with them as part of our podcast series throughout the next year, so stay tuned! How did you get interested in the field you are currently in? I grew up in a family of lawyers – both grandfathers, my father, and several of my uncles – so I've always been surrounded by debaters and critical thinkers. I aspired to be an attorney myself. I did get into law school but ultimately chose a full-time role with my company over the debt of law school. I received my MBA in 2011 while working full- time and then transitioned from marketing to technology to satisfy my curiosity around project management and found myself drawn to technology leadership roles over and over again because I love solving problems together with our business partners. What led you to your career? Was there a defining moment? My career path has been the happiest of accidents. I started as a temporary worker doing data entry for Liberty Mutual 20 years ago and have been able to follow my passions and interests as they D I R E C T O R O F L E G A L E N G I N E E R I N G – L E G A L T E C H N O L O G Y L I B E R T Y M U T U A L I N S U R A N C E A N D F R O M P A R T 2 , C H E C K O U T T H E P O D C A S T W I T H C R Y S T A L K E L L E Y L I S T E N T O P O D C A S T 64 P E E R T O P E E R : I L T A ' S Q U A R T E R L Y M A G A Z I N E | S U M M E R 2 0 2 1 E X T R A S Women Who Lead: Crystal Kelley ILTA's Women Who Lead Advisory Committee put out a call for names earlier this year to identify women who have recently experienced a job transition into their first management role. WWL will be profiling four new women leaders in Peer to Peer, one profile in each of the next four issues. WWL will also will do an interview with them as part of our podcast series throughout the next year, so stay tuned! How did you get interested in the field you are currently in? I've always been very analytical and eager to learn new things. IT always intrigued me since it encompasses so many fields, so I started learning about different operating systems and programming languages. What led you to your career? Was there a defining moment? I was working as a 911 operator and ready for a change. I landed my first IT job as an analyst for a legal helpdesk, and that allowed me to start building the skills I needed to advance my career. What is one of your greatest career acomplishments? I think I'm most proud of the fact that I was able to become a manager within a short time of starting my career. I started my career in IT 8 years ago, with very little knowledge, and worked hard to develop my I T U S E R S U P P O R T M A N A G E R T R O U T M A N P E P P E R I LT A ' S W O M E N W H O L E A D ILTA's Women Who Lead Advisory Committee put out a call for names earlier this year to identify women who have recently experienced a job transition into their first management role. WWL will be profiling four new women leaders in Peer to Peer, one profile in each of the next four issues. WWL will also do an interview with them as part of our podcast series throughout the next year, so stay tuned!

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