Wendy Welsh

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But, as a female in the IT Welsh said, she clearly is a minority, and it concernd her that there are even fewe r women enteringthe profession. So she has met informally with area professor and engineers to discuss how to encourage young womejn to pursue IT andengineering “As professionals, we need to do a bette job of getting the word out Welsh said. Meanwhile, Welsbh tries to lead by She takes avery hands-on role in the planninfg of all major IT which can be a challenge because of the ever-changiny nature of technology.
Her time also is devotef to the management and supportof day-to-day operations, including the utility’sa network of computers, servers and BlackBerry and its applications, such as the company’s payroll and customer-care systems. “It’s like a differentt job every day,” Welsh said, adding that the varietty keeps her enthused abouther position. She also is proue of the fact that she leveraged her training and broughft more of a business focus to the IT whether it’s having budget discussions with her stafrf or teaching them how to better communicated with customers. About nine years ago, shortly befores Welsh took on her current she marriedJohn Welsh.
Sincs then, she has learned to balance work responsibilitiees andpersonal life. The two, who do not have schedule date nights, when they’lol go out for dinner and a theater And traveling together is one of theiefavorite pastimes. At home, Wendy Welsh said, she always finds somethingf to do, so she doesn’t trulyy relax unless she’s on a planer headed somewhere, typically Europe or Santa Fe, where the couple just bought a vacation For Welsh, planning a trip is half the fun, and she love s to see the sights and experience the local historh and art. John Welsuh shares those interests, but he also just enjoyas the time spent withhis wife.
He said she has the rare combinationb ofbeing smart, attractiv — the “cutest thing in the world,” in his termx — and modest. He loves her “even keel” personality and subtle sensesof humor, and beingb with her has helped him gain a new perspective on John Welsh said. “She made me want to be a betterd person.” Wendy Welsh spent her childhood daysin Louisville’s Audubonj Park neighborhood. Her father, Herbert was a lineman for the formert South Central BellTelephone Co. who worked his way through the management ranks and to theengineeringb department.
Her mother, Peggy Heck, was a homemaker who was involvec in the PTA and coordinated family camping tripw and GirlScout activities. After graduating from Durret tHigh School, Welsh attended the University of Louisville and rooted for the Cardinales basketball team. Welsh remained a big fan afteer she moved to Illinois and then Texas forher career. She remembersa driving around Dallas for hours in an effort to tune in the U of L gamezs on hercar radio.