2015 Automotive News 100 Leading Women

What attracted you to the auto industry? When I graduated, I got a job offer from Ford, and I had two job offers at the same time. Ford was No. 3 on the Fortune 500 list. The other company was No. 5. I was trying to decide between the two, and that ranking influenced me.The other job was more money and it was a supervisory position, while Ford was less money, and it was an entry-level. But I liked the culture and felt a sense of belonging in the interview process with Ford. I let that Fortune 500 ranking be my rationale for picking less money.