Summary: <p>Becky Katz '09 is currently a Robert Bosch Fellow, a prestige program that accepts 15 professionals and provides professional development in Germany. Before her move to Germany, she was the City of Atlanta’s first Chief Bicycle Officer. In this role she worked across city and state departments and with the public to make Atlanta safer, easier and better by bike. Her main initiatives included launching and overseeing the Relay Bike share system, increasing the city's bikeway mileage through the Renew Atlanta Infrastructure Bond/TSPLOST and other capital programs and leading Cycle Atlanta planning study. </p> <p>In this episode of <em>Fresh from the Hill</em>, Becky will talk with host Lou Diamond '92 about the various pathways she took after graduating from Cornell with a degree in environmental engineering and what she's up to today. Hear about her interest in the overlap of engineering and communities, how at the end of the day all jobs are about networking and having real authentic relationships, the role of women in engineering and the challenges they face in a male-dominated industry, and how easy it is to find Cornellians anywhere in the world!<br> <br> Read the <a href="https://cornell.box.com/s/hem1qg2dont39zpevpdlwayew3yljymr">episode transcript</a>.<br> <br> Created and produced by Amanda Massa.<br> Music by Kia Albertson-Rogers '13, <a href="http://koa3@cornell.edu/" target="_blank"><strong>koa3@cornell.edu</strong></a>.<br> Artwork by Chris Kelly. <br> Episode transcribed by Cait Collins. </p> <p>*The views expressed by <em>Fresh from the Hill</em> hosts and guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Cornell University.</p>
