Cliff Notes Podcast: Ask A Leader

Katy Toms is an accomplished Civil Engineer and Chair of Institution of Civil Engineers Plymouth, and Senior Vice Chair of ICE South West Regional Committee. She is currently at WSP as Senior Engineer. We caught up after she and the large group of women returned from Malawi Expedition. The passion she has for working with others and having a possible effect on the community with Engineering shows through in this as well as all her past work. As Katy put it "Working in engineering and construction gives you the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself." What you'll learn   * The come back to normal life after such an expedition * They all learnt brick laying, plastering, painting * Katy - "Everyone embraced every role" * Ran ten STEM activities on trip for the students * Two nurses on trip, and try ran first aid classes too and with the teachers * Similar to hands on sessions in UK, from electrical engineering to planning and cleaning water * Made sure all people helping were paid fairly * P