SCHB's Q&A with the ACS 2021 President-Elect Candidates: Mary K. Carroll and Angela K. Wilson
Mary K. Carroll, Candidate, 2021 ACS President-Elect Responses to SCHB Questions https://www.marycarroll-acs.org/ 1. Discuss how your interests are aligned with the interests of industrial chemists and the chemical business community. Broadly speaking, my interests are in advancing the chemical enterprise as a whole. Although I have spent the majority of my professional career in academia, my professional community has always included industrial chemists and chemical professionals. As Councilor I represent a local section (Eastern New York) that, in its professional diversity, is a microcosm of the ACS. The ENY ACS membership includes academics (from universities, 2- and 4-year undergraduate colleges and K-12 schools), industrial chemists (from large international companies to one-person start-ups), government scientists (New York State forensic and health laboratories), as well as professionals whose jobs don’t fit neatly into any of those categories. For our Society to