Rachel Duke

• Shoshi Kaganovsky dropped everything to volunteer on the front lines of the Ukraine War, helping refugees in Israel, Poland and beyond. • Nikki Hardesty serves on her city council and directs the county SPCA. And ... she’s loud, proud and the only Jewish mom in a small Texas town. • Daniel Steres, Houston Dynamo defender, is proud of his Jewish roots. • Phyllis Rosen teaches canasta at the J to find friendship, battle cancer. • Dr. Stanley Appel is a pioneer in ALS research and treatments.

Transformational leadership refers to a model that utilizes motivation and inspiration to foster vision, innovation, and growth. It also plays a fundamental role in building a positive quality culture and stimulating followers to exceed expectations. In forensic laboratories, accreditation activities provide numerous opportunities for leaders to promote these behaviors while strengthening quality systems and driving continuous improvement.

As we all know, CamFess is the place to go for spirited and nuanced discussion and none seems to inspire us quite like the ‘STEM vs humanities’ debate. Which is harder? More important? Has the most attractive cohort? Art and science are often perceived as mutually exclusive fields; artists and scientists could not be more different. But are the two really such disparate and distinct disciplines and, by treating them as such, are we missing out on opportunities?