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74 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2020 additive process technologies, and solid PCB design instruction. These women are a few of the many who dynamically serve their com- panies and customers each day and still find enough time and energy to contribute their leadership to the PCEA. Here, I share their backgrounds, as well as their hopes for the PCEA. Tara Dunn Tara Dunn is a sea- soned professional and an I-Connect007 colum- nist with more than 20 years in the electron- ics industry exclusively focused on the PCB sector. Her experience spans roles from manu- facturing to sales and marketing. Tara is now president of Omni PCB, a manu- facturers' rep firm, which is uniquely focused on the PCB market, offering sales and engi- neering support with technology ranging from standard technology to high-end HDI prod- ucts. Specialties include flex, rigid-flex, RF microwave designs, and microelectronics. Her website (pcbadvisor.com) shares technical information related to all segments of the PCB industry. Tara is also a founder of Geek-A-Palooza. This annual event provides all aspects of the local electronic industry with a unique net- working experience focused on expanding resources and knowledge, building relation- ships, and bringing the industry together in a social atmosphere. "My vision for the future of PCEA is to be all-inclusive, offering strong technical con- tent, networking, and relationship building for designers, fabricators, and assemblers. My desire is for experienced PCB engineers to offer support to those new to the field, and for those who new to bring energy and new ideas in return. With a strong network, what this industry can accomplish is limitless, and PCEA provides tools and community to inspire." Susy Webb Susy Webb is a senior PCB designer with 40 years of experience. Her career includes expe- rience in coastal and oceanographic oil explo- ration and monitoring equipment, point-to- point microwave net- work systems, and CPCI and ATX computer motherboards. Webb is a regular speaker at PCB West, IPC events, and international design conferences. She also consults for individual companies and groups. Her presentations dis- cuss the practical implementation of complex engineering concepts into board layout and methods to improve the overall design and flow of PCBs. Susy is CID-certified, a chapter contributor for The Printed Circuits Handbook, and one of the judges for the annual Mentor Techni- cal Leadership Awards. She is also an active member of the PCEA Executive Board and education committees and is a member and past president of the Houston Chapter of the Designer's Council. While working a full-time PCB engineering job, Susy constantly seeks to learn more about the physics, electronics, and DFM concepts that lead to better board design. She shares those concepts as a speaker/teacher at confer- ences and companies, and strives to show oth- ers the reasoning behind why things are best done a certain way. Susy also maintains an active involvement in the industry in the form of professional associations. "The PCEA is an organization where engi- neering professionals can come together and discuss ideas and share experiences. There is an overwhelming amount of engineering information online. As a part of the educa- tion group, we seek to continually update the information on our web page about resources, articles, and books we have enjoyed to be sure that others know about them, and which we find most accurate and beneficial. In the com- ing year, we also hope to share some of our