2017
After receiving numerous nominations, a panel of local business leaders selected the following 25 young professionals as being among the best and brightest of their generation.
PH OTO G RAPH Y BY M I C HAEL PATC H
Whether they own a small business or work for a large corporation, these individuals are truly “on the move” not only in their places of work, but also in the community.
Sara Abbe BIO: Unit manager in the Engineering Department at BWXT’s Mt. Athos Road facility. Sara has lived and worked in the Lynchburg area for 11 years. She has been with BWXT in roles of increasing responsibility for eight years and previously worked as a process engineer at Georgia Pacific’s Big Island mill. She graduated from North Carolina State University with two engineering degrees and serves on the Engineering Advisory Board at Sweet Briar College.
projects/challenges into smaller steps helps me get started, stay motivated, and provides natural points to re-evaluate my plan.
So far in my career, I am most proud of… the fact that my job makes a real difference in the defense of our nation.
What I love about working in Lynchburg is… the lack of traffic! Whenever I travel to bigger cities I realize how much I take that for granted.
When I’m having a tough day at work, I always… think about what kind of example I want to set for my children. I want them to grow up realizing that life will present us with personal and professional challenges outside our control, but our reaction to them is in our control.
The best piece of advice I have ever received… even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Breaking big
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