Illinois Agri-Women featured in Farm Credit Article
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Farm Credit highlighted employees involved with American Agri-Women. Margie Menacher, an Illinois Agri-Women member, was featured in this article:
Liz Harder and Margie Menacher of Farm Credit Illinois
Margie Menacher, a creative design specialist at Farm Credit Illinois, has been a member of Illinois Agri-Women for nearly two years. She first got involved by helping to organize an event called Women Changing the Face of Agriculture, a career fair designed for Illinois high school girls interested in exploring a career in agriculture. After helping to organize this Illinois Agri-Women event, Margie decided to join the organization, and she continues to take on more and more responsibility.
AAW and its affiliates equip women with important leadership skills that are transferable to their careers at Farm Credit. For example, Margie Menacher was encouraged to push herself beyond her comfort zone through her involvement at Illinois Agri-Women. The opportunities that she took on there helped her to develop the skills and confidence she needed to seek out leadership responsibilities in her position as a creative design specialist at Farm Credit Illinois. Margie said, “I’m taking on a lot more of the production side of things through my role at Farm Credit. I set deadlines for production, which means that I have to keep people focused to make sure that they’re meeting them.” When asked if this newfound confidence was due to Illinois Agri-Women, Margie said, “Definitely. Anytime you can do more activities where you are interacting with other people, you gain communication skills, you get more comfortable and grow more confident.”
https://farmcredit.com/blog/natural-partnership-farm-credit-and-american-agri-women
