Courtney Bremner joined A&A as an intern in 2001 and made a bee line to her current position as HR Manager. She’s climbed her way through the ranks as a summer intern, a recruiter, as an HR Generalist, and now as the leader of A&A’s human resources team.

"A&A has given me so many opportunities. The officers have supported me over the years as I completed my MBA, became a licensed HR Professional (PHR), and now as I transition into my new position as HR Manager," Courtney said.

Within weeks of assuming her new leadership role, Courtney had defined a path to meet her goals. She said, "My goal has always been to have a positive impact on this company and the people here. I hope to continue to do that through recruiting, career and professional development of our employees, and the benefits we offer them."

As the company approaches the transition to 100 percent employee-ownership, Courtney is growing extremely excited. "Ken Anderson is watching a goal of his from 1987 come to fruition, and the employees are seeing a financial and cultural benefit live up to its full potential," she said.

Several employees of Anderson & Associates’ Greensboro office decided to take on leadership roles this year within their community. The A&A group went into communities to mentor, teach about engineering, and coordinate an egg drop competition.

Scarlett Kitts, A&A project engineer, spent six months mentoring a group of students from nearby Mendenhall Middle School for the Future City competition. The Future City combines an engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present the students’ vision of a city of the future. Scarlett said, "One of the things I like most about the Future City Competition is that it speaks to all aspects of the engineering field. It’s not only about math and science skills, it encompasses everything an engineer needs to be able to do, such as writing, presenting, and working with a group." Scarlett’s team won the Regional competition in January and went on to the National competition in Washington D.C where they won the award for Best Representation of Manufacturer Supply Chains.

Project engineer Mike Wykosky visited science classes at Southeast Guilford Middle School to share his engineering expertise. Mike explained the engineering field and worked with students to build structures out of gumdrops and toothpicks that would support their textbooks. Mike said, "I’m glad I had the opportunity to talk about engineering with some potential engineers of the future."

Carrie Cranwill, project engineer and landscape architect, organized the Second Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Egg Drop Competition at Hanes Mall in February. An astounding 445 participants, ranging from kindergarteners to adults, created devices with weight limitations to protect their eggs. Nineteen prizes totaling $1,350 were awarded with the lightest device weighing in at 5 grams.