SQA Interviews

Steve Drzick, RQAP-GLP is a Quality Assurance Specialist at Charles River and a Director on the SQA Board. Steve shares a little insight into his approach to QA, including a memory he shared post-interview about an interaction with some SQA greats!

Tracy Henthorn, RQAP-GLP is the Secretary for the Board of Directors and joined us for this chat about her path to a QA career and experience in SQA.

Join member of the SQA Board of Directors, Hector Gamboa, for a short chat about his background and the benefits of SQA in developing a QA career.

Learn how SQA Past President, Michelle Holbrook, RQAP-GLP went from teaching middle school to a job in the QA world and found a sense of community within SQA. Thanks for sharing your story, Michelle!

SQA Board Director, Sherry Lee Dawson, shares her experience in her nearly 20 years with Charles River Labs as well as her efforts to launch online courses as part of the SQA Education Committee. Listen to learn more about Sherry!

Alison serves as Executive Director for SQA and the SQA Learning Foundation. She works closely with the Society Boards on matters of governance, strategic planning, fundraising, policy and program development, membership development, and overall oversight of the organization. Get to know Alison on a more personal level in this episode!

This month we welcome Lori Wright, RQAP-GLP to the interview chair. Lori is a current member of the SQA Board of Directors, SQA Distinguished Speaker and frequent Annual Meeting presenter.

“I attended my first SQA meeting in 1997 in Seattle, Washington and the various sessions appealed to me, but what really struck me was everyone was so knowledgeable and experienced… there was so much comradery, and I could feel that these people in this room really enjoyed being together!”

Thank you Lori for taking the time at the 7th Global QA Conference for this interview!

Tom Purdue has been an SQA member since it's Roundtable days and has a lot of advice to share about getting the most out of your SQA membership and advancing a career in quality assurance. Our interviewer for this episode was Karrel Joseph, member of the SQA Board of Directors and Communication and History Committee, as well as the founding Chair of the Early Career Professional Development Specialty Section. 

We're starting 2023 with a conversation with SQA President, Cheryl McCarthy, CQA, RQAP-GCP, CMDA. Cheryl brings a wealth of QA experience to the job from her over 20 year career in quality assurance. We also get a little personal and get to know Cheryl outside of work (like her love for her family and 80's hair bands)! Thanks to SQA HQ social media guru, Robert Minicucci for hosting this fun interview. 

Steve and Cheryl continued their conversation "off air" but allowed us to share this insightful conversation about Steve's early struggles in his career.