2022年在职父母:激情面对困难

Meet our 2022 Working Parents of the Year, Julia Kovalchuk and Sheila Lockwood. They were nominated by their peers for their outstanding abilities to balance a career and family while still helping their communities.

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AbbVie is proud to be selected again this year as one of Seramount’s 100 Best Companies, which recognizes companies for outstanding leadership in areas that impact working parents, from leave policies, fertility benefits, adoption, caregiver benefits, flexible scheduling, opportunities for advancement and more.

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Chosen from more than 100 nominations, Julia and Sheila represent different roles at AbbVie and different stages of parenting, but they both aim to leave a legacy of service, passion and overcoming challenges.

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Julia was born and raised in Ukraine and now lives in the United States. After the conflict in her home country began this February, Julia jumped into action. She spends her free time raising funds and sending supplies to Ukraine—on top of leading one of our commercial teams and caring for her two young children.

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Sheila is a single mother of four. She lost two of her children, including a son who was killed by a drunk driver. Sheila turned her grief into action through advocacy and leadership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), all while growing a 20-year career in information technology at AbbVie.

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满足我们工作的父母2022年,茱莉亚Kovalchuk和希拉·洛克伍德。他们被同伴提名的优秀能力来平衡事业与家庭,同时帮助他们的社区。

AbbVie是骄傲的今年再次被选中作为Seramount的100家最适合工作的公司之一,承认公司的杰出领导的地区影响父母工作,从离开政策,生育福利、收养、照顾者利益,灵活调度,晋升机会等等。

选择来自100多个提名,茱莉亚和希拉在AbbVie代表不同的角色,不同的教育阶段,但他们的目标是为离开遗留的服务,热情和克服挑战。

茱莉亚在乌克兰出生和长大,现在住在美国。冲突在她的祖国后,今年2月开始,茱莉亚跳进行动。她花费空闲时间筹集资金,向乌克兰供应最高领导我们的一个商业团队和照顾她的两个年幼的孩子。

希拉是一个四个孩子的母亲。她失去了她的两个孩子,其中一个儿子被一个醉酒的司机。希拉将她的悲痛变成行动通过宣传和领导反对酒后驾车母亲协会”的全国性组织,同时增长20年的职业生涯在AbbVie信息技术。

Julia Kovalchuk: I’m a district manager specializing in gastrointestinal care within our commercial organization. I have an innate passion for medicine, which originally drove me to attend medical school and later led me to help patients through my work in the pharmaceutical industry. 

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I’ve been with AbbVie for nine years and it’s really an environment where I can grow both personally and professionally. Work-life balance can be incredibly difficult to manage when your passion is split between two families: work and home. I try to live and breathe by prioritization and assessing each moment based on importance and level of impact. My kids understand that I need to occasionally devote additional time to my work family. On the other end, I haven’t missed a dance recital or preschool parent-teacher conference. Earning a level of trust and respect from my team allows me to prioritize the needs of both families. 

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 Sheila Lockwood: I’m the technology asset manager within our business technology solutions group. I lead a team of seven, and we’re responsible for ordering and tracking hardware and software for AbbVie globally. We make sure that all our AbbVie employees have the equipment and software they need to do their jobs. 

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I’ve been with the company for 20 years. I started when my children were 6, 7 and 8 years old. What’s worked well is that my role grew as my children did. I had a flexible schedule that allowed me to start early and be home in time for the school bus to pull up and to attend after-school extracurricular activities. Being present for them has always been my priority. AbbVie and my role have been good for me and my family.

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茱莉亚Kovalchuk:我是一个区域经理专门从事胃肠保健在我们的商业组织。我有一种天生的对医学的热情,它最初让我参加医学院,后来通过我的工作让我帮助病人 制药行业

我已经与AbbVie九年,这是一个环境中,我可以亲自并且职业地成长。工作与生活的平衡可以非常难以管理当你的激情是两个家庭之间的分裂:工作和家庭。我试着生活和呼吸的优先级和评估每一刻基于重要性和水平的影响。偶尔我的孩子知道我需要花额外的时间来我的家庭工作。在另一端,我没有错过一个舞蹈演出或幼儿园开家长会了。收入水平的信任和尊重我的团队让我优先考虑双方家庭的需要。 

 希拉•洛克伍德:我的技术资产管理在我们的业务技术解决方案组。我领导一个团队的七个,我们负责订购和跟踪全球AbbVie硬件和软件。我们确保所有AbbVie员工所需的设备和软件 完成他们的工作

我已经在公司做了20年了。我开始当我的孩子是6、7和8岁。运行良好的是我的角色变得像我的孩子一样。我有一个灵活的时间表,让我开始早,在家时间校车拉起来,来鼓励参加放学后的课外活动。一直是我的优先级存在。AbbVie和我的角色适合我和我的家人。

Julia: I have a 9-year-old daughter, Mia Rose, and a 3-year-old son, Gabriel. Both of my kids are dedicated, headstrong and passionate. Mia plays piano and is a national gold medalist in ballroom dance, along with being a great student. I could not be prouder of her achievements, but more importantly the young woman she’s becoming through the failures and successes athletics have taught her. Gabriel is fearless and enthusiastic and a natural leader, even at a young age. Every day at preschool, he has to say goodbye to each classmate and waits patiently until he gets a response back.  

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My husband and I show our kids the meaning of hard work through our daily actions. Kids are sponges during their development years and I hope they absorb what we’re teaching them and continue to grow their passions.  
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Sheila: I had four children in less than four years, so they’re very close in age. I lost my oldest daughter, Taylor, to SIDS when she was 4 months old. Spending time with my children has always been important to me. 

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My daughter, Morgan, is now 28. My son, Austin, was killed by a drunk driver when he was 23. He would be 27 now. My youngest son, Landon, is 26. They were inseparable as children, all the way through high school. They did everything together. As a single mom, our schedule was very busy, but so much fun. Morgan and Landon played water polo, Landon played football and Austin played hockey. All three attended every game possible for each other. This support has continued through to adulthood.

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朱莉娅:我有一个9岁的女儿米娅玫瑰,和一个3岁的儿子,加布里埃尔。我的孩子都是专用的,任性和激情。米娅弹钢琴,是一个国家金牌得主在舞厅跳舞,以及作为一个好学生。我不能骄傲她的成就,但更重要的是她成为的年轻女子通过失败和成功体育教她。加布里埃尔是无所畏惧的,热情的和天生的领导者,甚至在年轻的时候。每天都在幼儿园,他不得不告别每个同学耐心地等待着,直到他返回响应。  

我和我的丈夫给我们的孩子努力工作通过我们日常的行动的意义。孩子们海绵在发展多年,我希望他们吸收我们教他们,继续发展他们狗万正网地址的激情。 

希拉:我有四个孩子在不到四年的时间,所以他们在年龄非常接近。我失去了我的大女儿,泰勒,SIDS在她4个月大的时候。花时间和我的孩子们我。 一直是重要的

我的女儿,摩根,现在是28。我的儿子,奥斯汀,23岁时,他被一个醉酒的司机。他现在是27。兰登,我最小的儿子是26岁。他们是分不开的,一直到高中。他们做任何事都在一起。作为一个单身母亲,日程很忙,但很有趣。摩根和兰登打水球,兰登和奥斯汀踢足球打曲棍球。所有三个参加了每一场比赛可能对彼此。这种支持持续到成年。

Julia: I was 11 when I came to the United States from Ukraine, specifically New York City. I had a great life there with everything a young girl needed to thrive, grow, be happy and contribute to society. However, my parents, like many parents, wanted to give me the world and decided America would be a better environment for my future.

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Many of my friends and family remain in Ukraine. After the invasion, I knew I had to do everything in my power to help no matter the cost. A colleague started raising money for relief efforts and I knew I needed to be involved. I got insights from two of my cousins in Ukraine, a police officer and a physician, to customize the supplies we gathered based on what was needed most. We’ve collected thousands of dollars and distributed supplies to children’s hospitals, military hospitals and refugee centers. My daughter gathered a ton of her toys and asked if she could donate those to kids who are less fortunate.  It brought tears to my eyes because of how grateful she is to live the life she does and appreciate the things she has, that other kids do not.

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Although this is not the top headline any longer it does not mean the work has to stop. I always keep trying to help at least one more person, family or town, knowing that it could have been me and my family suffering.

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朱莉娅:我11岁时,我从乌克兰来到美国,特别是纽约。我有一个美好的生活和一个年轻女孩的一切需要成长,成长,快乐,为社会作出贡献。然而,我的父母,和很多家长一样,想给我世界,决定美国为我的未来将会是一个更好的环境。

我的许多朋友和家人仍在乌克兰。入侵之后,我知道我必须尽我的力量帮助无论成本。一个同事开始筹集资金救灾工作,我知道我需要参与。我从我的两个堂兄弟在乌克兰,一名警察和一名医生,定制供应我们收集基于最需要的是什么。我们收集了数千美元 和分布式供应儿童医院、军队医院和难民中心。我女儿聚集大量的玩具,问她可以捐赠那些孩子不太幸运。 它给我流泪,因为是多么感激她的生活她,欣赏她的东西,其他的孩子。

虽然这是不再顶端标题这并不意味着必须停止工作。我总是试图帮助至少一个人,家人或小镇,知道这可能是我和我的家庭的痛苦。

Sheila: I got involved with MADD shortly after the crash in 2018. I quickly learned what was happening in different states and especially in Wisconsin where Austin was killed. I realized the laws were not adequate and working to fix that became a passion.

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I helped get two bills put into law in Wisconsin. Our bill included a 5-year minimum sentence when there is a homicide with a drunk driver. Unfortunately, it didn't affect the person that took my son's life. But if it happens to somebody else, at least they have that peace of mind that the person responsible is not going to walk away without significant consequences. The other law increases the jail time for someone convicted of multiple OWIs (operating while intoxicated) to 18 months.

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I’m also very proud that MADD championed a provision (the HALT Act) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in fall 2021, which means that starting in 2026 every new vehicle will be equipped with technology that detects distracted, drunk, and impaired driving. This is a huge win. I would never wish what happened to my son on anybody. If we can protect other people from going through this, that’s my goal.

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希拉:我有参与MADD 2018年股市崩盘后不久。我很快就得知发生了什么事在不同的州,特别是在威斯康辛州 奥斯汀被杀的地方。我意识到没有足够的法律,努力解决这个问题成为一个激情。

我帮助两个法案成为法律在威斯康辛州。我们的法案包括一个5年最低句子当一个喝醉的司机有一个杀人。不幸的是,这并没有影响到人了我儿子的生命。但是如果它发生在别人身上,至少他们有平和的心态, 负责人不会走开没有显著影响。其他法律增加了有人被判监禁时间多个战争信息局(操作醉酒)18个月。

我也非常自豪,MADD倡导一项条款(停止法)的基础设施投资和就业法案》在2021年秋季,这意味着从2026年开始每一个新的汽车将配备技术检测分心,喝醉酒,酒后驾驶。这是一个巨大的胜利。我永远不会祝福我的儿子在任何人身上。如果我们能保护别人的经历,这是我的目标。

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