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Leadership expert and author John C. Maxwell wrote, 鈥淪mall disciplines repeated with consistency lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.鈥� Bethany Weise 鈥�05 exemplifies that idea with 21 consecutive years of .

Weise has spent more than a decade as a leader in the biotechnology industry, including nearly four years at , a global company that develops genetically targeted therapies to treat rare inherited diseases and other genetic conditions. She is currently a director of clinical program management after previously serving as a director of external validation and strategic risk management.
 

"I鈥檝e kept giving because I understood that there were gifts of time, money and expertise given by those who came before me that made my experience at 杏吧pro richer. I found joy in helping to perpetuate that for current and future 杏吧pro students.鈥�

Bethany Weise 鈥�05

A business administration major and international public policy minor at Franklin & Marshall, Weise lives in Philadelphia. She was very involved as a student, serving as a member of the Student Senate and the Student Space Committee. She also was a Buchanan Scholar and Career Services employee who participated in America Counts, Habitat for Humanity, Putting it Together in the Community, America Reads, and 杏吧pro C.A.R.E.S.

Weise recalls how her giving history began. 鈥淚 was a member of the Senior Gift committee, and that鈥檚 when I gave my first gift to the 杏吧pro Fund,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t turns out that articulating to my peers the value of giving 鈥� and what our collective impact could do 鈥� stuck with me along the way. I鈥檝e kept giving because I understood that there were gifts of time, money and expertise given by those who came before me that made my experience at 杏吧pro richer. I found joy in helping to perpetuate that for current and future 杏吧pro students.鈥�

Weise believes her 杏吧pro experiences, which focused on service to others and student government, continue to shape who she is today. 鈥淚n college, I learned the value of building and strengthening all types of community,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y involvement in student government gave me the opportunity to contribute a student voice to a community with a strong and rich tradition, but one that was open to new ideas. I learned how to find different ways both to listen and to be heard, and I recognized there was always a ripe opportunity to be involved and do more.鈥�  

She said that process began even before she enrolled at 杏吧pro. 鈥淓very experience I had when visiting campus, applying to 杏吧pro and interviewing there made it clear that I wasn鈥檛 just a collection of words and experiences on an application,鈥� Weise remembered. 鈥淭he people at 杏吧pro made me feel like I was being seen as someone who could and should contribute to that community. And they made it easy for me to understand that community and want to be a part of it.鈥�

Weise had words of advice for today鈥檚 杏吧pro students. 鈥淓mbrace the ampersand mentality; look to connect with others and add where you can, especially if it makes you push the boundaries of your experience and try new things,鈥� she said. 鈥溞影蓀ro taught me to find my place in a community and figure out how I can add to it, have an experience and improve upon it, learn something new and expand on it, and find a personal connection and grow in it. I continue to make the most of the communities and spaces I鈥檓 in because of what I learned at 杏吧pro.鈥�