Drywall Isn’t Dry at All

I came to the Gypsum Association in 2014 after more than a decade spent in what people I met at parties often told me were “interesting sounding jobs.” I worked for a dictionary of English language usage, built history-oriented web content for the Library of Congress, headed PR and marketing for a highly regarded landscape architecture firm, and served as a staff writer for a design magazine. Admittedly, a job at a trade association dedicated to promoting “the use of gypsum products” sounded dry by comparison. I knew better: Any job that provided learning opportunities would hold my interest and stir my enthusiasm. Below are just a few areas that have fascinated me over the last ten or so years.

The A/E/C industry was, and is, familiar territory to me. Obviously, building products are important to design and construction, but it was a missing piece of the puzzle for me. Among my learnings: manufacturing products for inclusion in design specifications carries with it more responsibility than many in the A/E/C community suspect.