John R. Wetsch, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Program director, North Carolina Window of Information on Student Education
- Employer
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Location
- Raleigh
- First job:
- "Grocery store clerk (stocking and bagging)."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Perseverance prevails."
- Favorite vice:
- "A good video game."
- Life's ambition:
- "To travel the world."
- What do you love about IT?
- "Adapting technology to customer needs."
- Favorite sport:
- "Professional football and college basketball."
- Twenty years ago, I was ...
- "At the start of my IT career."
- Favorite ice cream flavor:
- Chocolate chip cookie dough
- In high school, I should have been voted "Most Likely to ..."
- "Be a scientist."
- Favorite book:
- The Dune series, by Frank Herbert.
- Favorite TV show:
- Hell's Kitchen.
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Listen, plan and execute. To be successful, it is important to listen and understand your risks, plan accordingly, and then execute your plan. Doing a good job at this ensures you have the involvement and commitment of your stakeholders and staff and a