Lydia Ward

Lydia Ward's work experience includes a role as an Engineer V at Freese and Nichols from June 2016 to the present. Prior to that, they worked as a Student Researcher at North Carolina State University from August 2015 to May 2016, where they refined and expanded a life cycle analysis model for algae production and researched additional topics to include in the model. From September 2014 to August 2015, they worked as a Server at Home-Grown Industries of Ga, Inc. dba Mellow Mushroom, where they greeted guests, took orders, and ensured prompt delivery of food. Lydia also worked as an Assistant Researcher at NC State University from May 2013 to July 2014, and as a Tutor from August 2012 to June 2014 as a self-employed individual, assisting high school students with coursework and mentoring them to improve study habits. Additionally, they worked as a Student Maintenance worker at UNC Wilmington from May 2013 to May 2014, addressing housing maintenance requests, and also as a Directed Individual Study Researcher at UNC Wilmington from January 2013 to May 2013, conducting research on equine herpesvirus in a microbiology lab.

Lydia Ward pursued their education at various institutions and obtained different degrees. From 2014 to 2016, they attended North Carolina State University and earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering. Additionally, from 2012 to 2016, they studied at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where they received another Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, this time in Environmental Science. Later, in 2020, Lydia Ward pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Winston-Salem State University, completing it in 2021. No specific field of study was provided for their MBA degree.