As many of you may know, Bayer HealthCare – the major manufacturer of products that improve human and animal health worldwide – is a major supporter and benefactor of the Teen Center project. When asked how I felt about them supporting this project a lot of things came to mind but the first was extremely grateful.
I know that as many projects in the business world go, they cannot even attempt to be successful with out a strong partner. Bayer is our major and well known partner and supporter - contributing to the capital campaign to build the Teen Center and serving as the founding supporter of the Teen Task Force itself. Bayer is helping to supply the educational stipend that all members of the Teen Task Force will be receiving after finishing their time on the project.
Through this partnership with Bayer, I have had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with Joerg Heidrich, Senior Vice President and Berkeley Site Head of Bayer HealthCare. During our community engagement breakfast in September I was thrown the task of introducing him as our guest. Through some research that I did he appeared to be a very interesting man. His business philosophy is “I’m not the one making nice charts; I’m more the one who’s about action, execution, and making continuous improvements.”
Upon my second meeting with Mr. Heidrich at the YMCA Annual Dinner in November, I was actually able to sit next to him and have a regular conversation. And just as I had assumed about him being interesting – it was indeed true. Though he plays a major role at Bayer HealthCare he is still a normal guy. We talked about things like iPhones, iPods and how technology is advancing rapidly.
Mrs. Heidrich was talking to the guy next to her about exercise and how Mr. Heidrich needs to get back into it.
More information on Bayer HealthCare and the work they in the US and around the world click here.
More information on Bayer USA Foundation and the work they do to support non-profits like the YMCA click here.
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