The Jan Twomey story — Empowering and connecting

Earlier this year Jan had a big decision to make. In her early 60s, she could leave pharma and pursue her dream to join the crew on the Mercy ship – serving patients in need around Africa - or stay with Takeda through their transition and lead the Medical team for Oceania. She chose to stay and here’s why.  “It gives me a lot of pleasure helping my team to be happy and thrive,” says Jan.  Jan was raised to really think about society and people. Her father encouraged vigorous debate, pushing Jan to defend her beliefs and statements. As a child of the 70’s, Jan was on a mission to change the world and started by fighting for women’s rights.    When she left school, she auditioned for drama school. When they “failed to see her potential,” as Jan puts it, she pursued an arts degree in Drama, English and Philosophy. When it became clear to her that she would be washing a lot of dishes and waiting on a lot of tables while pursuing her dream to be an actor, she became a teacher, but found it wasn’t fo r her.  Teaching Drama to grade nine students was less than rewarding, it was downright frustrating. She found a more attentive audience when she moved to a role with Family Planning Australia teaching sex education/relationships/contraception. She loved writing and took over editing their pamphlets, which meant she had to learn about the science. This is when she discovered she loved science!    She went back to school to do her high school science courses...
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