I am Barnes & Thornburg - March 2019

Rob Schmidt

Minneapolis

I AM

An avid outdoorsman, whether it be golfing, boating and fishing in the summer or skiing, ice fishing and snowmobiling in the winter

A father to my son and daughter who have made me so proud with how they’re building their own lives

Grandpa Robbie to a ridiculously beautiful grandson

A living kidney donor to my cousin who is doing incredibly well after seven years

A diehard ´80s music fan

The only IT guy I know that doesn’t follow Star Trek

Someone who could watch the movies Footloose, The Breakfast Club, 300, or Shawshank Redemption more than 100 times

A Minnesotan who is ready to trade in my winter gear for a beach and warm sun

A Barnes & Thornburg employee who loves his job and the people he works with on a daily basis

A homebody who enjoys being in my yard or laying by my pool – vacations are usually staycations

Jodie Daugherty

Indianapolis

I AM

Married to the man of my dreams

A blue belt in Taekwondo

A mother to two beautiful boys who we adopted out of the foster system

Addicted to Amazon shopping

Someone who fanatically balances my checking account every day

A cook who loves to try new recipes and rarely make things twice (much to my husband’s chagrin)

Intolerant of laziness

Someone who can actually say I love my job (and it’s true)

Often quick to anger, but I’m working on it

Always searching for ways to continue learning, including having just applied to a master’s program for meetings and events

Zeyad Ali

Los Angeles

I AM

The youngest of four boys, so now I’m the toughest of them all and a gym enthusiast

Someone who recognizes the Muslim faith as my religious guiding path

Typically misunderstood at first, but then most people warm up to me

A proud member of the LGBTQ community, which has taught me tolerance and acceptance as I myself judged the very group at first

A perfectionist and a control freak

Impassioned by traveling the world

A secret enjoyer of the opera and its music

A lover of driving in storms

Someone who in their next life wants to be helping the helpless

A man who would give ANYTHING in my power to make my parents happy (Mama’s boy, yes)

Terry Walker

Atlanta

I AM

A daughter, sister, friend and colleague with prayers sent up to one day become a wife and mother

A blessed Christian who knows she can do all things through Christ who strengthens her

Called “The Warden” by my mom and the “Energizer Bunny” by my colleagues

A member of the best sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho

A fan of the MLK quote, “Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A [woman] should do [her] job so well, that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.”

A born and raised Packer fan; and yes, a shareholder with my own cheesehead

An advocate for volunteerism, for prevention and awareness of domestic violence, and positive energy!

Someone who relieves stress by dancing, jogging, or watching any Transformers movie

A vegetarian

An avid traveler to Jamaica, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Africa and headed to Dubai to bring in the 2020 new year

I am Barnes & Thornburg