Beth Beighlie

Digital Imaging Coordinator/Client Service Representative Information Technology, Department of Neurobiology, HMS
Beth Beighlie is kneeling on the ground with her dog Dayton beside her. He is a large white curly-haired dog who has his own Boston Children's Hospital ID.

In what ways do you feel that you contribute to the Harvard community?
Preparing images for inclusion in scientific communications has long been a time-consuming, confusing and frustrating endeavor. I work to streamline image preparations so researchers maximize their time at the bench, writing grants and developing discovering. Because of the New Economy, I have another set of tasks providing IT support for the Department of Neurobiology, which is tremendously fun. The Neuro people are great: they do serious and important research while valuing and respecting their colleagues and having a good time doing it. 

I am grateful to be a part of the HMS community. I cover a lot of ground in my job and besides my clients, it's wonderful to have colleagues like Sandra and Jerrod in the Cafe, Rebecca in the Credit Union, Simon, Michael and Trish in the garage and Rosa at our entrance, to make me feel like I'm living in a small-town. This small town also allows me to appreciate how generous my colleagues are. I am impressed by how many contribute beyond their own unite. I am grateful for supervisors that value and support their employees in these interests. Personally, I get much satisfaction from past and current participation on several committees, including the Joint Committee on the Status of Women and the Harvard University/HUCTW Regional Problem Solving Team. 

Are there activities outside of your job at Harvard that you feel enrich or inform who you are as an individual at Harvard?
Summers are spent fishing, kayaking and hiking. Winter finds me snow-shoeing. Year round I love to cook and entertain friends with my wife. I am a compulsive art dabbler: I shoot thousands of photos each year; build leaded glass windows and design graphics for silk-screening. It's also important to me to volunteer in our home community. Recently l've spent time volunteering at the West Roxbury VA Hospital and a local nursing home These days I take Dayton-the-Dog to Children's Hospital, where he gets a ton of love from kids with physical and emotional challenges.

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