A friend recently sent me a link to a New York Times article titled “A Construction Worker’s Suicide Highlights a Wider Crisis” focusing on suicide in the construction industry. She asked if I’d read it and was curious how closely it mirrored what day-to-day life in airfield construction is really like. What struck me most… Read more »
Category: Leadership
New Projects, Same Unwavering Commitment: A Look Ahead to 2026
As 2025 came to a close, and as we’ve ventured into these first weeks of 2026, I’ve spent some time reflecting on the year behind us, the people who made it meaningful, and the direction Alder Airfield Services is heading in 2026. This year took us from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to San Antonio… Read more »
Want a truly safe worksite? Slow down. Be human.
As the year winds down, I’m once again amazed at how fast December whizzes past us. We prep for the holidays, blink, and they’re over. One of the things that makes me genuinely happy during that time is writing personalized cards to clients and shipping little tokens of appreciation in the mail. Real cards. Real… Read more »
How My Immigrant Parents Shape My Leadership
LinkedIn recently reunited me with my Austrian second cousin, whom I hadn’t seen since childhood. Technology is just wild, isn’t it? We used to play together in my relative’s 300-year-old farmhouse, complete with an attic and an old spindle. Those memories got me thinking about where we come from and how geography, history, and circumstance… Read more »



