Kay Strickler, who today serves as our Office Manager and Executive Assistant, has been an integral part of SK&A for two decades. She provides essential administrative support across our Maryland and Washington, DC offices, as well as our testing lab. She coordinates office and facility needs, assists with proposals, and helps keep our day-to-day operations running smoothly. Her dedication, dependability, and willingness to help wherever needed have made her a valued member of our team.
Kay joined SK&A on October 23, 2006, as a Receptionist and Administrative Assistant and became our Office Manager and Executive Assistant in late 2014. Her responsibilities have grown right along with the firm. When our DC team needed an Office Manager in 2023, she stepped up to take on those duties in addition to her Maryland responsibilities. She has continued to support both offices and our lab, serving as our primary liaison with property management at all three locations. Most recently, our expansion to Atlanta has added still more to her plate, including managing jurisdictional registrations.
Kay has also been a steady hand through times of change. She was instrumental in organizing our Maryland office relocation in 2016 and in resolving the build-out issues that followed. More recently, she played a key role in the Maryland office renovation this year, both in preparing for it and in reopening the office afterward. She led the complete clean-out of our archive room, cataloged our furniture, and coordinated the administrative team’s efforts before, during, and after construction.
“So much of what keeps SK&A running smoothly happens quietly behind the scenes, and Kay is often the person ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. It’s hard to imagine SK&A without the countless ways Kay helps make things happen every day.” ~ Scott B. Stewart, PE, SE, Managing Principal
