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BEST SPOT IN THE HOUSE : Megan Dolan dances just steps away from the action on the field . PHOTO : SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Double Duty :
Cheering and engineering from stadiums to space , this Boeing engineer brings energy to all she does
Don ’ t ask Megan Dolan to decide .
“ A lot of people said I wouldn ’ t be able to do both , but I was able to make it work ,” Dolan said .
When Dolan wasn ’ t working on a flight test program , she was cheering for the Seattle Seahawks as a National Football League cheerleader .
By Mychaela Kekeris , Boeing writer
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Mychaela Kekeris is on the Engineering Excellence Communications Team at The Boeing Company
“ It ’ s so awesome stepping out onto Lumen Field on Seahawks game day in front of 70,000 fans . You feel the energy vibrating in your entire body ,” Dolan said . “ It ’ s so exciting , energetic , and loud . The fans are awesome . Rain or shine , they are there . To get to dance and do what I love on that field for those fans was really special .”
Dolan is a master at navigating the seemingly different worlds of cheerleading and engineering . In her role on the ecoDemonstrator program , she worked as a technical integrator to take technologies out of the lab and test them in the air to solve real-world challenges for airlines , passengers , and the environment .
“ It ’ s a lot of time management ,” Dolan said . “ I ’ ve learned how much I really do love both . I knew I didn ’ t want to give up dance , and I knew I didn ’ t want to give up aerospace . I think if you are passionate about both , you ’ ll figure out a way to make it work .”
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