b'Member News March 2021 25VolunteersAdam understands the importance of listening.Adam Pocock CEng MIET is Lead Machine Safety and Asset Lifecycle Manager at Royal Mail, a role that spans 37 mail centres and six distribution centres.IET governance, To overcome what he describes as his imposterincluding sitting on fears, he has seized many opportunities to speak publicly to audiences of engineers, including deliveringthe Membership workshops around the country, to raise awareness ofand Professional our new Electricians EngTech Professional RegistrationDevelopment category and to inform and inspire candidates from across the electrical industry.Board, gives me an opportunity to do I work in EngineeringFrom a personal Governance at Royalperspective, Im reallywhats right for a Mail, so moving intolooking forward tosustainable future.governance at the IETworking with fantasticis used wisely to share gives me a chance toindividuals from a rangemixed viewpoints. At transfer the knowledgeof backgrounds andour first meeting we Ive gained, includingcontinuing to push myselfThis will involve listeningdiscussed many topics, understanding theoutside my comfort zone.to the views of othersincluding the impact of the importance of strongFrom a global perspective,at all levelsfellowpandemic and strategies leadership in creatingitll be great to see changevolunteers as well asfor keeping the IET moving and implementinghappen and to know that IIET staff membersandforward during these change, said Adam.played a small part in that. making sure the platformtimes of uncertainty.Anni will promote EDI valuesSenior Engineer Anni Feng CEng MIET works at Arup, where sheI felt ecstatic and super leads the information and communications technology infrastructureexcited to join Council. I design and manages a portfolio of data centre projects. Herrecognise that I have a lot involvement in three IET volunteer committees prepared her wellto learn, but I intend to put for her new roles on Council and on the Volunteer Engagement Board. my listening, observational, critical thinking and analytical Anni believesimplement whatskills to good use. The first equality, diversitywe learn about EDI and inclusion (EDI)to our engineeringfew meetings went really well. are core aspects ofand designAlthough they were virtual governance that arework, includingrather than face to face, we also fundamentalby developing to shaping aguidelineswere able to express ourselves sustainable society.for inclusivein the chat channel and by The IET has aenvironments andusing digital reactions, like key role to playchallengingraising hands, applauding in influencing andcurrent informing industrystandards thatand giving the thumbs up.on this topic, shedont promote said. Im keen toEDI values.Read more at theiet.org/meet-our-volunteers'