{"id":53287,"date":"2023-10-20T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=53287"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:01:14","slug":"meredith-corley-14-a-talented-product-development-engineer-joins-the-deans-young-alumni-leadership-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/meredith-corley-14-a-talented-product-development-engineer-joins-the-deans-young-alumni-leadership-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Meredith Corley \u201914, a Talented Product Development Engineer, Joins the Dean\u2019s Young Alumni Leadership Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Meredith (McKague) Corley’s senior year of high school took an unexpected turn the first day she entered her science classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was all thanks to a match, a sliver of cotton and a recruiter from NC State\u2019s Wilson College of Textiles<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeeing that recruiter light different types of cotton on fire was the most fascinating thing I\u2019d ever seen,\u201d Corley remarks. \u201cThen, after researching the textile industry and the Wilson College, I realized it was everything I was looking for in a school.\u201d Corley credits her bachelor\u2019s degree in textile technology<\/a> for making that possible. After she graduated in 2014, she was quickly hired as a fabric and color specialist at Spanx. In that role, she ensured that the company\u2019s products consistently used superior colors and high-quality fabrics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After that position, Corley relocated from Atlanta, Georgia, to Fort Myers, Florida, to work at Chico\u2019s in a variety of positions, including the color coordinator for Chico\u2019s and White House Black Market, the assistant colorist at Soma, and finally as the associate manager of raw materials at Soma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Her career trajectory also included stops at ICO Uniforms and Carter\u2019s Inc. before she accepted her current position as the product development engineer at Antigua Apparel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Outside of the workplace, Corley looks forward to sharing her talents with the Wilson College of Textiles as one of the newest Dean\u2019s Young Alumni Leadership Council<\/a> members. This volunteer position will allow her to provide leadership and guidance \u2014 specifically regarding alumni engagement and fundraising \u2014 to Dean David Hinks and the North Carolina Textile Foundation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Corley\u2019s career journey by reading her Q&A below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She would get to experience the best of both worlds: attending a large school while still enjoying a small school atmosphere, and pursuing a \u201cnon-stuffy\u201d STEM major that would put her on the path to a successful and interesting career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n