News : Portsmouth engineer blazes trail for women, green design

Jul 25, 2011

 By Jim Cavan

Posted in Seacoast Online

James Peterson, owner of Portsmouth-based Petersen Engineering had never hired a female engineer until Sarah Carter. After years as an engineer at a large, high-profile firm in Washington D.C. Sarah is now paving her way successfully at Peterson Engineering.

"She might not consider herself as having broken through any kind of glass ceiling, but that's because she's modest," Petersen said. "I think she'll end up being a great role model for the next generation of women, even if she doesn't realize it yet."

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