Bethany Leone’s exceptional abilities have seen her rise to be the lead editor of Heat Treat Today. Currently, Bethany is the managing editor who plans, coordinates, and executes all the content seen on various Heat Treat Today platforms such as the print magazine, website, e-newsletters, and podcasts. As a young newbie to the industry in 2020, Bethany joined Heat Treat Today after living in the attic of Doug and Mary Glenn’s home (the owners of Heat Treat Today) where she resided for 18 months after Covid eliminated her job as an academic archivist at Grove City College in March of 2020. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Grove City College in 2018, Bethany then pursued and obtained a master’s degree in Public/Applied History from Duquesne University in 2022 while diligently working full-time for Heat Treat Today. 

Her passion for research and writing started with what she refers to as “the built environment,” which can be understood as bridges, buildings, and other societal infrastructures. Bethany is endlessly curious about how things work and how things have come to be as they are. She’s rolled over this curiosity to heat treating and has done an outstanding job learning the industry and building relationships with key people in the industry. 

At Heat Treat Today, she has quickly ascended to the managing editor role where she leads and manages 3-5 other editorial staff and interfaces with the nearly dozen or so individuals responsible for producing helpful, timely content on a continual basis. Bethany has made it a priority to know each person on her team to best help them succeed at their jobs. She is a servant leader who models those qualities she desires to see in her team. It has been a privilege to see her growth as a leader at Heat Treat Today. 

Bethany is classically a “Renaissance woman” with broad interests in theatre, dance, nature, music, communications, research, and living a “good” life — meaning a life that is honoring to her Lord, Jesus Christ.  

This is the first time Heat Treat Today has nominated one of its own for this award. Her helpfulness to hundreds of people in the heat treat industry and leadership in Heat Treat Today’s growth are the top reasons for her receiving this award — which is a surprise to her! Everyone who works with Bethany, whether inside or outside of our organization, loves her. She is a joy to work with and one of this world’s truly gifted people. Congratulations, Bethany!

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