Kym Frank Gaylo has been a true friend to the environment. As a chemical engineer for the second largest Proctor & Gamble plant in the world, Gaylo traveled the globe for the company — making sure its manufacturing plants were operating efficiently and monitoring the air quality.

In her position, she has been head of a department consisting of 13 managers and 20 technicians. Gaylo was also part of a task force in Cincinnati, Ohio, that compared air pollution and air quality tests against government results.

As a graduate of Rochester Polytechnic Institute, Gaylo spent time on the college campus in Troy recruiting graduates for positions in Proctor & Gamble company. She was also active in the community working for many years with the Big Sister organization. She earned a master’s degree from Iowa State University and served on the Board of Directors of Good Will of Iowa. She was a member of the Phi Sigma sorority. In her free time, she has been an ice dancer and a member of the Queen City Figure Skating organization.