TACAM

Didem Şeyhoğlu was born in İstanbul. She completed high school education in Üsküdar American Academy and then graduated from İstanbul Technical University in 1997, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She recently received her MBA degree from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Didem came to the US first in January 1999 as part of a foreign assignment from Ford Otosan in İstanbul. Her assignment duration was one year; however she accepted a job offer at Ford Motor Company at the end of the assigned time and has been living in Michigan since then. She’s currently still employed at Ford Motor Company as a Lead Product Design Engineer, responsible for design and release of safety / restraints systems in truck programs.

Didem has participated in the executive board of many non-profit organizations in the past, recently in TACAM. She has been an active member of TACAM since 2004 — she served as the Treasurer for 2006 – 2007 term and as the President for 2007 – 2008 term. She recently got elected again as the President for 2008 – 2009 term. As being very proud of her Turkish heritage, she takes it very seriously to volunteer in TACAM activities to promote Turkish culture and traditions. She believes that it’s extremely important to ensure that the Turkish community remains intact through its own customs. She sees it as a responsibility for Turkish-American individuals to introduce our culture to others and advance the image of our country among other nations. She also has worked very hard during her presidency to ensure proper representation of Turkey in public affairs arena, keeping close ties with Turkish and American media to promote Turkey. As committed to the Turkish community here, Didem will work hard during her presidency to ensure TACAM meets its historical, cultural and financial goals in the best possible way.

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