WICHITA — A decade after joining Westar Energy, director of corporate communications Karla Olsen is leaving for another energy company.
She’s heading to EQT, a natural gas company in Pittsburgh.
“Actually, they came after me,” Olsen says. “I wasn’t looking. I really love my job here at Westar and I love the people I work with.”
The main reason Olsen even considered the job is she has family in nearby Maryland.
Then she discovered she’d have an opportunity to create a public affairs department, and that attracted her.
Olsen’s last day is Aug. 31.
“It’s sad and happy at the same time,” she says. “I don’t want to get sappy, but I just relish the memories I have.”
Olsen also says it’s nice to be wanted.
“Absolutely. Especially when you’re not exactly a spring chicken.”