Back in February, I was excited to be selected by the American Payroll Association for an editorial photoshoot to photograph the April issue's cover image of the PAYTECH Magazine, their official publication distributed monthly to 20,000 members in Payroll, Finance, and related fields.
The issue focused on an interview with Rita Ademu-John, the Payroll Director of Pfizer. Fortune 500 listed Pfizer is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies with nearly 80,000 employees. When I first spoke with Rita I was immediately impressed by her warmth and welcoming attitude. Originally from Sierra Leone, Africa, she started at Pfizer USA over 40 years ago as a secretary to the Payroll Manager. Today she leads that very same Payroll department as Director. She worked her way up and today continues her compassionate involvement with her colleagues, inspiring the younger employees to take on new responsibilities and to never give up. During our session we had a deep conversation about how a positive attitude and the willingness to continuously learn and grow will keep you on your path to happiness. Rita came to my studio in Branchburg, central New Jersey, for her Personal Branding photography session and we captured a great variety of images which showcased her personality plus a few images with her husband Shika who had accompanied her during the shoot. Her positive energy and self-confidence was clearly captured in the portraits and headshots we created together. It was so wonderful and fun to work with Rita; our time together that day was mutually rewarding.
Here is the link to the magazine article: April-21-Pfizer.pdf (americanpayroll.org)
