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Leadership
SWE Leadership is the backbone of our diverse, thriving organization. These dedicated women come from a variety of backgrounds, technological disciplines and industries to share their expertise and guidance, and most importantly, their passion to uphold the Society’s mission.
Alyse Stofer
President
Alyse Stofer
President
Over the course of her 19 years of membership, Alyse Stofer has been active at all levels of the Society. She served as director of regions in fiscal years 2009 and 2010; as director of membership initiatives in fiscal year 2011; and as president-elect in fiscal year 2012. In addition, she served as...
Stacey DelVecchio
President-Elect
Stacey DelVecchio
President-Elect
As a manager for Caterpillar Inc., Stacey DelVecchio leads an engineering pipeline transformation project to ensure the best engineering talent is available to meet enterprise needs. She is also responsible for the engagement strategy with professional external organizations, as well as the science,...
Elizabeth Bierman
Secretary
Elizabeth Bierman
Secretary
Elizabeth Bierman is a senior program manager for Honeywell Aerospace in Minneapolis, where she leads integrated product delivery and support, an engineering development process used throughout the Aerospace division. In this capacity, she is responsible for process improvement efforts to increase t...
Penny Wirsing
F.SWE, Treasurer
Penny Wirsing
F.SWE, Treasurer
Penny Wirsing has held management positions within ExxonMobil for over 15 years, leading diverse groups in areas ranging from budgeting and program management to environmental compliance.
She has also been actively involved with SWE, holding numerous positions at the sectional, regional, and ...
Lana Fountain Flakes
Director, Emerging Initiatives
Lana Fountain Flakes
Director, Emerging Initiatives
Lana Fountain Flakes, a native of Moss Point, Miss., is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University, where she earned a B.S. in biomedical engineering. Her career includes 14 years of service to the NASA engineering community, and as an engineering consultant, emphasizing engineering technology reliabil...
Kelly Griswold Schable
Director, Education
Kelly Griswold Schable
Director, Education
Kelly Griswold Schable has served the Society of Women Engineers at the local and national levels, including as collegiate interests committee chair and chair-elect, SWE counselor coordinator, and member of the work/life balance committee. She also has held various positions in the Pacific Northwest...
Jonna Gerken
Director of Membership Initiatives
Jonna Gerken
Director of Membership Initiatives
Jonna Gerken is the manager of an engineering group at Pratt & Whitney, focused on continuous improvement activities supporting the Hot Section Engineering organization. She has been with Pratt for 11 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, engineering, and human ...
Linette Dawson
Director of Professional Development
Linette Dawson
Director of Professional Development
Linette Dawson is president of Quality Management Perspectives LLC. Through business process consulting, coaching, and team development, she helps leaders overcome barriers to their success and deliver quality results in all aspects of their lives. Dawson has led teams across four continents, with e...
Kaitlyn Bunker
Collegiate Director
Kaitlyn Bunker
Collegiate Director
Kaitlyn Bunker is a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University. She received B.S. (2010) and M.S. (2012) degrees, also in electrical engineering, from Michigan Tech. Her current research focuses on power electronics and electric machines, and their applications wi...
Helen O. Patricia
Speaker of the Senate
Helen O. Patricia
Speaker of the Senate
Helen Patricia has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, process development, and metallurgical operations with Kennametal Inc. Currently, she is the manager of quality assurance for Americas manufacturing. Patricia has extensive experience managing plant quality lead...
Colleen Layman
Director, Regions
Colleen Layman
Director, Regions
Colleen Layman has been an active member of SWE since joining as a professional member in 2000. At the Society level, Colleen has been involved with the Awards and Finance Committees and held the position of Deputy Director of Regions in FY12. Colleen has also been a leader at the region and local l...
Betty A. Shanahan, CAE, F.SWE
Executive Director & CEO
Betty A. Shanahan, CAE, F.SWE
Executive Director & CEO
Betty Shanahan, CAE, F.SWE, is the executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers. When she was named executive director in 2002, Shanahan became the first engineer to hold this position.
Before joining SWE, she spent 24 years in development, engineering management, and marketing for...
Janet Bandows Koster
Special Director of International Initiatives, FY12
Janet Bandows Koster
Special Director of International Initiatives, FY12
Janet Bandows Koster assumed her position as executive director of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) in 2006 and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the 5,000-member organization. Koster has more than 20 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations both in the United Sta...
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Speaker of the Senate
 Helen O. PatriciaSpeaker of the Senate, FY12-FY13
Patricia has 20+ years experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, process development and metallurgical operations at Kennametal Inc. As the Manager of Quality Assurance for Americas manufacturing, she is currently responsible for driving improvements in quality performance, strengthening custo...
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