Dallas SWE Members are cordially invited to Light Reading’s Women in Comms Breakfast on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 7:15am – 8:30am at The Westin Galleria Dallas.
Light Reading’s Women in Comms breakfast will take a practical look at how to get more women into the STEM field, starting at a young age. We will hear from Brooks McCorcle, president of AT&T Partner Solutions in addition to other top female executives from Verizon, Genband, Intel and Light Reading. Join us for a lively panel discussion on how they are making a difference for women in the industry and strategies for others to do the same.
Co-located at Light Reading’s NFV Everywhere Americas Event in Dallas, TX, Light Reading’s Women in Comms breakfast is free for all women to attend! Additionally, as a member of the Society of Women Engineers you can attend Light Reading’s NFV Everywhere Americas as a VIP attendee. Light Reading’s NFV Everywhere Americas provides complimentary admission for verified employees of service providers, operators, financial & educational institutions, utilities, and government agencies. All other attendees will receive a 30% discount.
Enter discount code VIPSWE on the payment page. Please note: Registration for Light Reading’s Women in Comms breakfast takes place on the NFV Everywhere Americas registration page. Check off Women in Comms breakfast on page 3 of registration.
On August 31, several members of our Dallas SWE Leadership Team met with employees at Lennox International in Carrollton to present “The Benefits of SWE” and help their employees sign up for new memberships sponsored by Lennox. As a result of this event, we are excited to welcome 24 new members to SWE! Thanks to Dallas SWE President Barbara Read, Executive Vice President Cherrie Fisher, Vice President of Membership Zaineb Ahmad, and Anique Cooley for representing Dallas SWE at this event. Read below for a recap from Andrea Murtaugh, Communications Specialist at Lennox International.
From left to right: Prakesh Bedapudi (Executive VP and CTO – Lennox International); Amanda Widell (Director Technical Support – Lennox International); Barbara Read (Dallas SWE President); Cherrie Fisher (Dallas SWE Vice President); Jamie Son (Human Resource Business Partner – Lennox International); Denise Gorde (VP Global Talent Management & Corporate HR – Lennox International); Manuel Molera (VP Human Resources – Lennox International)
On August 31, Lenox International celebrated its new corporate membership with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) with a breakfast, information session and a membership drive at our global engineering center in Carrollton, TX. There was great interest and participation with more than 40 people attending the event.
Amanda Widell, Director of Technical Support, and the executive champion for the LII SWE initiative, opened the event with her own personal story of how SWE played a role in her career, “The Society of Women Engineers’ tag line is Aspire, Advance and Achieve. Their goals are not only for students in college, but also for working professionals to help them achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders. I am incredibly excited that our Lennox team is getting involved with SWE.”
Barbara Read, Dallas SWE President and Cherrie Fisher, Dallas SWE Vice President, attended the launch event and shared their personal experiences with SWE and how it has influenced them both professionally and personally.
SWE is an inclusive organization focused on issues of interest to women specializing in engineering and technical careers. The organization assists companies to advance their women engineers and technologists, achieve their diversity recruitment and retention goals and support their leadership training initiatives.
To learn how you can get involved with SWE please contact either Amanda Widell or Jamie Son, HR Business Partner (and SWE relationship manager). Click here for the SWE website.
~ Andrea Murtaugh, Communications Specialist – Lennox International
Amanda Widell, Director Technical Support Lennox International
Dallas SWE Executive Vice President Cherrie Fisher shares the benefits of SWE membership.
What a great group!
Dallas SWE President Barbara Read tells attendees about our local professional development activities and outreach events.
From left to right: Rosa Leal (Commercial Product Specialist & Leader of Let’s Connect); Barbara Read (Dallas SWE President); Cherrie Fisher (Dallas SWE Vice President); Kasia Moore (Law Director & LWBC President), Sweta Hari (Director Product Management, Residential Heating); Laura Gram (Manager Commercial Distribution & Managing Director LYPA)
After taking a summer break from our monthly Younger Professionals brunch, we were back on August 22nd at The Dream Café in Addison. It was a fun time for all attendees and we were particularly pleased that some male young professionals joined us this time! Thank you everyone for your participation.
Our next brunch is set for September 12th from 11 to 1pm at Grand Lux Café. Please be sure to register and feel free to invite friends and co-workers you know!
To be part of our younger members email list, please email Dallas SWE Secretary Marzia Monty.
We looking forward to seeing everyone again soon. Come network with us!
We are family – I got all my SWEsters with me! Welcome back Dallas SWE!
After a well deserved summer break, Dallas SWE will host our first meeting of FY 16 in partnership with the High Tech High Heels Friendraiser. Dallas SWE has been an active partner with High Tech High Heels for many years. An organization committed to increase the number of North Texas girls entering a college-level degree program in STEM. Please join us in supporting HTHH at their second annual Friendraiser event on September 15th at 6pm. This year the event will be held at Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Please mark your calendar to attend this exciting event to enjoy networking, a silent auction and much more while supporting STEM programs that benefit North Texas students. There is no charge for admission, but space is limited. Please RSVP for you and a friend by September 4.
Here’s another friendly reminder to renew your SWE membership by September 30 to avoid being considered a lapsed member. If you have questions about SWE membership, contact us at dallas.swe@gmail.com.
SMU SWE Fundraiser
Come out and support our sister collegiate SWE section at Southern Methodist University by visiting their fundraising event at Digg’s Taco Shop on Hillcrest Tuesday, September 8 all day! A portion of each purchase will be donated to SMU SWE!
Are you a recent college grad? New to the DFW area? Looking to meet other engineering or STEM professionals who are also early in their career? Welcome to the Dallas SWE Younger Members Listserv! Join us for one of our monthly brunches as we network over mimosas! Check out the menu here. There should be plenty of parking available!
Please share this with anyone else interested and have them email Dallas SWE Secretary Marzia Monty to join the Listserv. Hope to see you there!
Each year, two promising collegiate leaders from each Region of the Society of Women Engineers are selected for SWE’s Future Leader (SWEFL) Program. This program provides opportunities, professional development, and leadership training to its participants. This year, both of Region C’s SWEFLs are from the Dallas area! Read below about these aspiring leaders and congratulate them on their success!
Bita Behgooy – University of Texas, Dallas
Bita Behgooy is a junior in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is part of the SWE Future Leader team and is excited for this opportunity. Before she was selected as a future leader, Bita established the first collegiate section at a community college, Collin College, in Region C; however, this is her first experience in SWE’s national and regional levels. She’s planning on accomplishing her SWE goals this year and establishing networks within the society at local, regional and national levels. She will use her networks and experience to help newly established sections in our region that might need a little more help achieving their good-standing status. She will also continue to grow her local collegiate connections with UT Dallas and Collin College while being involved at the regional level. Bita would like to truly thank professional Dallas SWE member Lynn Mortensen for her support in believing in Bita’s SWE missions. It is truly because of Ms. Mortensen’s continuous support that Bita has been able to prepare for the Future Leader she is.
Haley Barnes – University of North Texas
Haley Barnes is a junior Materials Science and Engineering major at the University of North Texas. She is very excited to work with the rest of this year’s SWEFL group. This is Haley’s first opportunity to get a greater look into the inner-workings of National SWE. Through the summer’s National SWE workshops and SWEFL webinars, Haley is passionate about pursuing her SWEFL goals, which include creating a network with both professional and collegiate SWEs and collegiate SWE chapters, planning an “Appreciate a Women Engineer” dinner for the spring, and continuing to grow positive internal relations with her local UNT SWE chapter consisting of women all throughout STEM. Haley would like to appreciate professional Dallas SWE member, Nandika D’Souza, on her continuous support of Haley’s collegiate efforts. Without Dr. D’Souza, she wouldn’t been given the SWE and UNT opportunities that have helped mold her into the Future Leader she is today.
