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Slate for FY23 Dallas SWE Executive Board

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

The Dallas SWE FY22 Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for your consideration to serve during FY23 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023). Please note, the role of treasurer is not on the ballot this year, as it is a two year term; Katie Mills is currently serving as Dallas SWE Treasurer through FY23. Ballots will be distributed to members electronically on May 1st and voting will conclude 30 days thereafter. Final results will be announced on June 1, 2022.

President: Rana Karimi

Executive Vice President: Open*

Secretary: Sammy Zellner

Vice President of Membership: Claire Jordan

Vice President of Outreach: Cyonna Holmes

Investment Committee (3-year): Amanda Alsbrook

Per the Dallas SWE Section Agreement with the Society, as amended in FY21, additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that:

1. The member is eligible for the position;

2. The member has given written consent to being placed on the ballot;

3. A minimum of two percent or five of the voting members of the section, whichever is greater, have signed a petition or endorsed an email to place the candidate’s name on the ballot and

4. The petition, together with the written consent, is submitted to the chair of the nominating committee by April 30 or fifteen days after the slate is announced to the members of the section, whichever is later.

*There is currently an opening for the role of Executive Vice President. If you or anyone you know is interested in EVP for FY23, please reach out to the Nominating Committee Chair during the petition period. If no candidate is slated, Dallas SWE will move forward with elections as scheduled and the FY23 board will have an open EVP position as this role is not required to be filled by the SWE Bylaws.

The petition endorsement minimum is 5 members. Please send any nominations by petition with the required endorsements and consent of the candidate to the FY22 Nominating Committee Chair, Haley McKeefer, at haley.jm.mckeefer@gmail.com by April 30th.

Thank you!

Dallas SWE FY22 Nominating Committee

Zaineb Ahmad, Malia Kawamura, Gretchen Landego and Haley McKeefer

Recap of the Dallas SWE Book Club

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

The Dallas SWE Book Club met on Saturday, March 5th for a discussion on our latest read, “The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness” by Ichiro Kishimi.

We had a great conversation around psychology and the concepts of self-forgiveness and mind decluttering. We contextualized the conversation by bringing in examples from our work places. We discussed some of the uncommon ways to develop the courage to change and ignore the limitations that you might be placing on yourself. It was a deeply stimulating chat!

Dallas SWE Speaks at Cristo Rey Dallas

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach

On February 18th, Dallas SWE spoke at the Engineering Club meeting at Cristo Rey Dallas, a College Prep high school committed to academic excellence for students of all faiths.

Rana Karimi, VP of Outreach, was a guest speaker at one of Mathematics & Engineering Teacher, Ms. Estrada’s, afterschool offerings of the Engineering Club. The club was eager to hear about many of the exciting possibilities a career in engineering can unlock. The opportunities are endless, as Rana’s journey spanned from oil and gas manufacturing to chip production to consulting. We discussed some of the most fun projects and the more unique aspects that come with a career in manufacturing. Rana shared advice that helped her along in her journey, which included not to doubt yourself, be open to taking on new opportunities, how to find a mentor, and finally, to listen to your teachers! Dallas SWE thanks Cristo Rey for the opportunity to speak to such enthusiastic students.

Join Us for Our April PD Event!

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings, Professional Development

Join Dallas SWE on Tuesday, April 26th for our first, in-person, professional development event in over two years! The local non-profit, A Sister’s Legacy, has graciously offered to host us in their office space at Common Desk in Oak Cliff. Our PD event will focus on setting and achieving goals. Doors open at 6:30 pm for pre-event networking, and the actual event will start at 6:50 pm. Also, make sure to bring your business card for a raffle with a chance to win a Starbucks gift card! Finally, if you want to see more of your SWE-sters, we plan to grab ice cream afterwards at the local ice cream shop, MELT.

Register for the event below or on Eventbrite.

Register on Eventbrite

April Member of the Month: Ana Gonzalez

by Dallas SWE on in Membership Appreciation

Congratulations to Dallas SWE’s April Member of the Month, Ana Gonzalez!

Ana Gonzalez graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in Dec. 2014. She has been involved with SWE since 2010 as a collegiate Ana held multiple leadership roles all 4 years of college. After graduating Ana continued to be a SWE advocate and held other leadership roles in the Ft. Worth SWE Chapter as well as serving on the National Finance Committee focusing on the EIN Sub-Team. Aside from construction Ana’s passion is community outreach she has volunteered at various Design Your World STEM Conference, Robotics Competition, introduce a Girl to Engineering, Cookie Box Competition partnered with the North Texas Girl Scouts, Girls Inc. and the FT. Worth Science and History Museum. SWE has allowed her to continue to give back to the community by building and creating hands on engineering activities which encourage young kids to pursue a STEM career. As a young girl Ana did not know what engineering careers were out there and pursued Architecture for the first year and a half in college. It wasn’t until she stumbled across the engineering building where she found her true career path. “I want everyone to know what engineering is” 

Ana is currently a Team Lead at JLL – Bank of America Account managing a team of project managers completing renovations for financial centers in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Prior to becoming a Team Lead Ana was a Sr. Project Manager working on ground up and interior fit out new financial centers. Ana’s other passion is construction the feeling of accomplishment is unmatched when you see your project completed. Working through unforeseen challenges and finding a solution is the most rewarding part of her job. Ana enjoys the fast-paced environment of the construction industry and with her strong communication skills she has built lasting relationships with clients, contractors and stakeholders. 

 In her new role Ana enjoys passing along her knowledge and lessons learn to her team. She is also involved with the Women’s Business Network, and Latino Employee Resource Network at work where she has coordinated sock drives for local women’s shelters in her region, fundraised for No Kid Hungry, Wreaths Across America and Great Strides – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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Thank You to our Amazing Design Your World Volunteers!

by Dallas SWE on in DYW

Dallas SWE would like to thank the 60+ volunteers who served us last weekend on March 19th for the return of our award-winning outreach event, Design Your World! 

We were thrilled to get to bring back our favorite outreach event again this year, this time to over 65 Girl Scouts in the Dallas area! We had such a blast doing multiple hands-on engineering projects with the girls, speed networking, and learning about the many exciting options that a STEM journey can unlock.

We have no shortage of high-caliber, diverse talent in Dallas SWE! Our volunteers are truly outstanding for knocking it out of the park! A special thank you to rock-star volunteers for going above and beyond in your volunteer role with the girls: Kristi Thiele, Elizabeth Hourigan, Ashley Johnson, Ashanti Napper, Katia Gomez, Kimberley Reid, Gretchen Landego, and Kara Chidester!

Thank you to our partners at Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Hillary St. John, Gerri Gordon, Lex Delley, Dhriti Stocks, and Aasya Peera for allowing Dallas SWE complete creative control in designing the program and activities for the girls. Thank you for all of your support and trust!

Our Activity Leads, Ashton McCary, Cyonna Holmes, and Ana Gonzalez, designed, led, and coached the girls through the engineering challenges for each of their activities. Thanks to the three of you, for truly bringing engineering to life for the girls by taking on such an important role in the event planning and delivery.

Our career panelists, Ashanti Napper, Ashley Johnson, Kimberley Reid, Liz Hainey and Carla Blickensderfer for sharing your inspiring stories, journeys, and wisdom with the girls. You are an inspiration to not only them, but to us volunteers, too!

Special thank you to Amanda Alsbrook, Lynn Mortensen, and Sammy Zellner, for the strategic guidance and help all along the way. 

We would not have done it without this amazing team! We appreciate everyone’s support in making the return of this event so successful. As it is a rebuilding year, we could not have done it without all of you! 

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