As SWE’s new fiscal year begins, SWE-MN has two new section representatives who are eager to get started with SWE-MN.
John Kasab is looking forward to a great year with the Minnesota Section. A Senior and Life Member of SWE, John has served in several elected and volunteer roles at the local, regional, and national levels of the Society since he joined as a graduate student in 1992. Most recently, John was the Region H Secretary and a Section Representative for the Detroit Section. Since 2003, John has worked at the premium engineering consultancy Ricardo, where he is Chief Engineer for Chemical Technology and Innovations. In this capacity he is responsible for identifying, winning, and leading projects in the areas of emissions control technology, fuels and lubricants, and hydrogen and fuel cells. John has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the UW-Madison, and an MSChE and BSChE from Washington University in St. Louis.
Melissa Stiegler is a Senior Marketing Engineer at Emerson Process Management in Chanhassen, MN. She has been at Rosemount for seven years starting as a design engineer. Melissa has a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Carlson School of Management also at the University of Minnesota. Melissa is currently working in the Rosemount Measurement Division as a product manager in the wireless group. Melissa has been involved with SWE since her freshman year of college and has been a Collegiate Section Counselor to the University of St. Thomas since graduation. Last year she was the treasure for SWE-MN and looks forward to the upcoming year as a section representative.
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FY12 SWE Election Results
President-Elect: Alyse R. Stofer
Secretary: Elizabeth Bierman
Director of Education: Kelly Griswold Schable
Director of Professional Development: Linette Patterson
Deputy Director of Regions: Colleen M. Layman
Trustees: Majorie Inden & Carolyn F. Phillips
Speaker of the Senate: Helen Patricia
Deputy Speaker of the Senate Deborah Willems
Also, Lana Fountain Flakes was elected by the SWE Senate to complete the remaining year of Alyse Stofer's term as Director of Membership.
The following individuals will be continuing in their leadership roles based on previous elections:
President: Melissa M. Tata
Treasurer: Stacey M. DelVecchio
Director of Emerging Initiatives: Semahat S. Demir, Ph.D.
Director of Regions: Linda M.S. Thomas
Trustees: Kathryn Mueller Cunningham, Michele Fitzpatrick, Florence D. Hudson, & Angela Nickels
Region H Governor: Wendy Schauer Landwehr
Regional Professional Senator, Region H: Christine Cabrera & Diane LaFortune
Alternate Professional Senator, Region H: Stacy Thayer
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FY12 Region H Election Results
The FY12 Region H Election results are in!
Region Lieutenant Governor – Betty Leonard (Wisconsin)
Region Secretary – Katie Amelio (Chicago Region)
Region Treasurer – Lisa Miller (MAL)
Region Representative to the National Nominating Committee – April Privett (Central Illinois)
Congrats to the newly elected leaders!
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WE11 - The Annual Conference for Women Engineers
Raise the heights of innovation with more than 5,000 women engineers and technologists at the WE11 Conference. Throughout the conference participants will experience numerous career-shaping opportuni-ties. You’ll have access to more than 120 professional development workshops and seminars, over 250 ex-hibitors at the Career Fair, and endless networking opportunities. Hotel registration is already open and conference registration begins in April!
WE11 - The Annual Conference for Women Engineers
Raising the Heights of Innovation
October 13 - 15, 2011
Chicago, Illinois
http://we11.swe.org
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2012 Region H Conference in Madison
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the University of Wisconsin - Madison SWE section will be hosting the 2012 Region H Conference. Mark your calendars for February 17-19, 2012! It is very exciting to have the Region H conference within driving distance. We hope that many SWE-MN members will attend.
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