SWE UT Committees

Awards/Recognition Committee

This committee helps our SWE chapter and its individual members get awards and recognition by informing members and encouraging them to apply.

Neda Samani Email: NedaSamani AT utexas.edu I am a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering and pursuing a Business Foundations Certificate. I love discovering new things, and my favorite sports are racquetball and swimming. I'm honored to be able to make valuable contributions to this organization, and I am certain we will have a great year.

Sangeetha Mylvaganam Email: sangeetha.mylv AT utexas.edu I am a first year Mechanical Engineering major, and I'm excited to be an Awards and Recognition Chair for SWE! I am from Plano, Texas, but I was born in Melbourne, Australia. I like sleeping, eating, dancing, hanging out with friends and family, and everything about UT. Hook em!

CEW Committee

Careers in Engineering for Women (CEW) is a week long summer program for middle school students. It is designed to increase the representation of women in engineering and technical fields. CEW chairs work with the CEW Coordinators in planning and organizing CEW.

Genevieve Lim Email: genevieve_lim09 AT yahoo.com I am a sophomore Chemical Engineering major. I adore traveling, eating and attempting to replicate delicious food, and basking in the sun playing tennis.

Rebecca Tom Email: rt8240 AT yahoo.com This is my sophomore year in Electrical Engineering here at UT! I have lived in Austin for the majority of my life and love working out. In my free time, I enjoy catching up on all my favorite TV shows, reading various comics/webcomics, hanging out with friends, and volunteering. I'm excited to bring forth new ideas to SWE this year and am glad to be a part of such a supportive and cohesive community!

Corporate Committee

The corporate committee chair helps assist VP Corporate by organizing Lunch & Learns, managing the Company Corner and assisting in other SWE corporate related events.

Sonia Liao Email: sonia.y.liao AT gmail.com I'm a third year chemical engineer, and I'm excited to be the Corporate Chair. I've been very involved in SWE since my first year and I love being in this organization. I enjoy Chinese dramas, pearl earrings, comfortable shoes, and Nikhita Garg.

Fundraising Committee

This committee focuses on organizing and running SWE Bake Sales, as well as helping the treasurer brainstorm for new fundraising ideas.

Contact Ami Desai at ami.desai AT utexas.edu to apply to be a committee member.

Patricia Renyut Email: pmrenyut AT utexas.edu I am a Freshman Biomedical Engineering major from Jakarta, Indonesia! I have a passion for anything that involves outdoor sports or spicy foods. I enjoy baking in my spare time, and am very excited to be a part of SWE. Hook 'em Horns!

Outreach Committee

This committee will help brainstorm ideas for community work, coordinate and plan outreach activities and actively partipates in our projects.

Contact Hannah James at hannah.james AT utexas.edu to apply to be a committee member.

Meagan Wilkes Email: mwilkes AT mail.utexas.edu I am a second year Architectural Engineering and Plan II Honors double major from Austin, TX. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, running, and spending time with friends and family.

Publicity Committee

This committee creates fliers and posters for SWE events and meetings, and aids in general publicity. The chair also helps brainstorm and implement new publicity initiatives, and assist the historian when necessary.

Contact Mary Zhou at zhou.mary.x AT gmail.com to apply to be a committee member.

Jessica Fox Email: jessica.r.fox AT gmail.com I am a sophomore in Electrical Engineering from The Woodlands, Texas and I am very excited to be your 2011-2012 Publicity Chair. I love hanging out with friends, traveling, going on adventures, and just trying new things in general. Most of all I love UT and everything that is connected to UT. HOOK'EM!

Recruitment/Retention Committee

This committee's primary goal is to help recruit new members to join SWE, retain current members, and increase active member involvement. Specific duties include organizing the Finals Care Packages distributed at the end of each semester, organizing member recognition throughout the year, and assisting in the fall and spring semester membership mail-outs.

Madison Lasris Email: malasris AT aim.com I am a first year in Aerospace Engineering. I love learning and you can find me at any UT event, especially the football games. I also enjoy tennis, dancing, watching Glee, exploring the world, meeting people, and engineering!

Social/Leadership Committee

This committee focuses on providing activities for our members to develop leadership and teamwork skills. Specific duties include organizing three social activities during the year, organizing and attending the leadership retreat, and coordinating joint social events with other organizations.

Contact Mary Ashley Liu at maryashleyliu AT yahoo.com to apply to be a committee member.

Emily Deas Email: emilydeas AT utexas.edu I am freshman in mechanical engineering and absolutely love everything about UT! I am originally from New Orleans, LA, but so happy to be living in Longhorn country. I enjoy sports, acting, singing, and writing.

Kristin Wilkerson Email: wilkerson.kristin AT yahoo.com I am a first year Petroleum Engineering major from Houston, Texas. I look forward to becoming involved and giving back to the University of Texas and the Austin Community. To take a break from my academics I enjoy working out, exploring Austin (especially South Congress!), participating in Young Life, and meeting new people. I am very excited to serve as a Social Leadership Chair for SWE and can’t wait to work with such an incredible group of girls!

Store Operations Committee

This committee focuses on maintaining the SWE store, including buying and stocking items for sale.

Kimberly Tang Email: Kimberly.tang AT utexas.edu I am a junior in Chemical Engineering from Houston, TX. I love musicals, choir, and listening to acoustic artists. I am always up for hanging around coffee shops. I enjoy trying out new things, especially food, music and meeting people.