2023 IEEE Women in Engineering Leadership

Find below a list of the voting members, regional and society coordinators and subcommittees and ad-hoc committees.

Voting Members

Celia Shahnaz headshot.

Chair – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024
Celia Shahnaz (R10), SMIEEE, Fellow IEB, received a Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Canada, and is currently a Professor at the Department of EEE, BUET, Bangladesh since 2015.

Jen Castillo headshot.

Past Chair – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024
Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)

Jyothi Ramaswamy headshot.

Treasurer – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
Jyothi Ramaswamy (R10)

Lin Cai headshot.

Member-at-Large – 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024
Lin Cai (R7)

Samina Husain headshot.

Member-at-Large –  1 January 2021 – 31 December 2023
Samina Husain (R8)

Mini Ulanat headshot.

Member-at-Large –  1 January 2021 – 31 December 2023
Mini Ulanat (R10)

Anastassia Gharib headshot.

Technical Activities Representative – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
Anastassia Gharib (R8)

Katherine Rasley headshot.

Young Professional Representative – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
Katherine Rasley (R4)

Susana Lau headshot.

WIE Affinity Group Representative – 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
Susana Lau (R9)

baya bouchaala headshot

WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative –  (1 July 2023-30 June 2024)
Baya Bouchaala (R8)

  • Region 1: Denise Griffin
  • Region 2: Maryam Alibeik
  • Region 3: Evelyn Licona
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 5: Yuanrui Sang
  • Region 6: Peijung Tsai
  • Region 7: Winnie Ye
  • Region 8: Wafa Ben Hmida
  • Region 9: Ana Salazar
  • Region 10: Khanita Duangchaemkarn
  • Aerospace and Electronic Society – Kathleen Kramer
  • Antennas and Propagation Society -Dan Jiao
  • Biometrics Council – Maneet Singh
  • Broadcast Technology Society – Marisabel Rodriguez
  • Circuits and Systems Society – Dr. Manisha Guduri
  • Communications Society – Baek-Young Choi
  • Computational Intelligence Society – Nelishia Pillay
  • Computer Society – Geetika Tandon
  • Control Systems Society – Bonnie H. Ferri
  • Council on Superconductivity – Kathleen Amm, Sasha Ishmael
  • Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society – Sneha Hegde
  • Education Society – Huettel, Lisa G
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Society – Antyufeyeva, Mariya S
  • Electron Devices Society – P Susthitha Menon
  • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society – Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting
  • Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society – Qian Song
  • Industrial Electronics Society – Ya-Jun Pan
  • Industry Applications Society – Pia Torres
  • Information Theory Society – Lele, Wang
  • Instrumentation and Measurement Society – Ferdinanda Ponci
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems Society – Cristina Olaverri-Monreal
  • IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society– Sherry Hess
  • Nanotechnology Council – Kanika Singh
  • Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society– Audrey Corbeil Therrien
  • Oceanic Engineering Society – Giulia De Masi
  • Photonics Society – Arti Agrawal
  • Power & Energy Society – Khayakazi Dioka
  • Power Electronics Society – Lauren Elizabeth Kegley
  • Professional Communication Society – Sean Moseley
  • Product Safety Engineering Society – Silvia L Diaz Monnier
  • Robotics and Automation Society – Karinne Ramirez-Amaro
  • Sensors Council – Saakshi Dhanekar
  • Signal Processing Society – Ozlem Kalinli & Behnaz Ghoraani
  • Society on Social Implications of Technology – Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
  • Solid-State Circuits Society – Zeynep Toprak
  • Systems Council – Holly Handley
  • Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society – Jing Bi
  • Technology and Engineering Management Society – Boutheina Kzadri
  • Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society – Dana Weinstein
  • Vehicular Technology Society – Carmela Cozzo

Awards & Recognition: Jyotika Athavale, Jing Dong
Education/ Outreach: Keeley Crockett, Connie Kelly
International Leadership Conference: Jennifer Blain Christen (Chair)
International Leadership Summits: Sadhana Attavar
Industry & Entrepreneurship: Samina Husain, Kumudhini Ravindra, Susana Lau, Lei Wang
Magazine: Karen Panetta (Chair/Editor-in-Chief)
Membership Development & Retention: Sunitha Beevi.K, Mahsa Bataghva Shahbaz
Nominations & Appointments: Jenifer Castillo (Chair)
Regional Activities: Hala As’ad, Raisa Fabiha
Technical Activities: Ljiljana Trajkovic, Anastassia Gharib, Baek-Young Choi

Ad Hocs –

Special Funding Ad Hoc: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Jyothi Ramaswamy, Lin Cai
Travel Grants Ad Hoc: Anne Costolanski, Mini Ulanat, Ana Salazar
Diversity and Inclusion: Mini Ulanat
Climate Change and Sustainability: Sulekha Chattopadhya, Rushali Thakkar, Raneena Raoof, Faith Karimi, Larissa Paredes Muse
History: Margaretha Eriksson
WIE Philanthropic initiatives: Abigail C Teron, Morgan Kiani
WIE Advancement: Sushmita Mitra
WIE Partnerships: Norliza Noor, Jeewika Ranaweera, Neeli Prasad
WIE Mentorship: Dewi Liliana
WePOWER Initiative: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

  • IEEE Standards Association – Lei Wang
  • History Committee – Celia Shahnaz