IEEE Women in Engineering Past Leadership

Know about the past Committee Members

2023 Voting Members:

  • Chair: Celia Shahnaz (R10)
  • Past Chair: Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)
  • Treasurer: Jyothi Ramaswamy (R10)
  • Member-at-Large: Lin Cai (R7)
  • Member-at-Large: Samina Husain (R8)
  • Member-at-Large: Mini Ulanat (R10)
  • Technical Activities Representative: Anastassia Gharib (R8)
  • Young Professional Representative: Katherine Rasley (R4)
  • WIE Affinity Group Representative: Susana Lau (R9)
  • WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative: Emtiez Akermi (R8) (1 July 2022-30 June 2023)

2023 Region Coordinators:

  • 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

2023 Society/Council Coordinators:

  • 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 – Nury Ramirez Cely
  • Computational Intelligence Society – Nelishia Pillay
  • Computer Society – Geetika Tandon
  • Control Systems Society – Afef Fekih & Dennice F Gayme
  • 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 – Ruomei Li
  • 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

OU Liaisons:

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

WIE Subcommittee
Nominations and Appointments: Jenifer Castillo
WIE ILC: Jennifer Blain Christen
WIE Magazine: Karen Panetta
WIE Awards: Jing Dong, Jyotika Athavale
Education Outreach: Keeley Crockett, Connie Kelly
Industry: Samina Husain, Kumudhini Ravindra, Susana Lau, Lei Wang
Membership Development and Retention: Sunitha Beevi. K , Mahsa Bataghva Shahbaz
Technical Activities: Ljiljana Trajkovic, Anastassia Gharib Subcomittee
Regional Activities: Hala As’ad, Raisa Fabiha
WIE ILS: Sadhana Attavar
Ad-Hoc Committee Members 
Special Funding: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Jyothi Ramaswamy, Lin Cai
Travel Grants: Anne Costolanski, Mini Ulunat, Ana Salazar
Diversity and Inclusion: Mini Ulunat
Climate Change and Sustainability: Sulekha Chattopadhya, Rushali Thakkar, Raneena, Faith Karimi, Larissa Paredes Muse
History: Margaretha Eriksson
WIE Philanthropic Opportunities: Abigail Teron, Morgan Kiani
WIE Advancement: Sushmita Mitra
WIE Partnerships: Norliza Noor
WIE Mentorship: Dewi Liliana
WePOWER Initiative: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

2022 Voting Members

  • Chair: Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)
  • Past Chair: Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (R8)
  • Chair-Elect: Celia Shahnaz (R10)
  • Treasurer: Anne Costolanski (R3)
  • Member-at-Large: Lin Cai (R7)
  • Member-at-Large: Samina Husain (R8)
  • Member-at-Large: Mini Ulanat (R10)
  • Technical Activities Representative: Anastassia Gharib (R7)
  • Young Professional Representative: Maria Alexandra Paun (R8)
  • WIE Affinity Group Representative: Andrea Carrion Herrera (R9)
  • WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative: Emtiez Akermi (R8) (1 July 2022-30 June 2023); Grace Kallingal George (1 July 2021-30 June 2022)

2022 Adjunct Members

  • Ramneek Kalra
  • John Vig

2022 Organizational Unit Liaisons

  • Educational Activities: Sharon DeVivo
  • IEEE-USA: Vickie Ozburn

2022 Region Coordinators

  • Region 1: Denise Griffin
  • Region 2: Carole Carey
  • Region 3: Evelyn Licona
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 5: Anitra Wilson
  • Region 6: Peijung Tsai
  • Region 7: Winnie Ye
  • Region 8: Maria Alexandra Paun
  • Region 9: Ana Salazar
  • Region 10: Emi Yano

2022 Society Coordinators

  • Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society: Kathleen Kramer
  • Antennas and Propagation Society: Dan Jiao
  • Biometrics Council: Maneet Singh
  • Broadcast Technology Society: Samina Husain
  • Circuits and Systems Society: Giulia Di Capua
  • Communications Society: Baek-Young Choi
  • Computational Intelligence Society: Nelishia Pillay
  • Computer Society: Jyotika Athavale
  • Control Systems Society: Martha Grover
  • Council on Superconductivity: Catherine Patricia Foley
  • Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society: Azam Nekahi
  • Education Society: Lisa Huettel
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Mariya Antyufeyeva
  • Electron Devices Society: Zeynep Celik
  • Electronics Packaging Society: Marta Rencz
  • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Lizeth Vega
  • Industrial Electronics Society: Lucia Lo Bello
  • Industry Applications Society: Lucia Pia Torres
  • Instrumentation and Measurement Society: Ferdinanda Ponci
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems Society: Simona Sacone
  • Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Sherry Hess
  • Nanotechnology Council: Kanika Singh
  • Oceanic Engineering Society: Farheen Fauziya
  • Photonics Society: Deepa Venkitesh
  • Power Electronics Society: Lauren Kegley
  • Professional Communication Society: Sean Moseley
  • Sensors Council: Saakshi Dhanekar
  • Signal Processing Society: Celia Shahnaz & Ozlem Kalinli
  • Society on Social Implications of Technology: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
  • Solid-State Circuits Society: Zeynep Toprak Deniz
  • Systems Council: Holly Handley
  • Technology and Engineering Management Society: Boutheina Tlili
  • Vehicular Technology Society: Carmela Cozzo

Subcommittees & Ad Hoc Committees

  • 25th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee: Cinzia DaVia (Chair)
  • Awards Subcommittee: Andrea Carrion (Chair)
  • Governance Ad Hoc Committee: Ramalatha Marimuthu (Chair)
  • Diversity & Inclusion Ad Hoc Committee: Mini Ulanat (Chair)
  • Industry Subcommittee: Geetika Tandon (Chair)
  • Magazine Subcommittee: Karen Panetta (Chair/Editor-in-Chief)
  • Membership Development Subcommittee: Sharlene Brown (Chair)
  • Nominations & Appointments Committee: Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (Chair)
  • Outreach Subcommittee: Keeley Crocket (Co-Chair); Sharon DeVivo (Co-Chair)
  • Region Coordinators Subcommittee: Hala As’ad (Chair)
  • Society & Council Coordinators: Anastassia Gharib (Chair)
  • Special Funding Ad Hoc Committee:
  • Strategic Planning Subcommittee: Jenifer Castillo (Chair)
  • Summits Subcommittee: Sadhana Attavar (Chair)
  • Travel Grants Ad Hoc Committee:  
  • WIE International Leadership Conference: Heather Quinn (Chair)
  • WePOWER Initiative: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (Lead)

25th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee:
  • Cinzia DaVia (Chair)
Awards Subcommittee:
  • Andrea Carrion (Chair)
Governance Ad Hoc Committee:
  • Ramalatha Marimuthu (Chair)
Diversity & Inclusion Ad Hoc Committee:
  • Mini Ulanat (Chair)
Industry Subcommittee:
  • Geetika Tandon (Chair)
Magazine Subcommittee:
  • Karen Panetta (Chair/Editor-in-Chief)
Membership Development Subcommittee:
  • Sharlene Brown (Chair)
Nominations & Appointments Committee:
  • Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (Chair)

Outreach Subcommittee:

  • Keeley Crocket (Co-Chair)
  • Sharon DeVivo (Co-Chair)
Region Coordinators Subcommittee:
  • Hala As’ad (Chair)
Society & Council Coordinators:
  • Anastassia Gharib (Chair)

Special Funding Ad Hoc Committee

Strategic Planning Subcommittee:
  • Jenifer Castillo (Chair)
Summits Subcommittee:
  • Sadhana Attavar (Chair)
Travel Grants Ad Hoc Committee
WIE International Leadership Conference:
  • Heather Quinn (Chair)
WePOWER Initiative:
  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (Lead)

2021 Voting Members:

  • Chair: Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)
  • Past Chair: Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (R8)
  • Treasurer: Anne Costolanski (R3)
  • Member-at-Large: Samina Husain (R8)
  • Member-at-Large: Mini Ulanat (R10)
  • Member-at-Large: TBD
  • Young Professional Representative: Ana Cigaran Romero (R8)
  • Technical Activities Representative: Madeleine Glick (R1)
  • WIE Affinity Group Representative: Anastassia Gharib (R7)
  • WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative: Grace Kallingal George (R10) (July 2021-June 2022); Wislayne Silva (R9) (July 2020-June 2021)

2021 Organizational Unit Liaisons:

  • Educational Activities: Sharon DeVivo
  • HKN (Eta Kappa Nu): Charlotte Blair
  • History Committee: Celia Shahnaz

2021 Region Coordinators:

  • Region 1: Charlotte Blair
  • Region 2: Carol Carey
  • Region 3: Evelyn Licona
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 5: Theresa Odun-Ayo
  • Region 6: Heather Quinn
  • Region 7: Winnie Ye
  • Region 8: Maria Alexandra Paun
  • Region 9: Rosa Mejia
  • Region 10: Emi Yano

2021 Society Coordinators

  • Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society: Kathleen Kramer & Yonina Eldar
  • Antennas and Propagation Society: Claire Migliaccio
  • Biometrics Council: Maneet Singh
  • Broadcast Technology Society: Samina Husain & Marisabel Rodriguez
  • Circuits and Systems Society: Giulia di Capua
  • Communications Society: Maite Brandt-Pierce
  • Computational Intelligence Society: Keeley Crockett
  • Computer Society: Ramalatha Marimuthu
  • Control Systems Society: Martha Grover
  • Council on Superconductivity: Kathleen Amm & Sasha Ishmael
  • Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society: Azam Nekahi
  • Education Society: Lisa Huettel
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Susanne Kaule
  • Electron Devices Society: Francesca Iacopi
  • Electronics Packaging Society: Marta Rencz
  • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Cynthia Chestek
  • Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Qian Zhan & Shawn Kefauver
  • Industrial Electronics Society: Lucia Lo Bello
  • Industry Applications Society: Pia Torres
  • Information Theory Society: Lele Wang
  • Instrumentation and Measurement Society: Ferdinanda Ponci
  • Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Sherry Hess
  • Nanotechnology Council: Saumya Sharma
  • Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society: Cinzia Da Via
  • Oceanic Engineering Society: Farheen Fauziya
  • Photonics Society: Deepa Venkitesh
  • Power & Energy Society: Lisien Leon
  • Power Electronics Society: Lauren Kegley
  • Robotics & Automation Society: Lydia Tapia
  • Signal Processing Society: Celia Shahnaz & Ozlem Kalinli
  • Society on Social Implications of Technology: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
  • Solid-State Circuits Society: Kathy Wilcox
  • Systems Council: Holly Handley
  • Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: Jing Bi
  • Technology and Engineering Management Society: Aisha Nazia Nasir Mayin

Chair 

  • Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (R8)

Past Chair

  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (R5)

Member

  • Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)

Member

  • Liang Downey (R4)

Member

  • Preeti Kovvali (R8)

Member (Young Professionals)

  • Salima Kaissi (R6)

Member (Technical Activities)

  • Madeleine Glick (R1)

Member (WIE Affinity Group)

  • Mini Ulanat (R10)

Member (WIE Student Branch Affinity Group)

  • Wislayne Silva (R9) (July 2020-June 2021)
  • Saraf Mahnaz (R10) (July 2019 – June 2020)

2020 IEEE WIE Liaisons

  • Sharon Devivo (Educational Activities)
  • Nigel Lovell

2020 IEEE WIE Society Liaisons

  • Kathleen Kramer- Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
  • Tempestt Neal – Biometrics Council
  • Samina Husain – Broadcast Technology Society
  • Sara Ghoreishizadeh – Circuits and Systems Society
  • Jennifer Blain Christen – Circuits and Systems Society
  • Mari Carmen Aguayo Torres – Communications Society
  • Keeley Crockett – Computational Intelligence Society
  • Ramalatha Marimuthu – Computer Society
  • Martha Grover – Control Systems Society
  • Shao-Yun Fang – Council on Electronic Design Automation
  • Kathleen Amm- Council on Superconductivity
  • Sasha Ishmael – Council on Superconductivity
  • Azam Nekahi – Council on Superconductivity
  • Susanne Kaule – Electromagnetic Compatibility Society EMCS
  • Angela Reinders – Electron Devices Society
  • Tanja Braun – Electronics Packaging Society
  • Nadja Bressan – Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • Virginia Ballarin – Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • Keely Roth – Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • Shawn Carlisle Kefauver – Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • Lucia Lo Bello – Industrial Electronics Society
  • Norma Anglani – Industry Applications Society
  • Pooja Singh – Industry Applications Society
  • Tara Javidi – Information Theory Society
  • Ferdinanda Ponci – Instrumentation and Measurement Society
  • Wenquan (Cherry) Che – Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • Saumya Sharma – Nanotechnology Council
  • Cinzia Da Via – Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
  • Farheen Fauziya – Oceanic Engineering Society
  • Roumei Li – Power & Energy Society
  • Katherine Kim – Power Electronics Society
  • Nancy Barr – Professional Communication Society
  • Lydia Tapia – Robotics & Automation Society
  • Sally Wood – Signal Processing Society
  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan – Society on Social Implications of Technology
  • Alison Burdett – Solid-State Circuits Society
  • Stephanie White – Systems Council
  • Ying (Gina) Tang – Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
  • Marina Dabic – Technology and Engineering Management Society
  • Estelle Camus – Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
  • Carmela Cozzo – Vehicular Technology Society

2020 IEEE WIE Region Coordinators

  • Region 1: Charlotte Blair
  • Region 2: Carole Carey
  • Region 3: Amanda Sahlstrom
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 5: Theresa Odun-Ayo
  • Region 6: Heather Quinn
  • Region 7: Manar Jammal
  • Region 8: Ana Cigaran Romero
  • Region 9: Rosa Mejia
  • Region 10: Emi Yano Tanahashi

Chair

  • Lisa Lazareck-Asunta (R8)

Past Chair

  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (R5)

Member

  • Liang Downey (R4)

Member

  • Jenifer P. Castillo Rodriguez (R9)

Member

  • Roxana Saint-Nom (R9) (Technical Activities)

Member (Young Professionals)

  • Keeley Alexandra Crockett (R8)

Member

  • Preeti Kovali (R8)

Member (WIE Affinity Group)

  • Mahsa Bataghva Shahbaz (R7)

Member (WIE Student Branch Affinity Group)

  • Saraf Mahnaz (R10) (July 2019-June 2020
  • Anusha Jiji (R10) (July 2018-June 2019)

2019 IEEE WIE Organizational Unit Liaisons 

  • Kate Duncan – IEEE-USA
  • Sharon Devivo – IEEE Educational Activities
  • Lorena Garcia – IEEE WIE Awards
  • Roxana Saint-Nom – IEEE Technical Activities Board
  • Roxana Saint-Nom – MGA MRR (Member Recruitment and Recovery) Committee

2019 IEEE WIE Society Liaisons

  • Yonina Eldar – Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
  • Dan Jiao – Antennas and Propagation Society
  • Tempestt Neal – Biometrics Council
  • Samina Husain – Broadcast Technology Society
  • Jennifer Blain Christen – Circuits and Systems Society
  • Mari Carmen Aguayo Torres – Communications Society
  • Vesna Šešum-Čavić – Computational Intelligence Society
  • Ramalatha Marimuthu – Computer Society
  • Linda Bushnell – Control Systems Society
  • Jennifer Geist – Council on RFID
  • Kathleen Amm – Council on Superconductivity
  • Sasha Ishmael – Council on Superconductivity
  • Azam Nekahi – Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
  • Susanne Kaule – Electromagnetic Compatibility Society EMCS
  • Angele Reinders – Electron Devices Society
  • Tanja Braun – Electronics Packaging Society
  • Padmini Rangamani – Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • Lori Bruce – Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • Mariko Burgin – Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • Lucia Lo Bello – Industrial Electronics Society
  • Norma Anglani – Industry Applications Society
  • Yingbin Liang – Information Theory Society
  • Ferdinanda Ponci – Instrumentation and Measurement Society
  • Cristina Olaverri – Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
  • Wenquan (Cherry) Che – Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • Cinzia Da Via – Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
  • Farheen Fauziya – Oceanic Engineering Society
  • Simay Akar – Power & Energy Society
  • Katherine Kim – Power Electronics Society
  • Nancy Barr – Professional Communication Society
  • Preeti Chauhan – Reliability Society
  • Sally Wood – Signal Processing Society
  • Ramalatha Marimuthu – Society on Social Implications of Technology
  • Ingrid Verbauwhede – Solid State Circuits Society
  • Stephanie White – Systems Council
  • Vanessa Batista Schramm – Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
  • Liang Xi Downey – Technology and Engineering Management Society
  • Estelle Camus – Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
  • Carmela Cozzo – Vehicular Technology Society

2019 IEEE WIE Region Coordinators

  • Region 1: Denise Griffin
  • Region 2: Carole Carey
  • Region 3: Allison Mercer
  • Region 4: Liang Xi Downey
  • Region 5:  Ruby Mehrubeoglu
  • Region 6: Kathy Herring Hayashi
  • Region 7: Manar Jammal
  • Region 8: Ana Cigaran Romero
  • Region 9: Yuli Andrea Rodriguez
  • Region 10: Emi Yano Tanahashi

2018 Voting Members

  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan (Chair)
  • Takako Hashimoto (Past Chair)
  • Liang Downey
  • Lisa Lazareck-Asunta
  • Lori Hogan
  • Najla Chrif  (WIE Student Branch Affinity Group Representative) (July 2017-June 2018);
  • Anusha Jiji (July 2018-June 2019)
  • Preeti Sowjanya Kovvali (Young Professionals)
  • Samantha Lubaba Noor (WIE Affinity Group Representative)
  • Rabab Ward (Technical Activities)

2018 IEEE WIE Liaisons 

  • Dorothy Stanley- Standards
  • Rabab Ward- TAB

2018 IEEE WIE Society Liaisons

  • Kathleen Kramer- Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
  • Dan Jiao- Antennas and Propagation Society
  • Jennifer Blain Christen- Circuits and Systems Society
  • Ana Garcia Armada- Communications Society
  • Jill Gostin- Computer Society
  • Takako Nonaka- Consumer Electronics Society
  • Linda Bushnell- Control Systems Society
  • Elaleh (Eli) Bozorgzade- Council on Electronic Design Automation
  • Sasha Ishmael, Kathleen Amm- Council on Superconductivity
  • Azam Nekahi- Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society
  • Irina Kasperovich- Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
  • Leda Lunardi- Electron Devices Society
  • Kristina Young-Fisher- Electronics Packaging Society
  • Lisa Lazareck-Asunta- Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • Lori Bruce, Mariko Burgin- Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
  • Lucia Lo Bello- Industrial Electronics Society
  • Lucia Pia Torres- Industrial Electronics Society
  • Meng Lu- Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
  • Wenquan (Cherry) Che- Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • Andrea Armani- Nanotechnology Council
  • Cinzia Da Via- Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
  • Brandy Armstrong- Oceanic Engineering Society
  • Meredith Hutchinson- Photonics Society
  • Katherine Kim- Power Electronics Society
  • Necia Werner- Professional Communication Society
  • Marsha Abramo- Reliability Society
  • Sally Wood- Signal Processing Society
  • Ramalatha Marimuthu- Society on Social Implications of Technology
  • Ingrid Verbauwhede- Solid-State Circuits Society
  • Stephanie White- Systems Council
  • Vanessa Batista Schramm- Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
  • Liang Downey- Technology and Engineering Management Society
  • Carmela Cozzo- Vehicular Technology Society

2018 IEEE WIE Region Coordinators 

  • Region 1: Denise Griffin
  • Region 2: Vicky Drury
  • Region 3: Allison Mercer
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 6: Kathy Herring Hayashi
  • Region 7: Manar Jammal
  • Region 9: Yulia Andrea Rodriguez
  • Region 10: Jing Dong

IEEE WIE Affinity Group Subcommittee

  • Develop best practices for Affinity Groups. Support training of officers. Assist with engaging Affinity Groups.
  • Preeti Kovvali (Chair)

IEEE WIE Awards Subcommittee

  • Review nominations for awards (AG, SBAG, inspiring member, etc.
  • Lori Hogan (Chair)

IEEE WIE Magazine Subcommittee

  • Support development and Magazine content generation.

IEEE WIE Membership Engagement Subcommittee

  • Investigate surveys and engage WIE membership. and support membership development and benefits. (includes Collabratec and Careers).
  • Jenifer Castillo (Chair)

IEEE WIE Newsletter Subcommittee

  • Support development and newsletter content generation.
  • Committee Members TBD

IEEE WIE Outreach Subcommittee

  • STEM outreach efforts and develop material for outreach (includes STAR, Special Events, etc.).
  • Simay Akar (Chair)

IEEE WIE Visibility Subcommittee

  • Collaborate with IEEE Societies to identify and nominate women.
  • Linda Bushnell (Chair)

IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) Subcommittee

  • Develop annual conference plan; partnership development and retention.
  • Nita Patel (Conference Chair)

IEEE WIE Summits & TechW Subcommittee

  • Promote and support WIE Summits and Tech Powered by Women Workshops.
  • Takako Hashimoto (Chair)

IEEE WIE Website Subcommittee

  • Support IEEE WIE website, provide suggestions for enhancements, and improve usability of the website.
  • Tittu Varghese (Webmaster)

IEEE WIE Workshops Subcommittee

  • Develop WIE workshops and panel discussions at IEEE events (major conferences and meetings of technical societies) to bring visibility and build network among women.
  • Celia Shahnaz (Chair)

Voting Members

  • Chair 2017 – Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
  • Past Chair – Takako Hashimoto
  • Simay Akar
  • Min Chen
  • Divya Chintapanti
  • Celia Desmond (TAB)
  • EE Hui Lim
  • Joyce Mwangama
  • Jennifer Ng-Ain-Kin

IEEE WIE Liaisons

  • Simay Akar (MGA Membership Recruitment and Recovery Committee)
  • Celia Desmond (TAB)
  • Takoi Hamrita (IEEE-USA)
  • Lina Karam (PSPB)
  • Dorothy Stanley (Standards)
  • Min Chen (Industry Ad Hoc Committee)

IEEE WIE Society Liaisons

  • Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society: Kathleen Kramer
  • Antennas and Propagation Society: Eva Rajo-Iglesias
  • Broadcast Technology Society: Christine DiLapi
  • Circuits and Systems Society: Elena Blokhina
  • Communications Society: Wenye Wang
  • Computational Intelligence Society: Sansanee Auephanwiriyakul
  • Computer Society: Jill Gostin
  • Consumer Electronics Society: Takako Nonaka
  • Control Systems Society: Linda Bushnell
  • Council on Superconductivity: Kathleen Amm
  • Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society: Azam Nekahi
  • Education Society: Lynne Slivovsky
  • Electron Devices Society: Leda Lunardi
  • Electronics Packaging Society: Kris Young Fisher
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility Society: Irina Kasperovich
  • Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Lisa Lazareck-Asunta
  • Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: Lori Bruce
  • Industrial Electronics Society: Lucia Lobello
  • Industry Applications Society: Lucia Pia Torres
  • Instrumentation & Measurement Society: Ferdinanda Ponci
  • Microwave Theory and Techniques Society: Rashaunda Henderson
  • Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society: Cinzia Da Via
  • Oceanic Engineering Society: Brandy Armstrong
  • Photonics: Arti Agrawal
  • Power and Energy Society: Sainab Taiwo Ninalowo
  • Power Electronics Society: Maryam Saeedifard
  • Product Safety Engineering Society: Silvia Diaz Monnier
  • Robotics and Automation Society: Laura Margheri
  • Signal Processing Society: Sally Wood
  • Society on Social Implications of Technology: Ramalatha Marimuthu
  • Solid State Circuits Society: Ingrid Verbauwhede
  • Systems Council: Stephanie White
  • Systems, Man, & Cybernetics Society: Ljiljana Trajkovic
  • Technology and Engineering Management Society: Liang Xi Downey
  • Vehicular Technology Society: Carmela Cozzo

IEEE WIE Region Coordinators

  • Region 1: Denise Griffin
  • Region 2: Vicky Drury
  • Region 3: Jennifer Geist
  • Region 4: Liang Downey
  • Region 5: Margaret Broge
  • Region 6: Kathy Herring Hayashi
  • Region 7: Elena Uchiteleva
  • Region 8: Youmna El-Bitar
  • Region 9: Yuli Rodriguez
  • Region 10: Jing Dong

WIE Affinity Group Subcommittee 

  • Develop best practices for Affinity Groups. Support training of officers. Assist with engaging Affinity Groups.

Committee Members

  • Jennifer Ng-Ain-Kin (Chair)
  • Kathleen Amm
  • Lucía Pía Torres
  • Youmna El Bitar
  • Jin Dong

WIE Awards Subcommittee

  • Review nominations for awards (AG, SBAG, inspiring member, etc.

Committee Members

  • Ramalatha Marimuthu (Chair)
  • Ferdinanda Ponci
  • Mari Carmen Aguayo Torres
  • Jin Dong
  • Eva Rajo-Iglesias

WIE Magazine Subcommittee

  • Support development and Magazine content generation.

Committee Members

  • Karen Panetta (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Holly Cyrus
  • Kate McDevitt
  • Laura Margheri
  • Leda Lunardi
  • Supavadee Aramvith
  • Denise Griffin
  • Pam Jones

WIE Membership Engagement Subcommittee

  • Investigate surveys and engage WIE membership. and support membership development and benefits. (includes Collabratec and Careers).

Committee Members

  • Jenifer Castillo (Chair)
  • Lucía Pía Torres
  • Jennifer Geist
  • Laura Ruiz Gomez
  • Alana Friday
  • Jennifer Legaspi

WIE Newsletter Subcommittee

  • Support development and newsletter content generation. Committee Members

Committee Members

  • Paulette January (Editor)
  • Georedna Onyesoh (Co-Editor)

WIE Outreach Subcommittee

  • STEM outreach efforts and develop material for outreach (includes STAR, Special Events, etc.).

Committee Members

  • Clarissa Loureiro (Co-Chair)
  • Joyce Mwangama (Co-Chair)
  • Min Chen, Sansanee Auephanwiriyakul
  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

WIE Visibility Subcommittee

  • Collaborate with IEEE Societies to identify and nominate women.

Committee Members

  • Linda Bushnell (Chair)
  • Lucía Pía Torres
  • Leda Lunardi
  • Cinzia DaVia
  • Takako Hashimoto
  • Jennifer Geist
  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

WIE International Leadership Conference (ILC) Subcommittee

  • Develop annual conference plan; partnership development and retention.

Committee Members

  • Nita Patel (Conference Chair)
  • Takako Hashimoto
  • Yumiko Takamori
  • Janet Flores
  • Roxsana Hadjizadeh
  • Shana Pepin
  • Nivas Ravichandran
  • Tittu Varghese
  • Joseph Wei
  • Jie Xue
  • Shahrnaz Azizi
  • Salima Kaissi
  • Alina Benny
  • Susmitha M
  • Jibin Sabu
  • Amaad Soomro
  • Preeti Kovvali

WIE Summits & TechW Subcommittee

  • Promote and support WIE Summits and Tech Powered by Women Workshops.

Committee Members

  • Takako Hashimoto (Chair)
  • Lucía Pía Torres
  • Simay Akar
  • Celia Desmond
  • Kathy Herring Hayashi

WIE Website Subcommittee

  • Support WIE website, provide suggestions for enhancements, and improve usability of the website.

Committee Members

  • R S Nithin (Webmaster)

WIE Workshops Subcommittee

  • Develop WIE workshops and panel discussions at IEEE events (major conferences and meetings of technical societies) to bring visibility and build network among women.

Committee Members

  • Celia Shahnaz (Chair)
  • Liang Downey
  • Cinzia DaVia
  • Simay Akar
  • Kristen Donnell
  • Jin Dong
  • Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
  • Lucia Pia Torres