Jenifer Castillo, Chair of IEEE WIE Committee  2021

I do not think I can communicate a short message that makes justice to everything that is happening in WIE, but I will give a try highlighting some turning events of the last 4 months. I would like to start the message by sharing with you that in the next newsletters I will be welcoming a Special Guest for this introduction, that will share with us a message about why are they engaged with our community. These guests are committee volunteers that are giving their time to make IEEE WIE better every day, and I am happy for you to meet them. Our annual meeting was held (virtually) on March 19 and 20, it was focused on training the WIE committee volunteers to serve in the best way our membership: it was focused on you. We count with the participation of the leaders of IEEE and the MGA, with presentations from the IEEE Educational Activities Board, the IEEE Training Committee, the IEEE History Committee, among others. We discussed from what can we do better for our members, to which are theglobal economic trends, so we can be one step ahead of what you, as a professional, may need in a future. We also participated in the Sections Congress with a presentation that is now available for everyone in the Center of Leadership Excellence (https://ieee-elearning.org/CLE/) as well as all the other amazing presentations. If there was a turning point for me as a volunteer, was when I attended the Sections Congress in 2017: to see the magnitude of IEEE was overwhelming as well as inspiring. I am so glad that every member is having an opportunity to get a grasp of it, thanks to the virtuality. Last but not least, this first quarter we appointed our first WIE Treasurer in the history of our Affinity Group, and I hope you feel as well as I do: Empowered. This is a tremendous progress for our community and is a great way to lead the path to our first IEEE WIE Chair election that will be held during 2021, which also leads me to my next feeling: Engaged! Nothing like participating in the election of your leaders to make you feel part of the process. With it, I welcome my first guest:
Anne Costolanski, IEEE WIE Treasurer 2021.

Thanks for being part of this community!

Meet Anne Costolanski, IEEE WIE Treasurer

I do not think I can communicate a short message that makes justice to everything that is happening in WIE, but I will give a try highlighting some turning events of the last 4 months. I would like to start the message by sharing with you that in the next newsletters I will be welcoming a Special Guest for this introduction, that will share with us a message about why are they engaged with our community. These guests are committee volunteers that are giving their time to make IEEE WIE better every day, and I am happy for you to meet them. Our annual meeting was held (virtually) on March 19 and 20, it was focused on training the WIE committee volunteers to serve in the best way our membership: it was focused on you. We count with the participation of the leaders of IEEE and the MGA, with presentations from the IEEE Educational Activities Board, the IEEE Training Committee, the IEEE History Committee, among others. We discussed from what can we do better for our members, to which are the global economic trends, so we can be one step ahead of what you, as a professional, may need in a future. We also participated in the Sections Congress with a presentation that is now available for everyone in the Center of Leadership Excellence (https://ieee-elearning.org/CLE/) as well as all the other amazing presentations. If there was a turning point for me as a volunteer, was when I attended the Sections Congress in 2017: to see the magnitude of IEEE was overwhelming as well as inspiring. I am so glad that every member is having an opportunity to get a grasp of it, thanks to the virtuality. Last but not least, this first quarter we appointed our first WIE Treasurer in the history of our Affinity Group, and I hope you feel as well as I do: Empowered. This is a tremendous progress for our community and is a great way to lead the path to our first IEEE WIE Chair election that will be held during 2021, which also leads me to my next feeling: Engaged! Nothing like participating in the election of your leaders to make you feel part of the process. With it, I welcome my first guest: Anne Costolanski, IEEE WIE Treasurer 2021.