2017 IEEE Women in Engineering Leadership
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