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