About the Senate
The SWE Senate is the strategic body of the society that advises the Board of Directors and the membership on strategic issues. The members of the Senate participate in strategic work through the strategic planning process and research of strategic initiatives. In FY18, the Senate took over the roles and responsibilities of the former Strategic Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committees in order to align all of the Society's strategic work under one common set of goals. In order to carry out all of the work for FY21, Sub-Teams and Task Forces have been formed to focus on the different areas and goals for the year. FY21 Sub-Teams and Task Forces are described below.
The Senate is made up of voting and non-voting members. The voting members of the Senate are elected by members of the society to serve a three year term. For FY21, there are a total of 25 elected Senators. The non-voting members of the Senate include the Board of Directors, the Speaker of the Senate, Deputy Speaker of the Senate, the Senate Secretary, and a Parliamentarian.
The Senate is made up of voting and non-voting members. The voting members of the Senate are elected by members of the society to serve a three year term. For FY21, there are a total of 25 elected Senators. The non-voting members of the Senate include the Board of Directors, the Speaker of the Senate, Deputy Speaker of the Senate, the Senate Secretary, and a Parliamentarian.
Senate Leadership
The Senate Leadership is made up of the Speaker of the Senate, the Deputy Speaker, and the Senate Secretary. The Senate Leadership meets virtually every two weeks to plan for future meetings and discuss upcoming initiatives and issues. The Speaker serves a 2 year term and sits on the Board of Directors. The Deputy Speaker and the Senate Secretary each serve a 1 year term.
FY20-FY21 Speaker of the Senate: Alexis McKittrick
FY21 Deputy Speaker: Stephanie DeCotiis
FY21 Senate Secretary: Cherie Cain
Please reach out to any of the Senate Leadership Team members with any questions or comments.
FY20-FY21 Speaker of the Senate: Alexis McKittrick
FY21 Deputy Speaker: Stephanie DeCotiis
FY21 Senate Secretary: Cherie Cain
Please reach out to any of the Senate Leadership Team members with any questions or comments.
Senate Sub-Team Leaders
The FY21 Senate has several Sub-Teams, and Sub-Team Leaders were selected per the Senate Procedures to serve in their respective roles for FY21.
- Annual Strategic Planning Sub-Team:
- Stephanie DeCotiis, lead
- Strategic Initiative, Better Support and Inclusion of People of Color in SWE:
- Bianca McCartt, lead
- Stephanie Yum, vice lead
- Strategic Initiative, Society Bylaws Streamlining and Authority:
- Kristine Barnes, lead
- Stephanie Loete, vice lead
- Strategic Initiative,Changing Work and Workforce:
- Jacquelyn Nagel, lead
- Megan Schulze, vice lead
- Tiger team, Renaming the Senate:
- Stephanie Foege, lead
FY21 Senators
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Kris Acosta, FY21 - FY23
Kristine Barnes, FY19 - FY21 Alison Bergmann, FY20 - FY22 Cecilia Breda, FY19 - FY21 Kaitlyn Bunker, FY21 - FY23 Alya Elhawary, FY21 - FY23 Stephanie Foege, FY21 - FY23 Caity Hines, FY20 - FY22 Stephanie Loete, FY19 - FY21 Bianca McCartt, FY21 - FY23 Erica Messinger, FY21 - FY23 Jacquelyn Nagel, FY19 - FY21 Lisa Rimpf, FY19 - FY21 |
Danielle Schroeder, FY20 - FY22
Megan Schulze, FY20 - FY22 Denise Soria, FY20 - FY22 Anna Sparks, FY19 - FY21 Linda Thomas, FY19 - FY21 Kate Van Dellen, FY19 - FY21 Tricia Walker, FY21 - FY23 Marta Wicke, FY19 - FY21 Heather Wiest, FY19 - FY21 DaNae' Winston, FY20 - FY22 Stephanie Yum, FY19 - FY21 Cassandra “Cassie” Zook, FY20 - FY22 |
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