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 FY19, Sub-Teams and Task Forces have been formed to focus on the different areas and goals for the year.

The Senate is made up of voting and non-voting members. The voting members of the Senate are regionally elected representatives from SWE's 10 regions and the international community. There are a total of 32 elected Senators; 2 professionals and 1 collegiate from each region, and 2 international members. Each year to 2 Special Senators can be selected to meet specific needs of the Senate. In addition, there is one Alternate International Senator. The non-voting members of the Senate include the Board of Directors, the 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.

FY18-FY19 Speaker of the Senate: Kate Hull
FY18 Deputy Speaker: Olivia LeBlanc
FY18 Senate Secretary: Gail Dyer

Please reach out to any of the Senate Leadership Team members with any questions or comments.

Kate

Olivia

Gail

Senate Sub-Team and Task Force Leaders

The FY18 Senate has formed several Sub-Teams and Task Forces, and Sub-Team and Task Force Leaders were selected per the Senate Procedures to serve in their respective roles for FY18.

Each of these leaders can be reached by email via the links above to find out more about the work being done by their teams.

FY19 Senators

Tasha Kamegai-Karadi
Marta Wicke
Nadia Bess
Stephanie Loete
Kate Van Dellen
Hope Toole Schwalls
Wendy Cocke
Heather Wiest
Alexis Wasserman
Jacquelyn Nagel
Cherie Cain
Stephanie Yum
Jamie Tylicki
Lisa Rimpf
Lynn Davenport
Kristine Barnes
Pam Buzzetta
Anna Sparks
Tamaira Ross
Linda Thomas
Shivani Koul
Cecila Breda

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