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 FY18, 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: Natalie Vanderspiegel
FY18 Senate Secretary: Olivia LeBlanc

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

Kate

Natalie

Olivia

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.

FY18 Senators

Region A
Deborah Stromberg
Tasha Kamegai-Karadi
Shelby Freese

Region B
Frances Stuart
Nadia Bess
Lucero Lopez

Region C
Kate Van Dellen
Hope Toole Schwalls
Liberty Schmidt

Region D
Sandra Pettit
Wendy Cocke
Grace Devine

Region E
Gail Dyer
Alexis Wasserman
Dhanu Thiyagarajan

Region F
Cherie Cain
Stephanie Yum
Genevieve Kane

Region G
Marilyn Reeder
Jamie Tylicki
Sarah Watzman

Region H
Jennifer (Jen) Brooks
Lynn Davenport
Kelsey Harper

Region I
Leslie Crissup
Pam Buzzetta
Paige Bowling

Region J
Tamaira Ross
Stephanie Chin
Mimi Shang

International Members
Anu Gilhotra
Shivani Koul
Cecilia Breda (Alternate)

Special Senators
Dianne Beever
Stephanie DeCotiis

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