Stephanie DeCotiis, Deputy Speaker of the Senate

Stephanie DeCotiis, PE, FY21 Deputy Speaker, is a project manager at H2M architects + engineers within their Water Division where she supervises water planning and design projects and construction engineering services.  She previously served as a Professional Senator from FY15-16, and as a Special Senator in FY18.  As Senator, Stephanie participated on the Governance Working Group to evaluate the structure and role of the Senate in the future SWE governance structure.  She has worked for both small and large businesses throughout her career and used that knowledge as part of the Strategic Initiatives Committee where she co-authored a white paper on how SWE can better support its small business members in FY16, and was later selected as the Strategic Initiatives Committee FY17 Chair-Elect.  In FY17 she was selected to serve on the Governance Task Force, and had an active role in the development of the concepts and implementation plan for SWE’s new structure.  She’s continued her SWE involvement as a founding member and co-lead of the Small Business Member Affinity Group as well as a sub-team lead on the FY20 Curriculum Committee.  In her spare time she enjoys cooking and baking, especially focused on understanding the science of why and how ingredients interact.