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FY24 President Welcome
Michal Chlebowski
I am truly excited to take on the role of President for SWE Pittsburgh for FY24! We have an amazing group of leaders and volunteers, and I’m looking forward to another successful year of lifting up women in
engineering and technology as well as continuing to expand our outreach to the future generation of female engineers. I served as the Secretary in FY23 and will continue on as the Carnegie Science Center
Events Coordinator this year as part of the outreach committee (SciTech Days are a lot of fun!).
A little bit about me… I started my engineering journey at Penn State, where I earned my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Quality and Manufacturing Management. I have spent the last 21+ years with Eaton in a variety of engineering roles from operations to R&D. I currently reside near the airport with my husband and 2 daughters, ages 8 and 10 (as well as 2 dogs, 3 cats, and a fish!). I am an active Crossfitter (Olympic lifting is a great stress reliever!), and enjoy traveling, camping & hiking, and reading in my downtime.
If you are interested in being on a committee, volunteering for any professional or outreach events, or would like to get together to chat and learn more about we do, please feel free to reach out to me directly at mikie.chlebowski@gmail.com. I would gladly meet up for a cup of coffee in person or virtually!
I look forward to getting to know all of you and to seeing you at our upcoming events. Here’s to another great year!
Best,
Mikie Chlebowski
engineering and technology as well as continuing to expand our outreach to the future generation of female engineers. I served as the Secretary in FY23 and will continue on as the Carnegie Science Center
Events Coordinator this year as part of the outreach committee (SciTech Days are a lot of fun!).
A little bit about me… I started my engineering journey at Penn State, where I earned my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Quality and Manufacturing Management. I have spent the last 21+ years with Eaton in a variety of engineering roles from operations to R&D. I currently reside near the airport with my husband and 2 daughters, ages 8 and 10 (as well as 2 dogs, 3 cats, and a fish!). I am an active Crossfitter (Olympic lifting is a great stress reliever!), and enjoy traveling, camping & hiking, and reading in my downtime.
If you are interested in being on a committee, volunteering for any professional or outreach events, or would like to get together to chat and learn more about we do, please feel free to reach out to me directly at mikie.chlebowski@gmail.com. I would gladly meet up for a cup of coffee in person or virtually!
I look forward to getting to know all of you and to seeing you at our upcoming events. Here’s to another great year!
Best,
Mikie Chlebowski
A Letter from our outgoing FY23 President
Elizabeth Foster
To the SWE Pittsburgh community,
As we enter a new fiscal year, I wanted to take a moment to recognize everyone who was a part of making FY23 a great year. To everyone who attended a SWE Pittsburgh event, volunteered at an outreach event, donated financially, or gave their time or expertise in other ways - thank you for making this year an exceptional one.
In total, 93 SWE Pittsburgh members attended at least one of the 47 events that we hosted or participated in this year! It was amazing to connect with all of you, whether it was virtually or through the return of long-awaited in-person events and outreach opportunities. I hope all of our members take the chance to engage with our section in FY24. If you want to know more about our events, please reach out to someone on our officer team and we can help you find the opportunity that’s right for you.
At the end of June, we submitted an application to societal SWE for the Mission Award, which recognizes SWE groups that “embody SWE core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals”.
Finally, I want to thank our officer team for all of their hard work this year.
Laura Traczynski and the programming team (Jayashree Iyengar, Lucero Lopez) hosted 17 events this year, including the annual Professional Development Day and Collegiate Leadership Summit; discussions on maternal bias and mentorship; and a cultural sharing session with our SWE-ster section in Chennai, India.
Mary Zeis and the outreach team (Deepika Devarajan, Moha Desai, Michal Chlebowski, Mikayla Ferchaw) continued their excellent outreach work. The outreach team and the countless SWE volunteers from our section interacted with 1900+ pre-college students (wow!) through 27 STEM Outreach events or programs.
Kim Daloise once again handled our section’s finances and ensured we were compliant with SWE standards, in addition to piloting the new SWE financial management system Billhighway.
The communications team (Veronica Jamie-Lara, Shannon Falk, Cassandra Solarczyk) kept our outlets updated and saw increases in: social media followers across all of our channels; visitors to our website; and monthly newsletter readers. Job Bank Coordinator Dorothy Measures continued her work with companies to post their job listings on our website and in our newsletter.
The membership team (Mary Ann Walsh, Carolyn Casovan) welcomed and recruited new members to our section, in addition to running the membership renewal campaign. Data officer Chuck Bleil kept our membership and newsletter rosters up-to-date by staying on top of our section’s information.
Our nominating committee (Dianne McMaster, Rika Carlson, Mary Ann Walsh) did an excellent job organizing and conducting our elections.
Our FY23 Secretary and incoming FY24 President, Michal Chlebowski, diligently kept our section meeting minutes, organized the Mission Award application (an onerous undertaking!), and stayed on top of our very active email account. I am very excited to see her as the next SWE Pittsburgh President.
It has been an honor to serve as your FY23 President. While I will be taking a step back to work on my Ph.D. thesis and plan a wedding, you’ll still see me on the executive committee as the new newsletter editor. If I can ever do something for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Gratefully,
Elizabeth Foster
As we enter a new fiscal year, I wanted to take a moment to recognize everyone who was a part of making FY23 a great year. To everyone who attended a SWE Pittsburgh event, volunteered at an outreach event, donated financially, or gave their time or expertise in other ways - thank you for making this year an exceptional one.
In total, 93 SWE Pittsburgh members attended at least one of the 47 events that we hosted or participated in this year! It was amazing to connect with all of you, whether it was virtually or through the return of long-awaited in-person events and outreach opportunities. I hope all of our members take the chance to engage with our section in FY24. If you want to know more about our events, please reach out to someone on our officer team and we can help you find the opportunity that’s right for you.
At the end of June, we submitted an application to societal SWE for the Mission Award, which recognizes SWE groups that “embody SWE core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals”.
Finally, I want to thank our officer team for all of their hard work this year.
Laura Traczynski and the programming team (Jayashree Iyengar, Lucero Lopez) hosted 17 events this year, including the annual Professional Development Day and Collegiate Leadership Summit; discussions on maternal bias and mentorship; and a cultural sharing session with our SWE-ster section in Chennai, India.
Mary Zeis and the outreach team (Deepika Devarajan, Moha Desai, Michal Chlebowski, Mikayla Ferchaw) continued their excellent outreach work. The outreach team and the countless SWE volunteers from our section interacted with 1900+ pre-college students (wow!) through 27 STEM Outreach events or programs.
Kim Daloise once again handled our section’s finances and ensured we were compliant with SWE standards, in addition to piloting the new SWE financial management system Billhighway.
The communications team (Veronica Jamie-Lara, Shannon Falk, Cassandra Solarczyk) kept our outlets updated and saw increases in: social media followers across all of our channels; visitors to our website; and monthly newsletter readers. Job Bank Coordinator Dorothy Measures continued her work with companies to post their job listings on our website and in our newsletter.
The membership team (Mary Ann Walsh, Carolyn Casovan) welcomed and recruited new members to our section, in addition to running the membership renewal campaign. Data officer Chuck Bleil kept our membership and newsletter rosters up-to-date by staying on top of our section’s information.
Our nominating committee (Dianne McMaster, Rika Carlson, Mary Ann Walsh) did an excellent job organizing and conducting our elections.
Our FY23 Secretary and incoming FY24 President, Michal Chlebowski, diligently kept our section meeting minutes, organized the Mission Award application (an onerous undertaking!), and stayed on top of our very active email account. I am very excited to see her as the next SWE Pittsburgh President.
It has been an honor to serve as your FY23 President. While I will be taking a step back to work on my Ph.D. thesis and plan a wedding, you’ll still see me on the executive committee as the new newsletter editor. If I can ever do something for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Gratefully,
Elizabeth Foster
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