FY22 U of U SWE Leadership Team
Please welcome our FY22 Leadership Team! They will serve our U of U SWE Section until June 30, 2022.
Our Elected Officers of the University of Utah SWE section!
Jocelyn Bowman
Title: President
Email: uofuswe@gmail.com Jocelyn is a junior in biomedical engineering from Phoenix, Arizona and the president of the University of Utah SWE section.
Three fun facts about our President!
- She does Olympic weightlifting
- She is a certified personal trainer
- She is secretly super interested in entrepreneurship
SWE is a global organization all about supporting gender minorities in engineering and computer science. SWE here at the U is great because we are able to support students in all aspects of college life; from socials, mentoring, K-12 outreach, resume reviews, and access to SWE's engineering conferences! We are able to send students on full-ride scholarships to both fall and spring conferences, which is an awesome opportunity to network with anyone and everyone and see different parts of the country at the same time.
Stephanie Smith
Title: Vice President of Professional Development
Email: uofuswepdc@gmail.com Stephanie is a junior in electrical engineering from Kaysville, Utah and the Vice President of Professional Development in the Corporate Affairs and Professional Development committee.
Two fun facts about our VP of Professional Development!
- She plays piccolo in the marching band here at the University of Utah
- She loves dogs and wants to adopt them all!
Kaylen Lee
Title: Vice President of Communications
Email: uofuswecomm@gmail.com Kaylen is a junior in biomedical engineering from Lindon, Utah and the Head of Communications and Secretary.
Three fun facts about our Head of Communications!
- She has visited 12 countries
- She knows pretty much every lyric to every Taylor Swift song but has never been to a Taylor Swift concert
- Her go to boba order is a classic milk tea with boba, with 50% sugar and light ice
Gabrielle Hadinger
Title: Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Email: uofuswecorporateaffairs@gmail.com Gabrielle is a junior in biomedical engineering from Santa Cruz, California and the Vice President of Corporate Affairs.
Two fun facts about our VP of Corporate Affairs!
- She is a California State Parks Lifeguard
- She loves to camp, bike, and ski!
Jenna Jacobson
Title: Vice President of Social Activities
Email: uofuswesocial@gmail.com Jenna is a junior in civil engineering from Park City, Utah and the Vice President of Social Activities.
She loves skiing, photography, and anything outdoors!
Isabel Adams
Title: Vice President of Outreach
Email: outreach.uofuswe@gmail.com Isabel is a fourth-year in biomedical engineering from Orem, Utah and the Vice President of Outreach.
Three fun facts about our VP of Outreach!
- She broke her leg sport climbing
- She lived on the east coast over the summer
- She loves cookie dough ice cream!
Megan Sterrett
Title: Treasurer
Email: uofuswetreasurer@gmail.com Megan is a junior in biomedical engineering from Arvada, Colorado and is the Treasurer.
Three fun facts about our Treasurer!
- She has played the piano for 15 years
- She loves to cook and bake
- She has a twin brother
Our Appointed Officers of the University of Utah SWE section!
McKenzie Price
Title: Communications Chair
Email: Mac is a junior in biomedical engineering from Holladay, Utah and the Communications Chair in the Communications Committee.
Three fun facts about our Communications Chair!
- Her favorite animal is a tardigrade
- She started in SWE as the advertising chair, because she loves to draw!
- Her favorite class that she has taken at the U has been engineering LEAP
Shayna Moffatt
Title: Alumni Coordinator
Email: uofuswealumni@gmail.com Shayna is a junior in biomedical engineering from Moodus, Connecticut and the Alumni Coordinator.
Two fun facts about our Alumni Coordinator!
- She loves to ski
- She is minoring in French
Takara Petersen
Title: Outreach Chair
Email: Takara is a senior in Material Science and Engineering and the Girl Scout Night Chair of the Outreach Committee.
Three fun facts about our Girl Scout Night Chair!
-She used to have pet snails as a kid
- She has a secret cupcake recipe that everyone loves
-She has been to 7 other countries and hopes to see more!
Hannah Skye Smith
Title: LinkedIn Coordinator
Email: Hannah is a sophomore in Mechanical Engineering from Rancho Palos Verdes, California and currently our LinkedIn Coordinator.
Two fun facts about our LinkedIn Coordinator!
- her go-to study snack is black licorice
- she regularly goes through several cases of La Croix per week
Megan Fernandez
Title: Advertising Chair
Email: Megan is a sophomore in civil and environmental engineering from Sandy, Utah and currently our Advertising Chair.
Two fun facts about our Advertising Chair!
- she has a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap
- she loves plants and my favorite one is my pothos named George
- her dream location to travel to is Spain
Our GradSWE Officers of the University of Utah gradSWE section!
Aarushi Sarbhai
Title: Vice President of GradSWE
Email: uofugradswe@gmail.com Aarushi is a fourth year Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Delhi, India and our VP of GradSWE.
Three fun facts about our VP of GradSWE!
- She trained in Jazz dance for 6 years
- She enjoys baking
- She loves being outdoors and trying new things
GradSWE's goal is to engage gender minorities pursuing a graduate degree in engineering and related fields. They rely heavily on input from our community on how to best support them.
Mahima Choudhury
Title: GradSWE Social Events Chair
Mahima is a first year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering from Kolkata, India, and the GradSWE Events Chair.
Three fun facts about our GradSWE Social Events Chair!
- She loves traveling and trying new adventures
- She works best under pressure
- She saw snow for the first time after coming to Utah
Aparna C Sankarankutty
Title: GradSWE Professional Development Co-chair
Aparna is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and is one of the GradSWE Professional Development Co-chairs
A fun fact about our GradSWE Professional Development Co-chair!
- she is attending school at the same time as her child 😀
Krithika Iyer
Title: GradSWE Head of Communications
Krithika is a graduate student in Computer Science from Pune, India and the GradSWE Head of Communications
Three fun facts about our GradSWE Head of Communications!
- She loves being outdoors-mountains, beaches, and forests, she loves them all!
- She is on the awesome journey of becoming the crazy plant lady