2020-2021 Executive Council
Meet the SWE ASU Executive Council!
The Executive Council is comprised of ASU women engineering students who have devoted their time and energy to leading and guiding the SWE organization. These are the women you will see at SWE events and meetings. They are your go-to people for any questions related to SWE.
President
Elizabeth Jones
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Senior
Vice President of Undergraduate Affairs
Kayla Zeien
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Senior
Vice President of Graduate Affairs
Rachel Scheller
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Senior/Graduate
Treasurer
Cassidy Michaels
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: Junior
Secretary
Clare Peterson
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Director of Graduate Professional Development
Shreya Reddy
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Graduate Student
Director of Undergraduate Professional Development
Claire Cirelli
Major: Computer Science
Year: Junior
Director of Outreach
Rhiannon Lewis
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Year: Junior
Director of Internal Relations
Salma Ly
Major: Chemical Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Director of Student Engagement
Sara Franco
Major: Materials Science and Engineering
Year: Graduate Student
Director of Graduate Research
Krisha Samir Mehta
Major: Computer Science
Year: Graduate Student
Director of Freshman Affairs
Shachi Shah
Major: Computer Science
Year: Sophomore
Director of Sophomore Affairs
Devyn Baldus
Major: Engineering Management
Year: Sophomore
Director of Junior Affairs
Morgan Wade
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Junior
Director of Senior Affairs
Nadia Jafar
Major: Computer Systems
Year: Senior
Graduate Representative
Anjali
Major: Computer Science
Year: Graduate Student
Graduate Representative
Pranjali Patil
Major: Computer Engineering
Year: Graduate Student
Director of International Affairs
Pruthvi Kapadia
Major: Industrial Engineering
Year: Graduate Student
Counselor
SWE ASU Counselor
Amanda Levenson
Process Engineer, Intel Corporation
About:
Amanda Levenson graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with a BS in Chemical Engineering in June 2018, and has since been a Process Engineer at Intel Corporation in Chandler, Arizona. During her time at UW, Amanda held various leadership roles within her collegiate SWE chapter, and was a founding member of the Women in Chemical Engineering organization, where she was heavily focused on building professional development programs/opportunities for her department. She is passionate about supporting and advocating for women in STEM, and excited to continue her involvement with SWE as the President of the Phoenix Professional Section, and Collegiate Counselor for ASU. In her free time, Amanda enjoys playing soccer, hiking, cooking, and drawing.
Email: amanda.levenson@intel.com
Faculty Advisors
Undergraduate Advisor
Alicia Baumann
Lecturer, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
About:
Ali Baumann received her master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming before working as senior systems engineer at General Dynamics C4 Systems. She is now part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently, she focuses on enhancing the curriculum for the freshman engineering program to incorporate industry standards into hands-on design projects. She is an instructor for the Introduction to Engineering program, Engineering Transfer Success program, Engineering Futures program, and the Electrical Engineering department of ASU. She is a winner of the Fulton Top 5% Teaching Award and was nominated for Badass Women of ASU. Her philosophy boasts incorporating large scale systems engineering techniques into collegiate engineering curriculum to better prepare upcoming professionals and develop a student’s resume from day one. Her goal for the Society of Women Engineers at ASU is to foster an environment engaging women to achieve self-independence while creating a network of supportive female professionals.
Email: ajbauma2@asu.edu
Graduate Advisor
Maria Elena Chavez Echeagaray
Lecturer, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
About:
Helen is collaborating as Lecturer at the Academic and Student Affairs office at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, Helen collaborated as a PostDoctoral Researcher at innovative Learning and User eXperience (iLUX) lab at Arizona State University (2018-2019). She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University (ASU) in 2018. She received an M.S. in Computer Science from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara in 2001, and a B.S. in Computer Systems from the same institution in 1998. Helen’s research area of interest is focused on affective computing, mainly on the development of self-adaptive environments that consider the diverse aspects, cognitive and affective, of people’s learning traits and needs; this is complemented with her interest on areas such as Intelligent Tutoring System, Educational Technology, Engineering Education, and Software Engineering.
Email: mchaveze@asu.edu
