my time with swe & acm-w
Volunteering with these organizations while a student at Santa Clara University inspired a lot of the work I do today.
President 2019-2020
Recipient of National SWE Guiding Star Award for my work as a collegiate leader with SWE, the SCU community, and the local community.
Recipient of National SWE Outstanding Outreach (Group) Award on behalf of SWE++ program that teaches local middle school girls introductory principles to computer science, self-empowerment, and college experiences.
Accepted into SWE Collegiate Leadership Institute for WE19 National Conference.
Created mentorship program between SWE and local middle school group - STEM Girls.
Increased organization and management of SWE board team through implementation of Slack, Trello, and Shared Google Drive.
Led a series of Personal Branding workshops for students to improve their resume design and help them stand out to recruiters.
Connect with industry representatives to encourage partnerships with SCU SWE.
Heightened collaboration between School of Engineering organizations by coordinating meetings and events co-led by multiple groups.
SWE++ Co-Chair 2019
Co-started SCU SWE++, a program that teaches local middle school girls introductory principles to computer science, self-empowerment, and college experiences.
Formed SWE++ Committee.
Contacted local schools and recruited first cohort of students.
Taught several lessons to the students in Scratch and Python.
Coordinated weekly committee meetings, lesson preparation meetings, and social events.
Publicized SWE++ on social media, gaining attention from non-SWE members.
Gained recognition from Dean of the School of Engineering.
Public Relations 2017-2019
Created and distributed dozens of flyers.
Managed tabling for Involvement Fair events.
Started SCU SWE Instagram profile.
Increased online participation, leading to a more collaborative community online between SWE and other SCU groups.
First-Year Representative 2016-2017
Assisted other board members with their tasks.
Shadowed board team to learn more about each officer position.
Beyond Board Roles
Implemented SWE Sisters, a mentorship program between SWE members.
Speaker to 200 students, faculty, and staff at Women in Engineering Dinner 2019.
Ideated, filmed, and edited SWE Promotional Video that was posted on SCU Admissions page.
Coordinated large panel event with women from industry and invited local SWE chapters.
Planned and ran events on International Women's Day and Girl Day during Engineers week to celebrate women engineers.
SWE National Conference attendee 2017 and 2019.
Secretary 2019-2019
Managed ACM-W social media pages (Facebook and Instagram).
Implented a point system to incentivize increased member pariticpation.
Event Coordinator 2018-2019
Coordinated industry representative panels on-campus.
Began mentorship program called Cyber Sisters between ACM-W general members.