2019-2020 Executive Council
President: Sarita Kuppili
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Job Title: Engineering Project Manager, Caterpillar, Inc. Current town: Apex, NC Hobbies: Loves traveling and hosting friends & family Fun Fact: Over the past 20 yrs, Sarita has been moving almost every 2-3yrs. |
SWE Involvement:
Sarita has been an active member of SWE from 2012 and led several STEM Outreach,
Professional development, Work-Life Integration events and served in at least one leadership role every year. Sarita’s passion for STEM education and to support her fellow women engineers always kept her integrated with the community around her. Wherever she has moved, her interests and contributions are always encouraging and create a lasting impact on everyone she encounters and has been recognized at all levels.
Sarita has been an active member of SWE from 2012 and led several STEM Outreach,
Professional development, Work-Life Integration events and served in at least one leadership role every year. Sarita’s passion for STEM education and to support her fellow women engineers always kept her integrated with the community around her. Wherever she has moved, her interests and contributions are always encouraging and create a lasting impact on everyone she encounters and has been recognized at all levels.
- Vice President for ENC SWE section for FY19-FY21
- UIUC SWE Team Tech project sponsor/mentor for FY21.
- WE Local Raleigh 2020 Host Committee Chair
- WE Local Denver 2019 Host Committee lead
- WE Local Denver 2019 Collegiate Competition Liaison
- Editor for SWE Next Global Newsletter – FY17
- Treasurer for SWE Central Illinois H009 – FY15 & FY16
- Secretary for SWE Central Illinois H009 – FY14
Vice President: Lauren Gallagher
Secretary: Stephanie Raeman
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Job: Bits & Bytes Teacher at Reedy Creek Magnet Middle School
Location: Cary, NC Hobbies: Reading, swimming, cooking, and spending time with my husband and kids Fun Fact: I completed my first triathlon in 2019 - hoping for my second in 2022! |
SWE Involvement:
- Georgia Tech SWE - I joined SWE in 2000, and through GT SWE, I mentored an FLL team with Girls, Inc.
- Space Coast SWE - volunteered at annual Introducing Girls to Engineering Workshop and judged the annual state FLL champtionship
- Baltimore-Washington SWE - volunteered during Girl Scout outreach events
- Eastern NC SWE - website coordinator for 7 years!
Treasurer: Allison Dubrouillet
Job Title: Electrical Engineer at Burns & McDonnell
Current town: Raleigh, NC
Fun Fact: I am a music nerd. I have long detailed playlists for every occasion. Also I play the flute and oboe and sing covers in Garageband for fun.
Current town: Raleigh, NC
Fun Fact: I am a music nerd. I have long detailed playlists for every occasion. Also I play the flute and oboe and sing covers in Garageband for fun.
2019-2020 Volunteers
Outreach Coordinator: Lindsay Staten
Job Title: Quality Control Manager, SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.
Current Town: Greenville, NC
Hobbies: Crochet, Gardening, Traveling, Movies
Fun Fact: First woman to graduate from ECU with a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering with an Electrical Concentration!
SWE Involvement:
Current Town: Greenville, NC
Hobbies: Crochet, Gardening, Traveling, Movies
Fun Fact: First woman to graduate from ECU with a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering with an Electrical Concentration!
SWE Involvement:
- Became a student member through the ECU chapter in 2013
- Joined the Eastern NC section upon graduation in 2016.
- Served on the FY21 AND FY22 Nominating Committees for the Eastern NC Section
- Served as the interim Secretary from March '21 until end of term of FY21.
- Has attended multiple local and national SWE conferences
Website & Social Media Coordinator: Lauren Gallagher
Advisory Council: Melinda Brown
Job Title: Principal Microarchitect, Microsoft
Current town: Raleigh, NC
Hobbies: reading, water aerobics, travel
Fun Fact: One of the microprocessors that Melinda worked on at Qualcomm is now on Mars in the Ingenuity Copter as part of the Perseverance mission.
Bio: Melinda has over 25 years experience in designing high-performance, low-power microprocessors for Intel, Qualcomm, and now Microsoft. She has lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Arizona, but has spent most of her life in NC. She has volunteered in several roles with ENC-SWE over the years and mentored a high school robotics team for 7 years. She has two adult sons, a cat, and a granddaughter.
Current town: Raleigh, NC
Hobbies: reading, water aerobics, travel
Fun Fact: One of the microprocessors that Melinda worked on at Qualcomm is now on Mars in the Ingenuity Copter as part of the Perseverance mission.
Bio: Melinda has over 25 years experience in designing high-performance, low-power microprocessors for Intel, Qualcomm, and now Microsoft. She has lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Arizona, but has spent most of her life in NC. She has volunteered in several roles with ENC-SWE over the years and mentored a high school robotics team for 7 years. She has two adult sons, a cat, and a granddaughter.
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