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BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSStephanie WinterCandidate for PresidentCandidate StatementI joined SWE my freshman year of college at University of Maryland, College Park and ever since I’vebeen grateful for the opportunities that SWE has afforded me. During my undergrad years, I was involvedin the UMD collegiate section and served on the board as Director of Membership. My senior year, I hadthe opportunity to attend the National SWE Conference in Los Angeles. During that conference, Iexplored career options, networked with inspiring, accomplished female engineers, and began tounderstand the magnitude of the society and how opportunities in SWE can facilitate professional andpersonal growth. Since that initial National Conference in 2015, I’ve presented at multiple SWEConferences including the 2017 Region E Conference, the 2018 National Conference, and a 2020 WELocal.After graduating from UMD, I joined the SWE-BWS professional section. Since joining SWE-BWS, I’veserved 2 terms as the Internal Secretary and 2 terms as the Treasurer. As Internal Secretary, I wasresponsible for section communications and ensuring our members were aware of upcoming social,professional, and outreach events. As Treasurer, I was responsible for making a budget at the start of theFY, ensuring that we stayed within budget, and issuing reimbursements for expenses. Additionally, Itransitioned our financial accounts from one bank to another to establish a beneficial financial situation forthe section. Serving as Internal Secretary and Treasurer has allowed me to hone my leadership skillswithin SWE and I believe I am qualified to serve as President. I am excited to work with the BWS leadersand members to shape and achieve new goals in FY23. I believe in the mission of SWE and promise toserve the society to the best of my abilities.Biographical InformationI hold a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland and a M.S. in Electrical Engineeringfrom Johns Hopkins University. After graduating from UMD in 2015, I started working at NorthropGrumman as a Field Engineer supporting Radar Test Equipment product lines. I completed multiple fieldassignments in Fort Worth, TX, Pt. Mugu, CA and Eglin Air Force Base in FL. Additionally I served on theNGWIN-STEM board as the professional society liaison for SWE and helped coordinate joint eventsbetween NG and SWE-BWS. For the past 2 years, I have been working as a Radar Systems Engineersupporting Radar Mode and Algorithm Development at NG and currently serve as a Mode Lead on acouple emerging programs.SWE Offices and Other ExperienceFY21-FY22SWE-BWS Treasurer2020SWE WE Local Conference PresenterFY19-FY20SWE-BWS Internal Secretary2018SWE National Conference Presenter2017SWE Region E Conference Presenter2016-2018NGWIN-STEM Professional Society Liaison for SWE2015-present SWE Baltimore Washington Professional Section Member2014-15University of Maryland, College Park, Director of Membership2011-2015SWE University of Maryland Collegiate Section Member
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSKate McGuireCandidate for Vice President OutreachCandidate StatementKate is the current SWE Outreach VP, a position she has held since 2014. Over that time she hassignificantly grown the programs that now reach over 1000 -1500 girls and engage over 350 membervolunteers a year in 30-40 events each year. Kate has built key partnerships which include many majorregional school districts in Maryland, the nationally recognized Project Lead the Way program, NationalSociety of Black Engineers, Society for Hispanic Engineers, JHU’s Engineering Center for EducationalOutreach, Morgan State University, Girl Scouts, Techbridge Girls, Science Olympiad, Vex Robotics, andmore.Kate is passionate about the power all women engineers have to make an impact on girls to aspire toengineering. She consistently gets feedback from girls that they are hugely impacted by even justmeeting their very first women engineer or engineer. Kate wants to continue providing STEM aspiringexperiences for K-12 girls and collegiate women, and at the same time connect to help SWE volunteerscreate, lead and follow their interests through SWE outreach. She is excited to help more SWE volunteersget leadership experience, create events or volunteer in existing events to have our biggest impact on theregion’s girls and young women.Biographical InformationKate is formerly a senior engineering director at Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems (now MissionSystems). She is the first girl on either side of her family to go to college. She has a B.S. in mechanicalengineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. She has masters in business fromJohns Hopkins University. In 2016, Kate received the SWE Region A Outstanding Mentor Award for herimpressive impact in expanding SWE-BWS’s programs and achieving diversity of programs and girlsreached. In 2017, she was recognized for participating in the most SWE outreach events for our region.When not volunteering for the many STEM-related programs in the area, she enjoys Irish dancing, skiing,good views, meeting people and good walks.SWE Offices and Other Experience:FY14-FY22Baltimore Washington Section Vice President, Outreach2013-22BWS lead for the Morgan State Science Fair.2014-todayServes as a speaker at national STEM events such as the US News and World ReportSTEM conferenceCurrentlyMember, Maryland State Dept. of Education’s STEM Roadmap CommitteeCurrentlyChair, Baltimore City Middle School to High School Pipeline CommitteeCurrentlyMember, Baltimore City Project Lead The Way engineering program’s Advisory Board
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSRosemary Cox-GalhotraCandidate for Vice President, Professional DevelopmentCandidate StatementI joined the Baltimore-Washington section in 2016 and have served as VP, Professional Development forthe past 2 terms and was External Secretary for the terms before that. I have gained so much from SWEevents over the years in SWE-BWS and in my collegiate section at the University of Arizona - acommunity of inspiring, diverse peers and mentors, fulfilling K-12 STEM outreach opportunities, andvaluable learning experiences. I am eager to help BWS maintain and develop new partnerships with localpublic and private sector organizations, and to facilitate professional development and networkingopportunities for our members across the large geographical area this section serves.Biographical InformationRose Cox-Galhotra is a technology manager for the Breakthrough Energy Fellows program, which fundsinnovators to develop early-stage clean energy technologies that will help us reach net zero energyemissions globally by 2050. She was previously a senior lead engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton supportingthe U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) and alsoworked for ExxonMobil in product and process R&D and marketing. She completed her B.S. (2006) inchemical engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and her Ph.D. (2012) in chemicalengineering at the University of Virginia. Her doctoral research focused on materials development forsolid oxide fuel cells. She enjoys knitting, traveling, and sharing her love of engineering. She is also momto two energetic (possibly) future engineers. In 2020, she was recognized by the District of ColumbiaCouncil of Engineers and Architects (DCCEAS) as Young Engineer of the Year.SWE Offices and Experience2020-22SWE-BWS Vice President, Professional Development2017-20SWE-BWS External Secretary2017-19BWS Fairfax County Science Fair Coordinator2004-05University of Arizona Section Corresponding Secretary
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSGabrielle (Gabby) LeesmanCandidate for TreasurerCandidate StatementSWE has found a special place in my heart over the past couple of years. It has become a force ofencouragement, motivation, and general belonging for myself and several of my STEM career focusedfriends. My journey with SWE started briefly during my collegiate years. The college section at my schoolwas smaller and had less than 10 active women members. I made it to my last year in college before Iheard about SWE, but I was instantly hooked. SWE embodied the solution that I had been looking forduring my entire academic life. Going through high school, I took part in an advanced learning programalong with two other females. The male to female ratio stood out, but no one outside of our group of threedared to speak about it. The challenges of being a minority are not limited to age, location, or social class.SWE unites and encourages women of all ages to face their challenges and embrace their identitythrough publicly acclaimed role models, addressing common and modern issues at conferences, andinteractive networking to provide the best developmental environment for its members. Although my priorexperience with the Baltimore-Washington section has been during the COVID years, I have seen SWEBWS’s efforts to continue virtual community outreach, and I love the opportunity to continue being a partof these outreach efforts. I believe that we can utilize our talents and resources to encourage and inspirethe younger generation to embrace STEM. I am excited to increase my contributions to the section astreasurer.Biographical InformationI was born and raised in central Illinois, and as a child, I had a passion for space that started with a fourthgrade model rocket project. My rocket didn't really make it far before it blew up, but that didn’t stop me.My father strengthened that love of space through trips to the Kennedy Space Center, his extensivecollection of Apollo memorabilia, and space themed movies. During a summer camp at Missouri Science& Tech, I had a week to try out chemical engineering, mining, engineering, and aerospace engineering,which was the final piece to the puzzle that made me choose to go into the aerospace field of study. Igraduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2015, and Ireceived my M.S. in Systems Engineering from Florida Tech in 2017. During my time at Florida Tech, Igot to be a part of several rocket launches, whether they were ones that I built for our capstone project, orwatching launches from Cape Canaveral. Oh by the way, that capstone rocket also blew up. I guess I hadto make it full circle before I could leave school. Post-graduation, I found my place with NorthropGrumman doing Model Based Systems Engineering and Space Program architecture development attheir Linthicum site. Currently, I’ve been working as the Outreach committee lead for NGWIN (NorthropGrumman Women’s International Network) and have been branching out more to become an activemember of the SWE- Baltimore Washington Section.SWE Offices and Other Experience:2021-2022SWE-BWS Science Fair Judge2018-2022NGWIN Outreach Chair2016-2017SWE Florida Institute of Technology SecretaryAdditional earlier non-SWE leadership, logistics, and outreach experience at the collegiate level.
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSAnnaliese CunniffCandidate for External SecretaryCandidate StatementI am interested in expanding my involvement in SWE-BWS as the External Secretary so that I can meetand engage with more fellow female engineers throughout the DMV. I cherish the friends and memories Imade as an active SWE member of my collegiate section at Lehigh University. In that time, I served as aVolunteer Coordinator for our annual STEM day for female middle schoolers, called CHOICES. I alsoserved as Section President in my Senior year. In addition to these two roles, I was the CommunityOutreach Coordinator of Lehigh's Engineers Without Borders, President of Women in Engineering andScience (grad year), and a graduate student event coordinator (grad year). The combination of theseroles prepared me well for the position of External Secretary; I have experience maintaining the SWEsection website, creating social media content to advertise events, and communicating with localcommunity members/leaders through emails and in-person meetings. Thank you for considering me forthis role.Biographical InformationAnnaliese is a Mechanical Engineer within Booz Allen's Defense Sector. In this role, she designs, tests,and qualifies mechanical components for a military protection system. Additionally, she designs andintegrates electro-mechanical payloads for Booz Allen's robotics portfolio. Annaliese earned her B.S.('19)and M.S.('20) in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. She previously interned at Booz Allen'ssummer internship program, which she interviewed for as an outcome of WE '18.SWE Offices and Other Experience:FY22 Booz Allen Hamilton Rising Leaders Forum Community Engagement Co-ChairFY20 Women in Science and Engineering President, Grad Life Event CoordinatorFY19 Engineers Without Borders Community Outreach ChairFY18 Engineers Without Borders Community Outreach Chair
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON SECTION FY2023 OFFICER ELECTIONSJasmine Al-AidyCandidate for Internal SecretaryCandidate StatementI have been involved in SWE for 6 years now, 4 of those as a collegiate and 3 as a professional. Incollege, I served as a mentor both with SWE and with Georgia Tech’s “Women in Engineering” program. Ialso was on the leadership team of GT's American Society of Mechanical Engineers. At work, I amcurrently on the executive board of NGWIN, Northrop Grumman’s Women’s International Network, whichworks to promote and support women throughout their careers. I serve as the Collaboration Chair, whichallows me the opportunity to work with other NG employee groups to organize events that educatemembers on topics ranging from finance to lean engineering. I would love to continue being a part of theSWE-BWS executive leadership team to continue serving women in the area, and I am glad to beconsidered for internal secretary.Biographical InformationI graduated in Spring 2019 from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Since then, I havebeen working on the Harness Engineering team at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems in Dulles,Virginia. I am also currently pursuing a Master's in Systems Engineering through George WashingtonUniversity. When I’m not working or taking classes, I can be found at my local Crossfit box, walkingaround DC, or exploring a new rural Virginia town. A native of Asheville, NC, I have enjoyed living in theNorthern Virginia area for the past few years and look forward to meeting and working with more womenengineers in the community!SWE Offices and Other Experience:FY21-22SWE-BWS External Secretary2019-2022 Northrop Grumman Women's International Network Collaboration Chair2015-19Georgia Tech SWE Mentor and active member
impressive impact in expanding SWE-BWS's programs and achieving diversity of programs and girls reached. In 2017, she was recognized for participating in the most SWE outreach events for our region. When not volunteering for the many STEM-related programs in the area, she enjoys Irish dancing, skiing, good views, meeting people and good walks.
