FY20 SWE-LA Executive Council

President
Jasmine Naseri

.Jasmine Naseri is the FY20 SWE-LA President, previously serving as the FY17 and 18 Vice President. She has been an active member of SWE for over six years since her freshman year of college where she held several leadership positions. Jasmine looks forward to another productive and fun year of K-12 STEM outreach, professional development events and collegiate outreach through SWE-LA's scholarship program.  

Jasmine has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California '16 and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles '18. She currently works for Northrop Grumman as a Communications Systems Engineer in Redondo Beach. Fun fact: Jasmine loves to travel, and can often be found at an airport or on a plane. In 2018, she visited six continents and eleven countries in a single year.

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Vice President of Professional Development
Megan Ford

Megan Ford is the FY20 SWE-LA VP of Professional Development. She has been involved with SWE since she switched from teaching math to engineering in 2016. She is grateful to SWE and how it has enabled her to dive into engineering. 

Megan Ford earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Cal Poly Pomona and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Megan works as a Sytems Engineer for Northrop Grumman. Fun fact: Working for Northrop Grumman is Megan's 27th job! 

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Vice President of Outreach
Marisol Prado

Marisol Prado is the FY20 SWE-LA Vice President of Outreach. Marisol has been an active member of SWE since her sophomore year at UCM and has held various positions; ICC Representative, Treasurer and President. She is looking forward to the upcoming year and staying involved with the society as a professional to help and support current and future professionals.
 
Marisol has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer from University of California Merced. She is currently working for B. Braun Medical Inc. as a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer. Fun Fact: Marisol enjoys staying active with hiking, camping, mountain biking or traveling. When she is not out and about, she is working part time at a local flower shop.

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Secretary
Rachel Macaulay

Rachel Macaulay is the FY20 SWE-LA Secretary, previously serving as the FY18 Secretary. She has been a member of SWE for six years since starting at the Aerospace Corporation. Rachel looks forward to a year of increasing outreach and coordination in support of many exciting events to include professional development, K-12 STEM and collegiate outreach efforts.

Rachel Macaulay has a certificate in Systems Analysis from UCLA and is pursuing an M.S. in Systems Engineering through Johns Hopkins. Fun Fact: Rachel also has a number of degrees in the humanities.

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Treasurer
Elizabeth San Miguel 

Liz San Miguel is the FY20 SWE-LA Treasurer, continuing in her position from the past year. Liz San Miguel has been actively involved with the Los Angeles Section since 2009.  She has served Los Angeles in various section leadership roles over the years.  These include president, vice president, treasurer, representative to Region B, collegiate liaison, and Professional Development Conference chair. In 2018, Liz received the SWE Emerging Leader Award at WELocal in Phoenix. 

Liz San Miguel has a B.S. in Computer Engineering from University of California, Irvine and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California.  She is a Survivability Engineer and manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation.

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Professional Development Conference Chair
​Melissa Goetter

Melissa Goetter is the FY20 SWE-LA Professional Development Conference (PDC) Chair. She has been involved with SWE since 2013 as a freshman in college. She holds her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  

SWE provided her with friendship, mentors, and leadership opportunities. It was through all of her chair positions and involvement with SWE that she earned a sponsored spot to attend the SWE National Conference, WE14 in Los Angeles. WE14 is when she first met Liz San Miguel who, lucky for her, offered her an internship at Northrop Grumman in Los Angeles the following summer. Long story short, she is currently a Survivability Engineer at Northrop Grumman. SWE has shaped her into the strong leader that she is and given her opportunities that have changed her life, so she wants to give back and be the role model for younger engineers that so many other women were for her.

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K-12 STEM Outreach Chair
Shawné Raiford

Shawné Raiford is the FY20 K-12 Outreach Chair. Shawné is dedicated and committed to providing opportunities for students to be more involved in STEM, as well as encouraging students to become innovative and creative thinkers.
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Shawné has a B.A. in Sociology from California Baptist University in Riverside, CA. She currently works for The Aerospace Corporation as an Administrative Specialist IV in El Segundo, CA. Fun Fact: Shawné loves to play basketball and workout throughout the week. Her favorite genre of movies are horror/ thrillers, romance films and comedy. 

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Collegiate Outreach Chair
Makena White

​Makena White is the FY20 Collegiate Outreach Chair, and she has been involved in the role for the past two years. She started her relationship with SWE in her sophomore year of college and takes great pride in being able to mentor collegiate members of SWE and help them achieve their goals. Makena is thankful for all the opportunities SWE has made available for women in STEM.

Makena earned a B.S. in Materials Engineering from UCLA. She currently works as a Materials and Process Engineer at Northrop Grumman. Fun fact: Makena is passionate about volleyball and has made the majority of her friends from playing in college and in adult leagues.

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Social Media Ambassador
Shajeeah Mumtaz

Shajeeah Mumtaz is the FY20 Social Media Ambassador. She has been involved with SWE since her freshman year of college. She is excited for another year of STEM outreach and professional development events, and of course, meeting other bright women engineers!
 
Shajeeah graduated from the University of Southern California (Fight on!!!) in May 2016 with a B.S. in Astronautical Engineering, the only female in her year to do so. She currently works as a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman on the James Webb Space Telescope. Fun fact: Shajeeah wants to be an astronaut when she grows up. In her free time, she loves pursuing her passions in photography, traveling to new places, and exploring LA's finest ice cream shops.