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The Executive Council is available to answer any questions you may have about the section and the programs we offer. Click on the officer's name in green to contact them. We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming event!
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 Leah has been a member of SWE for five years and served as last year's Vice President for the section. She has recently been active with the SWE-OC professional development activities. She was chair for the annual Professional Development Conference in 2009 and 2010, and has been a regular participant in the SWE dinner meetings and the regional and national conferences. Leah received her Master of Science degree in 2004 and her Bachelor of Science degree in 2002, both in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Davis. Leah currently works for LPA, Inc., in Irvine.
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KATHLEEN MONK, VICE-PRESIDENT
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Kathleen Monk, Vice-President
 Kathleen has been a professional member of SWE for five years and has devoted her time as Outreach Chair for the past three years. She first got involved with SWE-OC through the Certificate of Merit program in 2007. Kathleen enjoys the networking opportunities SWE provides as well as impacting students through volunteer activities. She looks forward to attending more SWE conferences in the future. Kathleen is graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. She currently works for Fluor Corporation as a Process Engineer in the Energy & Chemicals Group.
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PATRICIA CHUNG, TREASURER
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Patricia Chung is a relatively new member of the SWE-OC section. She received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona and she has a B.A. in Art History from UCLA. She currently works for IBM as a systems support engineer in the content management group. She enjoys volunteer activities and is looking forward to assisting SWE in the upcoming year.
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YVONNE HUYNH, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
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 Yvonne has been a member of the SWE-OC section since 2010. She has been recently active with the SWE-OC Professional Development Conference for 2011 and a regular participant in the SWE dinner meetings. Yvonne graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in physics. She started working for the Boeing Company as a failure analysis engineer after graduation. While working, she earned a certificate in leadership through UCLA Extension, completed her Masters in Business Administration, and is currently finishing her certificate in project management through UCI Extension. Yvonne currently works for the Boeing Company as a team lead for the Electronics Failure Analysis Team.
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SANDRA POTEAT THOMPSON, RECORDING SECRETARY
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Sandra Poteat Thompson, Ph. D., Recording Secretary
 Sandra has been a member of SWE since 2007, and is active in several professional societies, such as the American Chemical Society and American Intellectual Property Law Association. In the ACS, she served as Chair of the Chemistry & The Law Division and is the current chair of the Orange County section.
Sandra received a B.S. in 1990 as well as a M.A. in 1991 from the College of William & Mary. She completed a J.D. in 1998 from Campbell University, Norman Wiggins School of Law. She also received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University. Her dissertation is entitled "Control of Volatile Organic Compounds with a Pulsed Corona Discharge." During this work, Sandra studied the fields of analytical chemistry, environmental engineering and chemistry, plasma physics and chemistry. As a doctoral candidate, she worked at both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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PAOLA CHAVIRA, SECTION REPRESENTATIVE
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Paola Chavira, Section Representative
Paola obtained her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 and is currently enrolled in her M.S. in Engineering Management, both at Cal Poly Pomona. She has been active in SWE since 2004. In college, she held several leadership positions, including Vice President - External Affairs, Evening with Industry Committee Chair, Membership Chair, and President. She joined SWE-OC in 2008 and served as Professional Development Conference Co-Chair. She enjoys events that are Outreach and Career Guidance oriented.
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JILL ENTNER, SECTION REPRESENTATIVE
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Jill Entner, Section Representative
Jill Entner has been a member of SWE since 1999 and currently serves as one of the Section Representatives for SWE-OC. In 2010 she transferred from the SWE-LA section and has previously held several leadership positions in the SWE-Baltimore Washington Section including Section President. Jill holds a Bachelors of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and currently works as a Change Management Lead for ExxonMobil.
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KIM O'ROURKE, ALTERNATE SECTION REPRESENTATIVE
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Kim O'Rourke, Alternate Section Representative
Kim O'Rourke has been a member of SWE since 1995 and currently serves as one of the Section Representatives for SWE-OC. She has been a consistent contributor to the SWE-OC section holding many leadership positions. She has held the offices of President, Vice President and Recording Secretary. She is also currently the Newsletter Editor. Kim holds a Masters of Business Administration from California State University at Fullerton and a Bachelors of Science in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University. Kim currently works for The Boeing Company as a Senior Quality Manager.
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