Diverse: a SWE podcast

On this episode of Diverse, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with returning guest Lisa M.P. Munoz. Listen to the episode to hear about Lisa's research on how women's inequities in the STEM workforce have evolved overtime, the potential causes for women being uncredited and underrepresented, and a few stories about forgotten women in science.

In this SWE Diverse Episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Tracy Propheter, Deputy Design Engineer at Pratt and Whitney, owned by Raytheon Technologies. Listen as Tracy shares her journey to becoming an engineer, how she brings her creativity to her work, and her experience volunteering with Girl Scouts.

In this SWE Diverse Episode, Dayna Johnson, President elect of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Sara Schonour, winner of Netflix’s Baking Impossible! Sara talks about her experience on the show, how her engineering background prepared her for the competition, and how her life has changed since the show wrapped recording in 2020.

In this special SWE Diverse Episode, Anne Perusek, Director of Editorial and Publications for the Society of Women Engineers, hosts a round table discussion with three incredible women - Lauren Stevens, Vice President of Programs, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Anita Bestelmeyer, Senior Director of Corporate Computer-aided engineering at Becton Dickinson and company, and Luciana Taylor, Senior Dire...

In this SWE Diverse Episode, Karen Horting, CEO for the Society for Women Engineers, sits down with Jayshree Seth, a corporate scientist at 3M and 3M’s first-ever Chief Science Advocate. Jayshree is also author of the book “The Heart of Science: Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints and Imprints”, published by SWE in 2020. Listen as she talks about her new book, her experience writing a song, and w...

In this SWE Diverse episode Anne Perusek, director of editorial and publications for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Vi Brown, former SWE President and CEO and founder of Prophecy Consulting Group and Vi Brown Speaks. Nearly 20 years ago, Vi wrote an article for the SWE Magazine, titled “A Segregation of Memory: The 1921 Tulsa Race Riots”. Listen as Vi and Anne discuss the affluent...

In this special SWE Diverse Episode for Black History Month, Joanne I. Hill, the secretary for the African-American Affinity Group for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Nina Ahuja, the social media lead for the African American Affinity Group for SWE. Nina also has her own business where she consults with small and medium organizations on their process implementations and improvement...

In this special SWE Diverse Episode for Black History Month, Joanne I. Hill, the secretary for the African-American Affinity Group for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Tarolyn Buckles, President and CEO of Onyx Enterprises Inc. Tarolyn talks about her leadership style, the ways she gives back to her community, and advice she has for other young women who want to start their own busin...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Karen Horting, CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Janeen Uzzell, CEO of NSBE, the National Society of Black Engineers. Janeen talks about her background in engineering and her incredible career at General Electric, Wikipedia, and now NSBE.

In this special SWE Diverse Episode for Black History Month, Louvere-Walker Hannon, co-leader of the African American Affinity Group for the Society of Women Engineers sits down with Debra Coleman, co-lead of the SWE African-American Affinity Group and the collegiate development lead for FY22. Debra is also a real time embedded software engineer at the Boeing Company in Seattle. Debra talks about...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Kusum Joshi shares about her work, her inspiration to pursue engineering, the importance of collaborating and mentoring to break barriers in IT career.

In this SWE Diverse Episode, Karen Horting, CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Priya Chodon, test expert of printer firmware at HP Inc. Listen as Priya talks about her experience working in the quality domain at HP for the past 17 years, how her career revolves around customer-centric solutions, and how she integrates self-care practices into her daily routine.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Dayna Johnson, President Elect of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Cassie Rothrauff, a lead engineer for Booz Allen's Global Defense Group (GDG). They talk about Cassie's time at Old Dominion University, her volunteer work with young students as a software robotic coach for FIRST Tech Challenge Teams, and some of her current projects at Booz Allen Hamilto...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Roberta Rincon, associate director of research for the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Lisa M.P. Munoz, science communicator and author of the upcoming book A New Picture of a Scientist: Creating a New Culture for Science That Overcomes Obstacles in Equity. Listen as Lisa shares how she became a science communicator, her experience working on the film Pictur...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Annette Clayton, the chief executive officer and president of North America Operations for Schneider Electric. Listen as Annette discusses her background in engineering and how every step she’s taken has led her to where she is now. She also talks about how Schneider Electric has grown in the l...

In this episode of Diverse, a SWE Podcast, Karen Horting, CEO of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Sarah EchoHawk, the CEO of AISES, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Sarah talks about some of the challenges facing First Nation and Indigenous Peoples when it comes to furthering their education, especially in STEM, the ways that AISES combats those challenges and how...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Amy L. Freeman, the Assistant Dean of Engineering Outreach and Inclusion at Penn State and Presidential Awardee for the 2017 PAESMEM Award. Listen as Amy talks about what inspired her to become a mentor, the importance of support during transitions, and a few of her proudest moments as a mentor...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Katie Obaggy, Senior Specialist on Technical Functional Excellence for Cummins. Listen as Katie talks about the obstacles she has faced as a woman in engineering, how others in the industry can create a more inclusive environment, and her professional goals in both her career and her involvemen...

In this SWE Diverse podcast episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, talks with Penny Gunterman, VP of Operations Portfolio Marketing at AVEVA. Penny shares her experience as a woman in STEM who coped with leukemia and the impact it had on her family and how her life and career have flourished in remission.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Jennie C. Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. Listen as Jennie talks about her book Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy, energy democracy and why it matters, and how you can leverage th...

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Quanya O’Neil, the head of High Voltage Circuit Breaker Manufacturing for Siemens-Energy’s Richland at the Mississippi facility. Learn about what a typical day in Quanya’s position looks like, how she deals with adversity as a woman in engineering, and what she looks for in new recruits.

SWE’s archives are full of unsavory anecdotes about male colleagues, bosses, and sometimes even male relatives who underestimated or belittled the skills and professionalism of women engineers over the years. But here we share stories of SWE’s male allies, who made space for women in engineering, provided them with opportunities, and who listened to women engineers when others would not.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Rebecca Haug, a Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, leading technical delivery teams. Learn about how Haug found her place in STEM despite some challenges along the way, how she transitioned to become a working mother, and her work with mentoring women in engineering.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Mark Joppru, the head of Consumer Segment and Service Robotics for ABB in the US. Listen as Mark talks about his love for robotics, the importance of male ally ship, and advice he has for others in the industry wanting to create a more inclusive environment in their teams.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with Denise Countryman, the Vice President of Technology at Home Depot. Listen as Countryman shares her software engineering roots, her 20+ years experience at Home Depot, how the company has embraced cutting-edge technology and the advice she has for women entering a STEM field.