31st Annual Scholarship Program
On May 17th we recognized 4 young women from the Central New York region who are headed to college for STEM related majors in the coming fall. In addition to our members, we joined by representatives of several of our sponsors, the scholarship recipients, and the recipients families and teachers. The event was held at Jamesville Beach County Park and catered by Via Napoli Express. Though this was not a record breaking year in regards to sponsorship, due to the ongoing pandemic and financial crisis, we still received outstanding support from both long-term and new sponsors- each recipient received $2400. It was a lovely evening, we were excited to be able to celebrate in person after a year full of virtual events, and we look forward to continuing the tradition in 2022.
We are pleased to share that this year's keynote speaker was Susan Gallagher. Susan is a vice president at SRC, Inc., an independent, not-for-profit research and development company with more than 60 years of experience in defense, environment and intelligence. Together, SRC and its for-profit subsidiaries are redefining possible® by delivering unique, next-generation solutions of national significance to keep America and its allies safe and strong.
Ms. Gallagher leads SRC’s engineering organization, overseeing a multi-disciplinary team of over 400 engineers. She focuses on recruiting, retaining, and growing a world-class engineering team to develop next generation radar and electronic warfare systems. In collaboration with members of strategy and operations teams, she ensures that the engineering needs of the SRC enterprise are met with the resources and support required to achieve and deliver solutions above and beyond customer expectations.
Ms. Gallagher has over 30 years of functional and leadership experience in program and product management, contracts, business development and corporate leadership. She has served with increasing responsibility on the development of several military and commercial systems for the Federal Aviation Administration, airports and airlines, international customers and the Department of Defense.
Before her promotion to vice president, Ms. Gallagher was senior program manager for SRC’s Radars and Sensors division. She oversaw the engineering and production teams for the ground-based sense and avoid radars program. Ms. Gallagher provided technical direction, managed program risks, and tracked costs, schedules, resources and staffing.
Prior to joining SRC, Ms. Gallagher served as senior program manager at Critical Link, LLC, with responsibility for program execution and the financial success of over 100 programs. She managed a wide range of embedded programs and solutions using the company’s product base. She oversaw program management processes and accountability across the company, ensuring adherence to ISO 9001 standards.
Previously, as a business area manager for the defense and air traffic businesses at Saab Sensis, Ms. Gallagher managed a wide range of programs, including Aerobahn, Airport Surface Movement Guidance and Control System, and International Radar Missile Defense program, as well as several programs for the US Marine Corps. During her career, she also served as manager of engineering and was a member of the executive leadership team.
Ms. Gallagher began her career as a systems engineer at General Electric (GE), during which she successfully completed GE’s three-year Edison Engineering Advanced Course Engineering degree, a rigorous program that included graduate school, leadership training, intensive writing and rotational job assignments.
Ms. Gallagher earned her master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She currently serves as a member of the Syracuse area Salvation Army advisory board.
Ms. Gallagher leads SRC’s engineering organization, overseeing a multi-disciplinary team of over 400 engineers. She focuses on recruiting, retaining, and growing a world-class engineering team to develop next generation radar and electronic warfare systems. In collaboration with members of strategy and operations teams, she ensures that the engineering needs of the SRC enterprise are met with the resources and support required to achieve and deliver solutions above and beyond customer expectations.
Ms. Gallagher has over 30 years of functional and leadership experience in program and product management, contracts, business development and corporate leadership. She has served with increasing responsibility on the development of several military and commercial systems for the Federal Aviation Administration, airports and airlines, international customers and the Department of Defense.
Before her promotion to vice president, Ms. Gallagher was senior program manager for SRC’s Radars and Sensors division. She oversaw the engineering and production teams for the ground-based sense and avoid radars program. Ms. Gallagher provided technical direction, managed program risks, and tracked costs, schedules, resources and staffing.
Prior to joining SRC, Ms. Gallagher served as senior program manager at Critical Link, LLC, with responsibility for program execution and the financial success of over 100 programs. She managed a wide range of embedded programs and solutions using the company’s product base. She oversaw program management processes and accountability across the company, ensuring adherence to ISO 9001 standards.
Previously, as a business area manager for the defense and air traffic businesses at Saab Sensis, Ms. Gallagher managed a wide range of programs, including Aerobahn, Airport Surface Movement Guidance and Control System, and International Radar Missile Defense program, as well as several programs for the US Marine Corps. During her career, she also served as manager of engineering and was a member of the executive leadership team.
Ms. Gallagher began her career as a systems engineer at General Electric (GE), during which she successfully completed GE’s three-year Edison Engineering Advanced Course Engineering degree, a rigorous program that included graduate school, leadership training, intensive writing and rotational job assignments.
Ms. Gallagher earned her master’s degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She currently serves as a member of the Syracuse area Salvation Army advisory board.
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