Meet the Board
President - Chelsea Fanara
Chelsea is currently the President of the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE and has served as Vice President and as a member of the scholarship committee.
Chelsea is an Engineer in Training at GHD in Cazenovia, NY. During her time at GHD she has worked on projects related to wastewater and stormwater engineering. This experience includes the design of wastewater treatment plant upgrades and modifications, operation and maintenance review, pumping station evaluations, stormwater management design, and performing state environmental reviews. She previously worked at Barton & Loguidice as an Engineer in the water and wastewater departments. Her experience there included work with low-pressure sewer systems, pump station design, and environmental reviews.
She has her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering degree with a minor in Project Management from Clarkson University. As a student, Chelsea was actively involved in the fraternity Theta Phi Alpha and the Clarkson Goldies Dance Team, serving on the Executive Board of both.
Chelsea is also actively involved in the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), serving on the Central Chapter of NYWEA Young Professionals Committee.
In her free time, Chelsea enjoys playing outdoor volleyball and reading.
Last updated: 8/2/2016
Vice-President - Bridget Dixon
Bridget is currently the Vice President of the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE. She is in her first official position held on a SWE board, but she has participated and helped to plan previous events.
Bridget has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University. She also has a minor in Engineering Business Management and worked throughout her Master’s program in Education courses to be a better Teaching Assistant.
She has previous experience with Schneider Electric in El Paso, Texas working to design switchboards and switchgear for industrial applications. Bridget currently works for Lockheed Martin, Syracuse in Undersea Systems.
Bridget enjoys spending time with her husband that just got of the United States Army. She loves the Syracuse area, and enjoys exploring all the parks and activities Central NY has to offer.
Last updated: 8/17/2016
Bridget is currently the Vice President of the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE. She is in her first official position held on a SWE board, but she has participated and helped to plan previous events.
Bridget has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University. She also has a minor in Engineering Business Management and worked throughout her Master’s program in Education courses to be a better Teaching Assistant.
She has previous experience with Schneider Electric in El Paso, Texas working to design switchboards and switchgear for industrial applications. Bridget currently works for Lockheed Martin, Syracuse in Undersea Systems.
Bridget enjoys spending time with her husband that just got of the United States Army. She loves the Syracuse area, and enjoys exploring all the parks and activities Central NY has to offer.
Last updated: 8/17/2016
Treasurer - Deanna Victoria
Deanna is currently the Treasurer of the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE. She is also the Scholarship Application Coordinator of the Section's Scholarship Committee. Deanna has previously served as the Chair of the Section's Scholarship Committee as well as the Section President.
Deanna is a Software Engineer at Assured Information Security.
She has her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from State University of New York Binghamton. As a student, Deanna was a member of the UPE honor society and was recognized for her contributions to the department. She also minored in Theater and spent most of her free time in the wood shop.
Deanna is also hard core into rollerderby and has been over ambitious in her vegetable garden planning this year.
Last updated: 10/8/2016
Section Represenative - Chelsea Armstrong
Chelsea has recently joined the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE, this will be her second year as the Section Representative on the Executive Board. She is also currently serving as the Region E Conference Co-Chair and Sponsorship Application Coodinator for the Section's Scholarship Program.
Chelsea is an Engineer in Training at Beardsley Architects + Engineers in Syracuse, NY. She has civil engineering design experience in water, and wastewater systems and utilities, and stormwater management projects, including green design, low-impact development roads, and stormwater pollution prevention plans. She has also assisted in the development of permitting, cost estimating and other aspects of design.
She has Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a minor in Structural Engineering degree from Clarkson University. As a student, Chelsea was actively involved in Clarkson's collegiate SWE Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Clarkson Dance Team.
Chelsea is also actively involved in the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), serving on the Central Chapter of NYWEA Young Professionals Committee.
Last updated: 10/8/2016
Secretary - Tabby Svereika
Tabatha is currently the Secretary of the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE.
Tabby is a System Engineer at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMP), Exelon Generation, in Oswego, NY. During her time at NMP she has been responsible for the health of a variety of different safety systems. This experience includes collecting and trending performance of the safety systems, creating possible modifications to help improve the system and tracking of any issues when they do occur. Also she is in charge of many indicators that track equipment reliability, safety system unavailability, and safety system reliability.
She has her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering degree from Clarkson University. As a student, Tabby was actively involved in the fraternity Theta Phi Alpha and Society of Women Engineers, serving on the Executive Board of both.
Tabby is also actively involved in the North America Young Generation in Nuclear (NAY-GN) and Women in Nuclear (WIN).
In her free time, Tabby enjoys camping, kayaking, and hanging out with friends.
Last updated: 10/3/2016
Communications Chair / Webmaster -
Kara DiNatale
Kara DiNatale joined the Greater Syracuse Area section of SWE in late 2015 and immediately took up the mantels of Communications Committee Chair and Webmaster. The 2016-2017 SWE year will be her second year in these roles.
Kara works as a Quality Engineer for Novelis at their Oswego, NY facility and is in their Engineer Development Program. Her previous experience includes a Process Engineering internship at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in VT, a summer research experience at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymer Science, and an undergraduate honors program thesis while at Clarkson University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Professional Certificate in Materials Engineering from Clarkson University, where she graduated from in 2014. In addition to working full time at Novelis, she is currently working towards a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering through Kansas State University's Global Campus.
While at Clarkson Kara was very involved in SWE, serving as the Public Relations Chair and the Director of Membership during her time there. She also played goalie for the varsity women's lacrosse team and was involved in the honors program.
Kara enjoys camping, reading, and watching hockey.
Last updated: 10/2/2016
SU Section Liaison - Nicole Carfi
Nikki recently joined the Greater Syracuse Area Section of SWE; She is our acting Liaison with the Syracuse University Collegiate SWE Chapter.
Nikki is an Engineer in Training at O'brien and Gere. Her experience includes water and wastewater systems, stormwater management, and concept site design. Within her work she incorporates green infrastructure and low impact development design. Nikki also has her LEED Green Associate certification.
Nikki has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering with minors in Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering and Mathematics, from Clarkson University. As a student, she was extremely active on her campus. Along with being captain of the women’s varsity soccer team, she also held a leadership position in collegiate chapters of Tau Chi Alpha (Environmental Engineering Honor Society), Tau Beta Pi (General Engineering Honor society), Phalanx (Leadership Honor Society), as well as SWE. She was also responsible for researching, coordinating, and implementing a new waste sorting plan across campus, which included brand new waste collection bins. She received funding for this project by winning a Sustainability Grant through her school.
In her free time, Nikki enjoys fitness, playing soccer, reading, and just recently started coaching youth soccer part-time.
Last updated: 11/4/2016
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