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The below non-elected positions are open for FY25. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please email us.

General Roles
Outreach Chair

Scholarship Committee roles
Committee (co)Chair
Reception Coordinator


In September we kicked off the fiscal year with a picnic at Onondaga Lake Park. SWE members and friends enjoyed networking and food.


In late June Greater Syracuse SWE members and friends gathered at Meier’s Creek Brewing Co.- Inner Harbor to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day! We enjoyed food, drinks, and participated in Trivia night at the venue. ​ Thank you to everyone who came!


We would like to congratulate and welcome our FY25 Officers! FY25 officially starts next Monday, July 1st. 

President: Valerie Countryman*
Vice President: Lexie Peppe*
Treasurer: Emily Ellithorpe
Secretary: Kara DiNatale*

Thank you to our members who voted, and to Beth Ann Smith, Alecia Eppelsheimer, and Ariel Judd for serving as the Nominating Committee. 

We would also like to recognize our outgoing Treasurer, Ariel Judd, who has served in that role since FY20 after being Vice President in FY19. Thank you Ariel for your dedication and your 6 years of service on our board.

*Incumbent


On May 20th 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, as well as by our Keynote Speaker, Katie Backus, PE, Vice President of Gas Program Delivery at National Grid.  The event was held at Carrier, in East Syracuse, NY. Though this was not a record breaking year in regards to sponsorship we still received outstanding support from both long-term and new sponsors- each recipient received a $1750 scholarship.  It was a lovely evening and we look forward to continuing the tradition in 2025.


SWE members are now able to renew their memberships for the upcoming fiscal year. Please see swe.org/membership for more information on SWE memberships and to renew or join.


Holiday Dinner and Happy Hour

In January we held our annual Holiday Happy Hour and Dinner. SWE members and friends enjoyed food, drink, and networking at the CopperTop Tavern in Camillus. Thank you to everyone who came!


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