Swe Podcasts

On this episode of Diverse, host Sam East sits down with Diane Egede-Nissen, a distinguished engineer at The Home Depot. They talk about Diane's educational experience, including her time spent abroad in Norway as well as her over 16+ years at The Home Depot.

On this episode of Diverse, a SWE podcast, host Sam East sits down for a round table discussion with the three woman at the helm of Discover’s mobile application. Listen as Sam speaks with Kristina Kuntz, Director of Digital Development, Melissa Douros, Vice President of Digital Design and Experience, and Jill Wereley, Senior Director of Digital Experience and Platform Strategy.

On this episode of Diverse, SWE President Dayna Johnson sits down with some of the cast of Netflix's Baking Impossible. Co-winners Sara Schonour and Rodolfo Goncalves join Dayna with fellow contestants Jacob Swiezy and Brandi Romines and Baking Impossible judge Andrew Smyth to talk about what bakineering is, their experiences on the show and their role in SWE's upcoming conference, WE22!

On this episode of Diverse, guest hosts Anne Perusek, director of editorial and publications for the Society of Women Engineers, and Troy Eller English, SWE archivist, are joined by Melinda Luna, a licensed professional engineer and longtime SWE member, and a member of SWE’s Latinos affinity group.

In this episode, Dayna Johnson, President of the Society of Women Engineers, speaks with Michele Sullivan, speaker, author and social impact advisor. They discuss Michele's experience as a speaker and her new book, Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages.

Welcome to an episode of "Un Cafecito with a Woman in STEM", a sub-series of Diverse, a SWE Podcast. This week is a very special episode as SWE celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with our first Spanish only podcast, sponsored by Discover. This episode is a conversation between Evelyn Cortes-Davis, Director of Water Engineering and Technical Services at Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, and Ilya Espino de Marotta, Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal, as she shares her career journey that led her to become the Executive Vice-President for Engineering leading the Panama Canal Expansion. Bienvenidos a este episodio especial "Un Cafecito with a Woman in STEM", una sub-serie de Diverse, el podcast de la Sociedad de Mujeres Ingenieras(SWE). Este episodio es parte de la celebración del mes de la Hispanidad, patrocinado por Discover. Hoy vas a ser parte de una conversación entre la Ingeniera Evelyn Cortes-Davis, la Directora de Agua y Servicios Técnicos en el Departamento de Agua y Energía de Los Angeles,

On this episode of Diverse, guest host Lynda Grindstaff, Vice President at McAfee and active SWE member, sits down with Julie Castro Abrams, founder and CEO of How Women Lead! Listen as they talk about How Women Lead came to be, the meaning behind its credo and how SWE members can join!

Welcome to an episode of “Un Cafecito with a Woman in STEM”, a sub-series of Diverse, a SWE Podcast. In this episode, Diverse host, Sam East, sits down with Lennis Perez, a wellness engineer, international public speaker, certified meditation teacher and coach. Listen as they talk about her STEM journey, the burnout she experienced and how she uses that experience to help others.

On this episode of Diverse, a SWE Podcast, host Sam East is joined by 17 year-old high school student and FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Award Winner! Listen as Diana talks about her passion for STEM, her experience with FIRST Robotics and how advocating for underrepresented students has inspired her direction in life.

On this episode of Diverse, a SWE podcast, host Sam East sits down with Vice President of Global Partner Sales and eCommerce at Keysight Technologies, Kari Fauber. Listen as they discuss Kari's inspiration for pursuing a career in STEM, her experience as a leader e-commerce and her proudest accomplishment thus far in her career.

On this episode of Diverse, a SWE podcast, host Sam East sits down with Vandana Singh, Senior Vice President of Secure Power North America at Schneider Electric. Listen as they talk about Vandana's professional goals, her work with non-profits and how Schneider Electric has adapted as a majority of their employees have transitioned to working remotely.

In this special episode of Diverse, a SWE Podcast, SWE President Rachel Morford sits down with SWE President Elect Dayna Johnson. Listen as they talk about what being the SWE President entails and what their journeys to this position have been like. They also reflect on Rachel's past year as President and talk about Dayna's plans for her presidency.

On this episode of Diverse, a SWE Podcast, host Sam East is joined by Kristen Bridgeman, director of engineering at Cummins Inc. Listen as Kristen talks about how Cummins Inc.'s RePower Group helped empower her to come back to an engineering role after a 20 year hiatus.

On this episode of Diverse, SWE President Rachel Morford sits down with two members of FOX's Domino Master's Wonder Women Team, Farah Bajwa and Brianne Martin. Listen as they talk about their experience on Domino Masters and the engineering knowledge and background they brought to the competition.

On this episode of Diverse, Rachel Morford, President of the Society of Women Engineers, sits down with professors Dr. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua and Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh. They are the founding co-leads for SWE's Community College Affinity Group! Listen as they talk about their educational backgrounds, their experience as teachers and advice they have for high school students who are considering starting off at a community college.

On this special episode of Diverse, a SWE Podcast, we revisit a Fireside Chat from November with Ranul Jain, M.S. Innovative and Sustainable Chemical Engineering at Chalmers University. In this chat, she discusses her various experiences and share what she thinks is really the trick to adjusting to a new country, climate, and life: embracing it with an open mind.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian American Affinity Group is taking over Diverse for 2 incredible episode to highlight AAPI women engineers who came to the US as international students. Listen to part 2 as host, Sarah Koenig, talks to Marina D’souza, Dung Nguyen and Vanessa Li about what school in America was like for them and what it was like finding their first jobs.

In this episode of Diverse, our host Sam East, sits down with Helenn Gutierrez, capacity engineer senior executive at Equinix. Listen to this episode to hear about what first attracted Helenn to STEM and how her move from the Domican Republic to Florida impacted her decision to pursue engineering.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian American Affinity Group is taking over Diverse for 2 incredible episode to highlight AAPI women engineers who came to the US as international students. Listen to part 1 as host, Sarah Koenig, talks to Nora Lin and Dr. Vidya Chamundeswari Narasimhan about their move to the US while in college and the culture shock they experienced.

In this episode of Diverse, our host Sam East, sits down with Dr. Kathleen Dipple, a research scientist with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Listen as they talk about AFRL, Dr. Dipple’s research goals, and advice she has for young researchers.