Biographies of FY19 Officers
Maria Legato joined SWE in 2007 as at the University of Pittsburgh. She quickly became more involved and held multiple officer positions at the collegiate level, including Section President. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh in April 2011 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Maria began working full time for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and earned her MS in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University. Maria has held a few different officer positions in Philadelphia SWE, including Secretary and Section Representative. In her spare time, Maria enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and trying coffee from different places.
Brittany Wun - Vice President, Professional Development
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phila_profdev@swe.org
Brittany has been involved in SWE since 2012 during her first year at Cornell University. She served as an outreach chair and corporate relations liaison in her freshman year and continued her involvement as an outreach director in her sophomore year. She was elected president in her last two years and also served as the Regional Collegiate Representative (RCR) in FY16. She served as a coordinator elect for the SWE Future Leaders (SWEFL) program for FY18 and is continuing as the coordinator for the Late Collegiate/Graduate Track for FY19. Brittany graduated in 2016 with her BS and M.Eng in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a concentration in Medical and Industrial Biotechnology and joined Frontida Biopharm Inc, where she works as a scientist in the Analytical Research and Development Department. In her free time, she enjoys to bake and spend time with her beagle, Ellie.
Danielle Schroeder, EIT - Vice President, Outreach
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phila_outreach@swe.org
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-schroeder
Danielle Schroeder first joined SWE in 2012 as a freshman at Drexel University. She earned her both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in structural engineering in June 2017. Currently, she works at Pennoni Associates as a Graduate Structural Engineer where she focuses on bridge rehabilitation and reconstruction. In FY18, Danielle served as Collegiate Liaison for Philadelphia SWE. She presented at the 2017 Region E Conference and also at WE17. Danielle is also currently the Collegiate Counselor for Drexel SWE.
In her spare time, Danielle enjoys playing tennis, watching the Philadelphia Eagles with family and friends, and exploring all that Philly has to offer (especially all the wonderful food).
Danielle Schroeder first joined SWE in 2012 as a freshman at Drexel University. She earned her both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in structural engineering in June 2017. Currently, she works at Pennoni Associates as a Graduate Structural Engineer where she focuses on bridge rehabilitation and reconstruction. In FY18, Danielle served as Collegiate Liaison for Philadelphia SWE. She presented at the 2017 Region E Conference and also at WE17. Danielle is also currently the Collegiate Counselor for Drexel SWE.
In her spare time, Danielle enjoys playing tennis, watching the Philadelphia Eagles with family and friends, and exploring all that Philly has to offer (especially all the wonderful food).
Bio coming soon!
Cassandra Zook - Secretary
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Cassandra holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Drexel University and a MS in Systems Engineering from Penn State University. She works as a systems engineer at the Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. Cassandra has been active in SWE since 2007 when she joined her collegiate section. She has served as Webmaster, Treasurer, and President of the Drexel University Section. Previously she was the Newsletter Editor for the Philadelphia Section and currently serves as a Section Representative and the Science Fair Chair. Cassandra is also active on the Regional level and was recently elected to be the Region Nominating Chair. She looks forward to many years of involvement in SWE at all levels!
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Julie joined SWE while studying Materials Science Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as Corporate Dinner Co-Chair, Section President, and Collegiate Leadership Coach before graduating in 2010. After four years abroad working as a Wireline Field Engineer for Schlumberger, Julie moved back to Philadelphia and is excited to be more involved with SWE again. She is currently working as an Associate at Synygy and in her free time is trying to grow vegetables, learning to play Frisbee, and exploring Philadelphia.
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