Director
She/Her
Hope Toole Schwalls, F.SWE, is a Fellow and life member of the Society of Women Engineers. She has been an active member of SWE for nearly three decades — first as a collegiate member at Bucknell University while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, and then as a professional member in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and Fort Worth, Texas, professional sections.
Before her election to the board of directors, Toole Schwalls served SWE in multiple roles at the section, region, and Society levels, including Society ethics committee chair, Society nominating committee member, deputy speaker of the senate, senator, region governor, section president, and section representative on the council of representatives for two professional sections.
In her professional life, Toole Schwalls is currently an aeronautical engineer principal.
In addition to serving SWE, Toole Schwalls participates in various endeavors in STEM and non-STEM fields. She is a past president of the Bucknell Club of Dallas in Texas. She is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, the League of Women Voters, and the NAACP.
She proudly serves SWE in a personal capacity and does not represent any past or current employers.
Email: director.schwalls@swe.org
