Global Ambassadors

Global Ambassador Program

The Global Ambassador Program is an opportunity for SWE members outside of the USA to serve in leadership positions to advance SWE’s mission. Global Ambassadors promote the SWE brand, grow the SWE community in their region, and contribute their diverse global perspectives to SWE’s global strategy.

Preethi Karpoor x“My role as a Global Ambassador has helped me phenomenally, not just as an aid for self-discovery and development, but has ingrained the social sense of collectivity. It has connected me with the brightest, kindest and nicest of women from across the globe who have taken their time out to help me grow so much.”

– Preethi, FY20 Global Ambassador

The application period for the FY23 Global Ambassadors has closed. The next application period will open in April/May 2023. Please contact us at global@swe.org with questions.

Highlights From the Past Year

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Meet the Global Ambassadors

Get to know the FY23 Global Ambassadors who span 26 countries and bring a rich diversity of experiences to SWE.

NameCityCountryOrganizationEmail
Andrea LucasMackayAustraliaCummins Inc.ea414@cummins.com
Tutku KilicaslanLeuvenBelgium KU Leuventutku.kilicaslan@student.kuleuven.be
Tassia TavaresGuarulhosBrazilCummins Inc.tassia.tavares@cummins.com
Fabiane ConradHorizontinaBrazilJohn Deereconradfabiane@johndeere.com
Cecilia BredaIndaiatubaBrazilJohn Deeremccbreda@gmail.com
Debora DavanzoSanto AndreBrazilCummins Inc.debora_davanzo@hotmail.com
Deborah BraideMontrealCanadaEcole Polytechnique Montrealdebbiebraide@gmail.com
Tugce TuysuzMontrealCanadaPermascand AB tuysuztugce@gmail.com
Maedeh (May) Marefatallah (Marefat)TorontoCanadaEnbridgepresident_toronto@swe.org
Peace IkpotokinTorontoCanadaYork Universitypeaceikpotokin2016@gmail.com
Tasneem NaheyanTorontoCanadaYork Universityt.naheyan@gmail.com
Fatemeh NiroomandToronto CanadaCrozier & Associates Consulting Fnirromand17@gmail.com
Farokh laqa KakarVancouverCanadaBrown and CaldwellFarokhlaqa.kakar@ryerson.ca
Kathryn DoeWindsor, OntarioCanadaOrchid Orthopedic Solutionskathrynrdoe@gmail.com
Cynthia LiBeijingChinaCummins Inc.lx606@cummins.com
Grace ZhengBeijingChinaCummins Inc.kz380@cummins.com
Juan ZhaoBeijingChinaCummins Inc.j.zhao@cummins.com
Jiayi WuLiuzhouChinaCummins Inc.jiayi.wu@cummins.com
Xiange WangShanghaiChinaMetaxiangewang1@gmail.com
Fiona HanWuhanChinaCummins Inc.fiona.han@cummins.com
Yan DongmeiWuhanChinaCummins Inc.dongmei.yan@cummins.com
Hainan ZengWuxiChinaCummins Inc.hainan.zeng@cummins.com
Wang YanpingWuxiChinaCummins Inc.ry081@cummins.com
Huijing YangXiangyangChinaCummins Inc.global@swe.org
Blanca NavarroHeredia Costa Rica Edwards brnavarro@swe.org
Jarmila Musil NovakovaBrnoCzech RepublicHoneywelljarmila.novakova@honeywell.com
Liani ToroBerlinGermanySchneider Electric liani.toro@se.com
Alicia BohnsackGelsenkirchenGermanyBPglobal@swe.org
Anca EiseleMannheimGermanyJohn Deereeiseleanca@johndeere.com
Ashwini DarekarMannheimGermanyJohn Deeredarekarashwini@johndeere.com
Ghaya GharsallaouiMannheimGermanyJohn Deeregh.ghaya@gmail.com
Marwa El HefnawyMunichGermanym.hef22@yahoo.com
Paris AmyWuerzburgGermanyCummins Inc.paris.amy@cummins.com
Aratrika GhoseBengaluruIndiaExxonMobilaratrika.ghose@gmail.com
Dimple BengaluruIndiaExxonMobildimplemaleri3@gmail.com
Jothi SekaranBengaluruIndiaHP Incjothi.sekaran@hp.com
Manisha RathBengaluruIndiaExxonMobilrathmanisha123@gmail.com
Neelu SinghBengaluruIndiaCaterpillarneelu42@gmail.com
Priyanka MaheshBengaluruIndiaHP Incpriyanka.mahesh@hp.com
Ria DashBengaluruIndiaHP Incria.dash@hp.com
Rosalin DasBengaluruIndiaCaterpillarroseinvincible@gmail.com
Shanu KhandelwalBengaluruIndiaThe Boeing Companyshanu.khandelwal@boeing.com
Sonali DakshBengaluruIndiaExxonMobildaksh.sonali@gmail.com
Swathi PennapareddyBengaluruIndiaThe Boeing Companyswathi.pennapareddy@gmail.com
Varsha GovindarajanBengaluruIndiaExxonMobilvarshag.gov@gmail.com
Mandeep GillChandigarhIndiaBDcharumandeepgill@gmail.com
Banoo JakkirriaahChennaiIndiaCaterpillarbanuabu68@gmail.com
Sadhana VashishtChennaiIndiaCaterpillarvashisht_sadhana@cat.com
Saranya SomuChennaiIndiaEmersonsaranya.somu@emerson.com
Sathya Priyaa RChennaiIndiaSSN College of Engineeringsparti11hyaaa@gmail.com
Vandana PandeyChennaiIndiaKyndryl Solutions Pvt Ltdvandana.pandey@kyndryl.com
Subashini SaravananDindigulIndiaCaterpillarsubashini.sesasu@gmail.com
Eshika MahajanGurugramIndiaTCSglobal@swe.org
Suchita KapoorGurugramIndiaKeysight Technologiessuchita_kapoor@keysight.com
Renuka ThotaHyderabadIndiaCummins Inc.renuka.thota@cummins.com
Banisha PrinjaLudhianaIndiaBDglobal_ambassador_bp@swe.org
Twinkle ChirviNew DelhiIndiaKeysight Technologiestwchirvi@gmail.com
Aishwarya DubeyPuneIndiaEmersonaishwarya.dubey@emerson.com
Arpita DugadPuneIndiaCummins Inc.arpitasurana2709@gmail.com
Chandni NigamPuneIndiaCummins Inc.lb994@cummins.com
Chetana GorlePuneIndiaCummins Inc.chetana.gorle@gmail.com
Dipti BapatPuneIndiaCummins Inc.dipti.bapat@cummins.com
FNU KAURPuneIndiaJohn Deerekaurrajwant@johndeere.com
Geetu GargPuneIndiaIBM geetu.garg@in.ibm.com
Hemlata ShindePuneIndiaCummins Inc.hemlata.shinde@cummins.com
Madhu ThoratPuneIndiaIBMmadhu.punjabi@in.ibm.com
Nidhi AgrawalPuneIndiaFreelancennidhi23@gmail.com
Ophelia FernandesPuneIndiaJohn DeereFernandesOpheliaB@Johndeere.com
PRANJAL RANDIVEPuneIndiaAir Productsrandivp@airproducts.com
Priti KulkarniPuneIndiaAir Productskulkarp5@airproducts.com
Rajalakshmi HegdePuneIndiaRajalakshmi.hegde@outlook.com
Rupali GaneshPuneIndiaCummins Inc.rupali.ganesh@cummins.com
Sameera ShaikhPuneIndiaJohn Deereshaikhsameera@johndeere.com
Saumya BhaleraoPuneIndiaEmersonsaumya.bhalerao.sb@gmail.com
Snehal ShahPuneIndiaAir Productsshahs4@airproducts.com
Supriya BhasmePuneIndiaJohn Deerebhasmesupriya@johndeere.com
Sweety GoyalPuneIndiaCummins Inc.sweety.goyal@cummins.com
Tanmay VyasPuneIndiaCummins Inc.tanmay.vyas@cummins.com
Tripti SinghPuneIndiaAir Productstripti1801@gmail.com
Vaidehi SinhaPuneIndiaMIT World Peace Universityvaidehisinha25@gmail.com
Meenakshi NatarajanVadodaraIndiaAir Productsnataram@airproducts.com
Pooja DharmadhikariVadodaraIndiaAir Productspn_dharmadhikari@yahoo.com
Thanuja ThotaVadodaraIndiaAir ProductsTHOTAT@airproducts.com
Davida GondohusodoJakartaIndonesiaAndala Auto Carejakarta@swe.org
Joanne FitzgeraldLimerickIrelandBDjoanne.fitzgerald@bd.com
Katrina SimpsonMilanoItalyNHOA Energy S.r.l.katrina.simpson14@gmail.com
Caroline AyiekoNairobiKenyaMultiscope Consulting Engineers Ltdayiekocarol39@gmail.com
Umi KerreNairobiKenyaKenya Civil Aviation Authoritykerreuk@gmail.com
Lilian Motongori JamungaNakuruKenyaHayili Africamotongori.lilian@gmail.com
Elizabeth MwendeRuiruKenyaMinistry of Agriculture Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives Kenyalisalopezx11@gmail.com
Jiyoung LeeSeoulKoreaHP IncJiyoung.lee@hp.com
Su Ann LimBayan LepasMalaysiaKeysight Technologiesastra.luce123@gmail.com
Seok Yian ChaiPenangMalaysiaHP Incseok.yian.chai@hp.com
Yesica SantacruzJuarezMexicoCummins Inc.yesica.santacruz.robles@cummins.com
Paola ValdezMexicaliMexicoHoneywellpaola.valdez@honeywell.com
Fernanda InfanteSan Luis PotosíMexicoCummins Inc.oh928@cummins.com
Yuriko TanakaTorreonMexicoJohn DeereTANAKAYURIKOCRISTINAC@JOHNDEERE.COM
Anthea UdoAbujaNigeriaFMWR/Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria Projectantheaela@gmail.com
Chinyere IgwegbeAbujaNigeriaKrumberg Engineering limited global@swe.org
Edith AjaAbujaNigeriaNational Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure Sweetahi4dan@gmail.com
Florence Avosuahi IbrahimAbujaNigeriaNigerian Communications Satellite Limitedfloibrahim@yahoo.com
Itohan OtoijamunAbujaNigeriaNational Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure itohan10@yahoo.com
Jessica YakwoAbujaNigeriaNational Assembly Abuja Nigeria jessyaks@gmail.com
Loveth ChukwuyemAbujaNigeriaOdyssey Educational Foundationchukwuyemifeyinwaloveth@gmail.com
Stella ChukwuAbujaNigeriaNigerian Airspace Management Agencystelladin2002@yahoo.ca
Vera EgwuatuAbujaNigeriaFederal Capital Development Authorityveraegwuatu@yahoo.com
Vivian OkoliAbujaNigeriaOdyssey Educational Foundationokolivivian2020@gmail.com
Eugenia OkekeFCTNigeriaNorth South Power Company Limitedeugenia91109@yahoo.com
Queen ChibuezeFCTNigeriaAbuja Electricity Distribution Companyqueenezechinyere@gmail.com
Stella Uzochukwu-DenisFCTNigeriaOdyssey Educational Foundationifywayne@gmail.com
Habibat AragaLagosNigeriaCummins Inc.habibat.araga@cummins.com
Ogochukwu Eleanor UdokweluOwerriNigeriaQualcontrust limitedeleanor.udokwelu@yahoo.com
Catherine AmehVictoria IslandNigeriaUnified Paymentskateomada@yahoo.com
Mirzi BetasoloLaePapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea University of Technologymirzi.betasolo@pnguot.ac.pg
Yvonne CheongSingaporeSingaporeHP Incyvonne.cheong@hp.com
Inga UrbinaBarcelonaSpainKeysight Technologiesinga_urbina3@keysight.com
Ana GonzalezGenevaSwitzerlandCaterpillargonzalez_ana_m@cat.com
Hamideh AhmadlooZurichSwitzerlandDow Europe GmbHglobal@swe.org
Jill MurfinTaichungTaiwanNike Inc.jill.murfin@nike.com
Phoenix HungTaipeiTaiwanHP Incphoenix.hung@hp.com
Elif HancerIstanbulTurkeyKoc University ehancer17@ku.edu.tr
Irem BulutIstanbulTurkeyKoc University ibulut18@ku.edu.tr
Nilsu TokerIstanbulTurkeyKoc Universitynilsutoker@gmail.com
Tugba BilgiliIstanbulTurkeyCummins Inc.tugba.bilgili@cummins.com
Zeynep Deniz LalIstanbulTurkeyKoc Universityzlal18@ku.edu.tr
Zeynep SaltakIstanbulTurkeyKoc Universityzesaltik@gmail.com
Ozge SenanIzmirTurkeyCummins Inc.ozge.senan@cummins.com
Deniz CanimSariyerTurkeyKoc Universitydcanim19@ku.edu.tr
Yasmin SadriwalaDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesCummins Inc.yasmin.sadriwala@cummins.com
Eva Ribes VilanovaCambridgeUnited KingdomKeysight Technologiesglobal_eva@swe.org
Madhuparna DattaCambridgeUnited KingdomCadence Design Systemsmadhuparnadatta@gmail.com
Karen MedhatCambridge United KingdomIBMkaren.medhat@gmail.com
Rija EjazDaventryUnited KingdomCummins Inc.rija.ejaz@cummins.com
Anastasia GondosariHuddersfieldUnited KingdomCummins Inc.anastasia.gondosari@cummins.com
Jacqueline TorleyHuddersfieldUnited KingdomCummins Inc.jacqueline.torley@cummins.com
Amrapali AmrapaliLondonUnited KingdomKeysight TechnologiesAmrapali.amrapali@keysight.com
Arva PatelYeovilUnited KingdomHoneywellArva.Patel@honeywell.com
Enia KakombuLusaka ZambiaCivil Aviation Authority ekakombu@gmail.com

Become a Global Ambassador

SWE Global Ambassadors serve for one year from 1 July to 30 June. Global Ambassadors must reapply each year to ensure they remain up-to-date on SWE activities and pledge their continued commitment. The Global Ambassador Program seeks individuals from diverse backgrounds that would like to serve in a leadership position representing their city, country, region, and the Society.

  • Paid SWE member
  • Reside outside of the United States
  • Commit to the ambassador responsibilities for the full year from 1 July to 30 June
  • Commit to being actively involved in campus and/or community activities

This is an unpaid volunteer opportunity. However, ambassadors are eligible for authorized reimbursement funding. If you are not ready to commit an entire year to serve as a Global Ambassador, but you still want to get involved, email global@swe.org to learn about other opportunities.

The next application period will open in May 2023.

Global Ambassador Responsibilities

The Global Ambassador role focuses on representing and promoting SWE while also growing your personal leadership abilities.

SWE Representative:

  • Actively promote the SWE brand through various communication tools, i.e., personal social media, current employer forums, speaking at events, authoring a published article, etc.
  • Actively recruit and serve as a resource for engineers in your area interested in joining SWE or participating in a SWE activity.
  • Stay up-to-date with current membership and SWE network statistics; be knowledgeable about SWE activities in your city and country.
  • Be familiar with activities outside your region to provide a general overview of global activities to potential members and partners.
  • Promote SWE’s annual conference and, when applicable, regional/local SWE conferences and workshops.
  • Assist SWE with the localization of products and services for your region. This could include editing resources and toolkits to reflect the norms in your country, serving as a speaker for a webinar or podcast, or identifying local partnerships that could be mutually beneficial.
  • Serve as a resource for Collegiate or Professional Affiliate(s) your area.
  • Serve as a resource for teachers and administrators in your area interested in SWE Outreach activities.
  • Maintain a record of your activities as SWE Global Ambassador and submit regular reports.

Personal Leadership Development:

  • Complete one of the five SWE Leadership Competency eLearning Modules – Communication, Business Knowledge and Management, Self-Management, Leadership Abilities, or Mentoring, Coaching, and Sponsorship – based on interest.
  • Create a personal Leadership Development Plan (template provided by SWE) to set measurable, time-sensitive, and realistic goals to support your role as a SWE Global Ambassador. The plan will include:
    • Leadership Vision with examples of role models or mentors
    • Blind Spots & Learning Agenda
    • Personal Mission Statement
    • Realignments and coalitions
  • Regularly participate in SWE Global Ambassador conference calls, training webinars, and in-person meetings, when applicable.