FY18 Candidate Bios: President-Elect

The FY18 nominating committee is very excited to present the following candidate bios for the elected positions listed below:

• President-Elect (elect 1):
• Ann Mary Meyers
• Elaine Reeves

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Ann Mary Myers

As a participant of PACCAR Emerging Leadership Roundtable in Spring 2016, I had to go through a program to find my personal strengths were and it was determined that my top five qualities were:

1. Activator – Outstanding in bringing thoughts into action
2. Ideation - To find connections between seemingly disparate things
3. Analytical – Search for reasons and causes to factor in everything that affects a situation
4. Futuristic – Inspired by what the future could be and inspiring others with this vision
5. Significance – To stand out and get recognized

I am passionate about advocating for changes in workplace to create an inclusive environment that addresses the needs of women in a way that increases productivity. In the past, I have been an active member of Society of Automotive Engineers and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. I have served as the Vice Chairman and Treasurer for the local IEEE chapter during my undergraduate days and have been a mentor to college students at Seattle University in the recent past. This is my first year with the Society of Women Engineers and I look forward to being a leader with SWE.

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Elaine Reeves

Elaine Reeves has been active in SWE since being a founding member of her school’s student section in 2001. She enjoys helping students and professionals throughout their professional journey.

Elaine was a SWE student member at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN through 2009, also serving as vice-president and president. She graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN in 2009 with a B.S.E.E. (Electrical Engineering), B.A. in Physics, B.A. in Vocal Music Performance, and a minor in Applied Mathematics. Elaine assisted the SWE MN section as Co-Chair of the Professional Development Committee and Professional Advisor to both St. Cloud state and the University of St. Thomas.

In 2012 she moved to Redmond, WA to work for Microsoft as an EMC Test Engineer and is currently an Environmental Compliance Engineer. She‘s also in the process of finishing her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at the UW. Currently she is a section representative and the college relations chair for SWE-PNW, where she represents our section at the both local and regional levels. As college relations chair, she has fostered the relationships between local student organizations and SWE-PNW. Being one of the section representatives these last 2 years has been a very enjoyable and enriching experience. She aims to continue to serve the section to help further the vision SWE-PNW is working towards.

Outside of work Elaine participates in RunDisney races with her husband. They are actively exploring Washington with their two dogs and looking for more adventure.