Shelley Merriman has been a member of SWE since 2001 and currently serves as the President of SWE-OC. She has served on the Executive Committee since 2002 in the position of Section Representatives, Outreach chair and work /life balance. Shelley holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Shelley works for Parker Aerospace Controls Systems Division in Irvine as a Senior Design Engineer.
Jeannette has been a member of SWE since 1996, actively involved in SWE-OC since 2001 and has served the Orange County section as Section Rep, Corporate Relations Chair, President, Vice President, Section Historian; California State University Fullerton Counselor, University of California at Irvine Counselor. She has also served as SWE Region B Regional Collegiate Membership Coordinator (RCMC); National Membership, Outreach and Awards committee, COR Mega Issues Focus Interest Group (FIG), and Partnership Coordinate Task Force member. Jeannette received a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from California State University Fullerton and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University. Currently she works as an engineer at DDB Engineering, Inc. in Irvine.
Shannon Pollock, Treasurer
Shannon Pollock has been a member of SWE since 1997 and currently serves as Treasurer of SWE-OC. She has been a consistent contributor to the SWE-OC section holding many leadership positions. She has served on the Executive Committee since 2002 in the positions of Vice President and Treasurer. Shannon holds a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelors of Science in Engineering Physics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Shannon currently works for The Boeing Company as a Systems Engineer in the Experimental Systems group.
Vicki Gaston, Recording Secretary
Vicki has been a member of the SWE-OC section for 10 years and has been very active attending general meetings, holding various officer and chair positions and representing SWE at the Orange County Engineering Council holding the position of Secretary. She was born and raised in Orange County, but decided to attend Arizona State University for college. Vicki graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering, moved back to CA, and then went to work for a specialty subcontractor based in Orange County. After 7 years at ISEC, Vicki moved to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach to be an owner's representative holding the title of Project Engineer in their Real Estate, Facilities, Construction & Operations Department.
Sandra Poteat Thompson, Ph. D., Corresponding Secretary
Sandra is a relatively new member of SWE (2007), but is active in several professional societies, such as the American Chemical Society and American Intellectual Property Law Association. In the ACS, she served as Chair of the Chemistry & The Law Division and is the current chair of the Orange County section.
Sandra received a B.S. in 1990 as well as a M.A. in 1991 from the College of William & Mary. She completed a J.D. in 1998 from Campbell University, Norman Wiggins School of Law. She also received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University. Her dissertation is entitled "Control of Volatile Organic Compounds with a Pulsed Corona Discharge." During this work, Sandra studied the fields of analytical chemistry, environmental engineering and chemistry, plasma physics and chemistry. As a doctoral candidate, she worked at both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Kim O'Rourke, Section Representative
Kim O'Rourke has been a member of SWE since 1995 and currently serves as one of the Section Representatives for SWE-OC. She has been a consistent contributor to the SWE-OC section holding many leadership positions. She has held the offices of President, Vice President and Recording Secretary. She is also currently the Newsletter Editor. Kim holds a Masters of Business Administration from California State University at Fullerton and a Bachelors of Science in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University. Kim currently works for The Boeing Company as a Senior Quality Manager.
Paola Chavira, Section Representative
Paola is a recent graduate of Cal Poly Pomona. She has been active in SWE since 2004. In college, she held several leadership positions, including Vice President - External Affairs, Evening with Industry Committee Chair, Membership Chair, and President. She joined SWE-OC in 2008 and served as Professional Development Conference Co-Chair. She enjoys events that are outreach and Career Guidance oriented.
Yao Lu, Alternate Section Representative
Yao Lu received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Business Management from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in May 2005 and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in December 2006. She currently works for Alcon Laboratories as a R&D Engineer and a Project Leader, developing eye surgical equipments.
Yao is a new member of SWE. She currently serves as the Alternate Section Representative.