FY11 Region B Officers

Governor: Kerrie Greenfelder, P.E.

Ms. Greenfelder is a registered professional chemical engineer with Camp, Dresser and McKee Inc. (CDM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with an Environmental Emphasis. Ms. Greenfelder has experience in water/wastewater treatment, landfill design and construction, and groundwater/soil remediation at CDM. She is known within her community for her technical expertise in the area of removal of arsenic from groundwater for municipal drinking water supplies.

Ms. Greenfelder is currently the governor for the region and a member of the Central New Mexico section. Ms. Greenfelder currently lives in Albuquerque, with her husband, Matthew, and son, Carter, and she enjoys reading, sewing, and browsing cookbooks. Contact Kerrie at Kerrie.Greenfelder@swe.org.

Lt. Governor: Jeannette Lindemann

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, CA.

Jeannette has been a member of SWE since 1996; she is serving as region Lieutenant Governor and has also served as SWE Region B Secretary and Regional Collegiate Membership Coordinator (RCMC). Society Bylaws, Program Development Grants, Membership, Outreach and Awards committee, COR Mega Issues Focus Interest Group (FIG), and Partnership Coordinate Task Force member. She has actively involved in SWE-OC since 2001, currently she is the section President, and has previously served as Speaker’s Bureau Chair, Section Rep, Corporate Relations Chair, President, Vice President, Section Historian; California State University Fullerton Counselor and University of California at Irvine Counselor. She enjoys reading and traveling.

Treasurer: Keli Callahan, P.E.

Keli Callahan is an Associate with Carollo Engineers with over 9 years experience. During that time, she has been involved in numerous environmental projects with an emphasis on planning and design of water and wastewater infrastructure, water reclamation and treatment facilities, computer modeling, and construction management. She received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California State University, Fresno and a master’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is registered as a professional engineer in Nevada and California. Keli joined SWE in 1999 and was a re-charter member of the Las Vegas Valley section. Since then, she has served as Section Representative (FY07, FY08), Vice President (FY09), and President (FY09-FY10). She was also President of ASCE Southern Nevada Branch Younger Member Forum from 2008-2009 and is currently Secretary for the ASCE Southern Nevada Branch. Keli is also active in APWA, WEF, and NWEA.

Secretary: Stephanie Loete

Stephanie Loete is a radar flight test engineer at the Air Force Flight Test Center located on Edwards AFB, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Multimedia and Creative Technologies Minor. She has been an active SWE member since entering college and has over three years of experience working in bomber flight test for the Air Force.

Stephanie is currently the region secretary and the president of the Antelope Valley section. She lives in Lancaster, CA and enjoys reading, walking, and gourmet cupcake tasting.

Region B Nominating Committee Chair: Shirley Mondy

Shirley Mondy is a charter member of the Central New Mexico Section. She has been
active in SWE since her college days at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
where she received a degree in Geological Engineering. Shirley is a Senior Life member
and has served in several local, regional and national positions. She has served as President,
Treasurer, Section Representative and Newsletter Editor of CNM as well as Chair of the
National Professional Development, Work/Life Balance and Teller committees. As Region B
Nominating Committee Chair, Shirley hopes to get back involved in the Region B activities.

Shirley currently works for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Sandia Site Office,
where she serves as Executive Officer. Shirley and her husband, Audie, live in Albuquerque
with their two daughters Erin (a junior at New Mexico State University) and Elaine (a senior
at Eldorado High School).

Region B Professional Senator: AmyJo Bowdidge

Region B Professional Senator: Fran Stuart

Region B Alternate Professional Senator: Stacie Suggs

Region B Leadership Coach: Justina Mikals

Justina Mikals is a life member of SWE. Her background is in manufacturing engineering and industrial sales. She currently works in supply chain management for a defense contractor and is section representative for the Tucson section. After several job rotations, she has been in Tucson for two years. A past chair of the leadership coaching committee (LCC), Justina is now focused on section vitality in region B and is part of the Leadership Excellence and Development (LEAD) region committee. Check out the public leadership coaching SWE community for a list of modules that are presented by SWE leadership coaches. They are presented free of charge to sections and SWE leaders. Topics include membership, leadership burnout, section officer training, and our newest module for region leaders. Suggestions for new modules are always welcome. A SWE leadership coach application is also found in this community. New applicants are always welcome!

Region B Leadership Coach: Joan Fisher

“Just Joan” was born in the birthplace of aviation, Dayton, Ohio, one of eleven children (six boys, five
girls). She earned an Electrical Engineering degree at the University of Dayton in 1982 and a master’s
degree in Business Administration from Boston University in 1985. She has been in the aerospace business for almost thirty years, currently working for Raytheon Company’s Integrated Defense Systems division as part of the systems engineering team providing software & hardware electronics integration for some of the newest US Navy ships, many currently stationed in her hometown of choice, San Diego. She has enjoyed many years of active participation in SWE in Tucson, AZ and San Diego, CA as secretary and past president, and currently as Section Representative. Her desire is to see her section continue to grow its outstanding outreach programs and provide valuable networking and professional development opportunities with joint events with other engineering societies, considering SWE a priceless resource for promoting the profession of engineering and for the growth of women in their engineering careers. She intends to lend her SWE experience and passion to her new role as Region Leadership Coach.

Region B Collegiate Senator: Kimberly Otteson

Region B Collegiate Representative: Vicki Ragsdale

Region B Collegiate Representative: Megan Adams

Region B Collegiate Communications Editor: Wendy Merkley

Region B Collegiate Leadership Coach (Lead): Autumn Smith

Region B Collegiate Leadership Coach: Annika Jensen

Annika is a senior in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. She will graduate in December 2011 with her B.S, minors in Mathematics and German. She works at the Space Dynamics Laboratory, part of the Utah State University Research Foundation, as an Engineering Assistant. This means she does whatever the real engineers with degrees tell her to do, including data management, CAD modeling and satellite test preparation. Annika is currently the president of the USU collegiate section and serving as a Collegiate Leadership Coach for the region. She has been a member since her freshman year and has served in her section as publicity chair, secretary and outreach coordinator. Last year she was the Region Collegiate Representative for Region B. In her limited time not occupied by homework, Annika enjoys running, studying history, not doing homework, and cooking with her husband, Ryan.

Region B Collegiate Leadership Coach: Spencer Palmer

Spencer Palmer is a Mechanical Engineering student at Utah State University. He is serving as a Region B Collegiate Leadership Coach and is the Webmaster for USU SWE. Spencer is interested in robotics. He enjoys learning, hiking, cycling, working on chainmaille, and spending time with his family. Contact Spencer at spencer.palmer@aggiemail.usu.edu.

Region B Collegiate Leadership Coach: Lesley Telford

Lesley Telford is a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Lesley has served in a variety of roles within her collegiate section, including section President in 2009-2010. Lesley has enjoyed working in outreach with her section, and she hopes to continue her leadership roles within the society as a member of the Collegiate Leadership Coaching Committee.

FY12 Region Representatives

B002 – Los Angeles: Jessica Hunt, Missy Brost, and Chantee Ziemkowski

B003 – Orange County: Paola Chavira and Jill Entner

B004 – San Buenaventura: Sheryl Shatz

B005 – San Diego: Joan Fisher and Katie Urbas

B006 – Phoenix: Renee Defeo and Jessica Dresang

B007 – Tucson: Justina Mikals

B008 – Central New Mexico: Jennifer Dugan

B009 – Greater Salt Lake: Leslie Hugo

B010 – Las Vegas Valley: Helena Murvosh

B011 – Central Coast: Helene Finger

B012 – Antelope Valley: Stephanie Loete

B049 – Members at Large: Sarah Hentges