From the President - June Update
June 22, 2021
Hello Wichita SWE,
We held our final General Meeting of Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) on Monday June 7th over Zoom, where we re-capped our Annual Banquet, silent auction results, and discussed our final events planned for FY21.
The Virtual Game night held in May gave us a chance to socialize while enjoying Trivia and other Jackbox games after a very busy Spring!
Then on May 25th, we held our annual banquet celebrating FY21 virtually as well. We reviewed the events of the year, inducted new officers, and had a really moving keynote speech from Amanda Simpson, VP of Research and Technology at Airbus Americas. It was also great to hear from the silent auction beneficiary, Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center (WASAC), during the banquet. With the silent auction, we raised $905 for WASAC! Way to go!
This month we held a SWE Chef night where members made Enchiladas while following along with a YouTube video and recipe. Talk about hard work in the kitchen! But we all had fun and enjoyed a yummy meal!
Tonight, June 22nd @ 6pm, join us on Zoom for our monthly Podcast Club discussion. The podcast selection this month is The History Chicks Episode 171: The Harvey Girls. If you have any questions, contact Alexis at president-elect@wichitaswe.org.
I want to say THANK YOU to all of our Outgoing officers and Committee Chairs! It has been great working with you all over the past year, and I’m so happy with everything we were able to accomplish in an almost entirely remote environment!
The Wichita SWE Officers for FY22, starting their term on July 1st, 2021, will be:
President – Alexis Fitzpatrick
President Elect – Kait Weston
Secretary – Elena Davidson
Treasurer – Sarah Niles
Treasurer Elect – Minisa Childers
Keep an eye out for information on an FY22 Planning Meeting to kick off the new fiscal year!
Wichita SWE – thank you ALL for a wonderful year! As always, if you'd like to get more involved with SWE, have future event ideas, or questions, please email president@wichitaswe.org. Thanks for being a part of SWE, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Best Regards,
Shaina Shapiro
FY21 Wichita Section President
Society of Women Engineers