Jessica Stitt is a Project Manager. She received a BS in Industrial Engineering, a BA in Spanish, and an MBA from Wichita State University. After spending 11 years working in aircraft, she changed industries to work for a software company. After 3 years, she was able to move back into the world of manufacturing working with Koch-Glitsch products. Jessica’s journey has been an example of recognizing those transformational moments in her career and how self-actualization has helped her continued growth and development.

Jess has been an active member of SWE since 2008, first as a collegiate member and then as a professional member of the Wichita SWE section. She has served in many different roles, including Section President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Alternate Section Rep. She has also previously served as the Engineering Expo Chair, Booth Chair, Sponsorship Chair, and on the Nominating and Scholarship Selection Committees. At the Society level she has served on the Student Program Committee, Membership Awards Judge, and a Scholarship Judge as well as the WELocal Wichita Local Host Committee.

Julianne has 25 + years’ experience in aerospace and manufacturing industries including: project management, Air Vehicle integration, certification, risk management, system integration and testing, Flight Test, and product design.

In her current position, as a senior engineering manager for Defense Advanced Programs and Engineering Ops, she manages a diverse team. The engineering team works on various concepts and new technology development for proposals to win new Defense work for Spirit AeroSystems. In addition, the engineering ops team works to provide data management and change management for all Defense programs.

Julianne started her technical career in the United States Air force in 1996. Stationed at McConnell AFB, she maintained equipment on the KC-135 Tanker. Eventually cross training to also become a crew chief, Julianne trained others to maintain the aircraft.

Julianne was an adjunct instructor in Electronics Technology at ITT Technical Institute and held positions in management at the Boeing Company, Bombardier and at Spirit AeroSystems.

Julianne helped establish the Women in Aviation, International Air Capital City Chapter and held the position of Secretary on the First Board after the chapter was formally established.

Julianne has been involved with the local SWE section as the membership chair, instrumental in helping to organize and sell merchandise at WELocal Wichita and is and active member of the Spirit SWEPT organization.

Julianne holds a Master of Business from Newman University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University.

Ann graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and the Oregon Graduate Institute (now part of OHSU) with a Master of Science in Management in Science & Technology. Her 30+ year career spans plastics, semiconductors, and aerospace in process and manufacturing engineering roles. She has been a member of SWE since college and became a Life Member in 2011. During her 25 years in Portland, Oregon, she was active in the SWE Columbia River section serving a VP of Professional Development, Girl Scout Liaison, and host of the monthly Gresham Meet & Greet lunch, as well as Speaker Chair for a Region J Conference and one of the first WE Locals. Also while in Portland, she was Treasurer of the Westside Community & Youth Orchestra for five years and was a Girl Scout Leader for nine years. Since moving to Wichita in June 2021 (with her husband, teen daughter and two cats) to become a Manufacturing Engineer at Textron Aviation, she has served as Wichita SWE Membership Chair, EXPO Volunteer Chair, and the WELocal Wichita Local Host Committee. In her free time, she plays the French Horn in the Friends University Symphony Orchestra and the Senseney Band, enjoys Pilates & Barre classes, and she is a member of the Badass Women of Wichita.

Liza Elliott is an Operations Engineering Manager overseeing the Twin Aisle Operations at Spirit AeroSystems. She holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in industrial engineering from Wichita State University. “As an Operations Engineering Manager at Spirit AeroSystems, I leverage my industrial engineering background and project management skills to drive impactful projects and initiatives. One of my core strengths lies in my ability to lead by example and inspire my team to achieve excellence. I firmly believe in the power of collaboration and actively seek input from team members to foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.”

Liza has been an active member of SWE since 2020, first a collegiate member and then as a professional member of the Wichita SWE section. At the section level, she has assisted the team in various activities as a volunteer. She has been part of the EXPO Committee for the last 3 years. At the Society level, she was part of the WELocal Wichita Local Host Committee.

Jessica Slavik is a Senior Design Engineer at TranSystems. She received a BS in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University. After 18 years at an engineering company that covered multiple disciplines, she transferred to a firm that focused more on Transportation. It has provided dividends with more complex, exciting projects to work on.

Jessica has been an active professional member of the Wichita SWE section since 2013. Previously she has served as the section Treasurer and spent multiple years as the Booth Chair on the Engineering Expo Committee.