Executive Board

Executive Board (FY24)

Emily Ng - President

Emily Ng has been a member of SWE since starting college at Rutgers University, where she was lucky enough to serve as the section Treasurer, Internal Vice President and President over the years. After graduating in 2018, Emily moved to Connecticut and joined Sikorsky as a Mass Properties engineer. She was excited to build her network and knew SWE CT was a great place to start. Emily served as the social media chair for FY22 and President for FY23.

Lorraine Piccorelli - Vice President

Lorraine Piccorelli joined the board of SWE CT in 2022 as the Vice President. She has been an employee of Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT since graduating with her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College in 2018. As a member of a rotational program she has held multiple roles in her time at Sikorsky, but currently works as a systems engineer. Outside of work, Lorraine enjoys exercising outdoors and volunteering with the local community, and she hopes to hold more SWE events that align with those interests. Lorraine served as Vice President for FY23.

Stephanie Gillespie - Treasurer

Stephanie Gillespie is the Associate Dean for the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven. She received her PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech. During her time as a Lecturer, she specialized in teaching first year engineering and service-learning courses, especially considering the integration of makerspaces and entrepreneurship in the engineering curriculum. As a SWE member of over 10 years, she has served multiple leadership roles in collegiate sections (UMiami SWE President), professional sections (SWE-Phoenix Treasurer and Vice President), and at Society-level committees (Finance Committee Chair, Program Development Grants Committee Chair, and Women in Academia Chair). She enjoys sharing the value of SWE with both current members and those that she meets professionally, and is often found volunteering at STEM events in the local community. In her free time she enjoys training for triathlons and completing DIY projects around her condo.

Carissa Hernandez - Secretary

Carissa Hernandez completed her BS degree in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and a MS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. She began her full time career as a Manufacturing Engineer for monofilament suture at Covidien (now Medtronic). From there, Carissa transitioned to become a Product Engineer working on manual and powered surgical stapling technologies. She is currently a Senior Project Manager in New Product Development, managing Hernia and Wound Management products. She is also an active member of several Employee Resource Groups at Medtronic, including a Steering Committee member for Medtronic Women's Network Connecticut. Carissa has been involved in SWE since her collegiate years and has been an active SWE Connecticut member since 2014. Carissa served as secretary for FY23.

TBD - Social Media Chair

TBD - Scholarship Committee Chair

TBD - Outreach Chair