On Saturday, July 22nd, the outgoing and incoming Executive Council (EC) of Dallas SWE met for our annual Transition Meeting to chart the course for the upcoming year. The Transition Meeting was held at Rana’s home and kicked off with ice breakers and lots of great networking. Our team of incumbent officers, Rana, Katie, Sammy, Meena, and Cyonna, helped to welcome our incoming VP of Professional Development, Nicole, to her role. We were also joined by Dallas SWE Past Presidents, Zaineb and Amanda, and our investment committee member, Terriekka.
Our annual Transition Meeting serves as a strategic kick off to the new year, where both sets of officers exchange insights and lay the foundation for a great new fiscal year. We reflected on the past year’s achievements and celebrated our successes, and then launched a brainstorming session to identify best practices and key lessons learned. Some of the key takeaways were recognizing our best practices, which included:
- Great engagement, collaboration, and leadership opportunities on most committees
- Enthusiasm for some of our revamped offerings, including the Book Club led by Ashley Johnson
- Consistent use of our Content Request form, streamlining our communications process
- Good adoption of our calendar for visibility during the event planning process
We discussed areas for future improvement, including more ways to engage our local Collegiate counterparts, enhance sponsor relationship management, broaden our outreach to more underserved communities, and bolster our social media strategy.
The officer teams collaboratively outlined baseline expectations, defining a solid foundation for the upcoming term. This approach led to the development of specific goals for each area (Executive, Fundraising, Professional Development, Membership, Outreach, and Marketing) that each officer is taking ownership of to execute as the year unfolds.
It was a great planning forum, full of open dialogue, strategic thinking, and bonding amongst the officers. Also, we would be remiss if we didn’t recognize Sammy’s delicious homemade sugar cookies, which delighted all of us!
Thank you to all of our outgoing and incoming officers for making this annual process a continued forum for ongoing process improvement. A terrific FY24 is in store for Dallas SWE!
