April’s professional development event was dedicated in celebration of Earth Month. Dan Moulton, a Dallas Sierra Club executive board member with over 30 years of experience working in various state and national wildlife agencies, shared his flagship talk on sustainability and environmental science. Surrounded by the warm spring weather and natural outdoor scenery near Addison Ice House, Dan stressed the importance of environmental policy and local accountability to keep our resource use in balance. The talk reviewed both real world issues that have since then been resolved as well those that continue to persist into modern day. As he wrapped up his presentation, our members had the opportunity to dig into local issues like Dallas’ Shingle Mountain as well as learn more about how to get involved.
News & Events
FY20 Dallas SWE Leadership Ballot
Your voice matters! Please cast your vote for our Dallas SWE FY20 Leadership Team. You must be a voting member of the Dallas SWE Professional Section and in good standing with the society to vote. The Nominating Committee will verify each voter’s member status.
Voting starts May 1 and closes on May 30.
No nominations were received during the petition period. Click here to see the candidate bios for the FY20 Dallas SWE offices of:
- President – Zaineb Ahmed
- Executive Vice President – Amanda Alsbrook
- Vice President of Membership – Rana Karimi
- Vice President of Outreach – Thi Dao
- Treasurer – Katie Mills
- Secretary – Lex Clark, Sammy Zellner
- ● Investment Committee Member – Shelley Stracener
Thank you!
Dallas SWE FY19 Nominating Committee
Katia Gomez, Amanda Posadas, Kim Concillado, Malia Kawamura
FY20 Dallas SWE Leadership Slate
The Dallas SWE FY19 Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for your consideration to serve during FY20 (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020). Ballots will be distributed to members electronically on May 1st and voting will conclude 30 days thereafter.
- President – Zaineb Ahmed
- Executive Vice President – Amanda Alsbrook
- Vice President of Membership – Rana Karimi
- Vice President of Outreach – Thi Dao
- Treasurer (2-year term) – Katie Mills
- Secretary – Samantha Zellner, Lex Clark
- Investment Committee Member (3-year term) – Shelley Stracener
Per the Dallas SWE bylaws additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that:
- The member is eligible for the position;
- The member has given written consent to being placed on the ballot;
- A minimum of two percent or five of the voting members of the section, whichever is greater, have signed a petition or endorsed an email to place the candidate’s name on the ballot and
- The petition, together with the written consent, is submitted to the chair of the nominating committee by April 30 or fifteen days after the slate is announced to the members of the section, whichever is later.
Dallas SWE paid membership as of April 14 is 245, so the petition endorsement minimum is 5 members. Please send any nominations by petition with the required endorsements and consent of the candidate to k.gomez812@gmail.com by April 30th.
Thank you!
Dallas SWE FY19 Nominating Committee
Katia Gomez, Amanda Posadas, Kim Concillado, Malia Kawamura
Save the Date for STEM with the Dallas Wings
Dallas SWE is teaming up with our resident WNBA team, the Dallas Wings, for the 2019 STEM Day Expo! The event will be held on Sunday, May 19th from 12-2pm, prior to their preseason game. The game will start at 2pm.
The Dallas Wings are dedicated to serving the community and have chosen to celebrate the exciting world of STEM for this game. To help us to inspire young minds, multiple organizations and companies will be running hands-on activities and demonstrations to engage attendees (of all ages) and teach interesting concepts! The STEM Expo is open to all ages and is included with a ticket to the game. Please see our flyer for more details and use this link for discounted tickets: https://groupmatics.events/event/Dallaswings8.
Volunteers Needed for College to Careers!
Registration for Volunteers and Student participants is now open for the spring College to Careers Professional Development Event, and we need your help to make it a success. The event will be held on Saturday, April 20, from 9am to 4pm at University of Texas at Arlington.
This free, day-long event is intended to help students develop the skills, knowledge, and abilities to transition from student life to professional life. Activities will focus on securing employment, achieving your highest potential, and developing a diverse career experience. Professionals are needed to help focus topics & coach students on how to make the most of their early career years. Please register through Eventbrite.
