Past Officers – Original Charter – Reinstatement Charter
Past Officers
We have contacted SWE HQ and SWE Archives in an attempt to complete our list of past officers. Contact our webmaster if you can provide the names of anyone who served in one of the open/missing slots.
| FY19: July 2018 – June 2019
President: Drew Walker
| FY18: July 2017 – June 2018
President: Angela Berry |
| FY17: July 2016 – June 2017
President: Angela Berry | FY16: July 2015 – June 2016
President: Divya Radhakrishnan |
| FY15: July 2014 – June 2015 President: Cheryl Kinchen Vice President: Divya Radhakrishnan | FY14: July 2013 – June 2014
President: Cheryl Kinchen |
| FY13: July 2012 – June 2013
President: David Causey | FY12: July 2011 – June 2012
President: Jennifer Wagoner |
| FY11: July 2010 – June 2011
President: Chris Cathcart | FY10: July 2009 – June 2010
President: Chris Cathcart |
| FY09: July 2008 – June 2009
President: Chris Cathcart | FY08: July 2007 – June 2008
President: Mandi Brigman |
| FY07: July 2006 – June 2007
President: Jennifer Braganza | FY06: July 2005 – June 2006
President: Angela Berry |
| FY05: July 2004 – June 2005
President: Angela Berry | FY04: July 2003 – June 2004
President: Jennifer Braganza |
| FY03: July 2002 – June 2003
President: Jennifer Braganza | FY02: July 2001 – June 2002
President: Kerrie Goforth |
| FY01: July 2000 – June 2001
President: Kerrie Goforth | FY00: July 1999 – June 2000
President: Kellie Hedrick |
| FY99: July 1998 – June 1999
President: Kellie Hedrick | FY98: March 1998 – June 1998
Reinstatement Leader: Kellie Hedrick |
| FY89: July 1988 – May 1989 (Declared inactive 05/13/1989)
President: Elizabeth Thomas? | FY88: July 1987 – June 1988
President: Elizabeth Thomas |
| FY87: July 1986 – June 1987
President: Cindy Angelleli | FY86: July 1985 – June 1986
President: ? |
| FY85: July 1984 – June 1985
President: Diane Barbee | FY84: July 1983 – June 1984
President: Cheryl Johnson |
| FY83: July 1982 – June 1983
President: Billie Campbell | FY82: January 1982 – June 1982
President: Billie Campbell |
| Section Committee Chairs Over the years, we have had several members participate by chairing one of our committees. You may view the file containing past officer positions as well as those members serving as committee chairs. If you have any additions or corrections to this list, please contact our webmaster. | |
| Society/Regional Positions Several of our members hold and have held various Regional and National positions within the Society of Women Engineers. You may view the file containing a list of regional and national positions held by our members. If you have any additions or corrections to this list, please contact our webmaster. |
Original Charter – May 1982
On January 16, 1982, Billie Campbell wrote to Executive Secretary Mary Lou Barnes requesting a copy of the National Bylaws to use in preparing Section Bylaws. She also requested copies of “Why You Should Join SWE” and “Facts About the Society of Women Engineers.” Billie already had a copy of “Steps to Chartering a SWE Section” and the Petition for Charter form. Betty Tipiere, SWE Administrative Staff, replied with the materials requested. Because the Charlotte-Metrolina Section was being formed from the North Carolina Section, the President of the NC Section had to send a letter releasing the proposed zip codes 280-282 and 286-288. Sarah Sharpe, NC Section President, sent the zip codes release letter to Billie on February 15. On February 18, twelve ladies (listed below) signed the Society of Women Engineers Petition for Section Charter. The charter package was received at SWE HQ on February 22, 1982.
Between February 22 and March 8, 1982, the membership status of the charter signees was verified. Ten members, including the proposed officers, were verified in good standing. On March 12, Robin Steel, Bylaws Committee Chair, notified Susan Best, Membership Committee Chair, that the Charlotte-Metrolina Section Bylaws had been approved by the Bylaws Committee. The North Carolina Section, from which the Charlotte-Metrolina Section formed, had to verify they had at least 10 members remaining in the Section. On March 25, Sarah Sharpe provided Billie a list of the ten most active members of the NC Section. On March 29, Billie forwarded her list of NC Section members to Susan, along with an assessment of membership potential and a list of completed and proposed Section activities. After receiving all the requirements on the Proposed Section Checklist, Membership Committee Chair Susan Best recommended approval of the forming of the Charlotte-Metrolina Section on April 1, 1982.
On April 13, 1982, Kathleen Harer, EC Director for Member Affairs, sent ballots 82-16 – To approve the bylaws for the proposed Charlotte-Metrolina Section and 82-17 – To approve the petition for Section Charter of the Charlotte-Metrolina Section with zip codes 280-282 and 286-288 to the Society Executive Council. On May 2, 1982, the Executive Council approved the petition for charter and the Section was assigned Section Code 308. The addition of zip code 289 was discussed and approved at FY83 EC#2 in October 1982. Due to an unfortunate omission, the Section did not receive a traditional acknowledgment and welcome letter. They were notified of the approval in a letter by Sally Osborn, FY83 Secretary, on September 29, 1982, and then welcomed by National President Evelyn Murray-Lenthall in a letter dated October 13, 1982.
The Section survived until FY88. A letter was written by the FY88 Section President, Elizabeth Thomas, that the Section was disbanding due to a lack of interest. The Society Executive Council officially deactivated the Charlotte-Metrolina Section on May 13, 1989.
Petition to Charter a Section – February 18, 1982
The following ladies all signed the petition to charter the Charlotte-Metrolina Section with boundaries NC ZIP280-282 and 286-288 on February 18, 1982:
- Billie Campbell, P.E., President
- Diana Longmuir, Vice President
- Sharon Parker, Section Representative
- Joan Slep, Secretary
- Elizabeth Lawson, Treasurer
- Barbara E. Ballas
- Robin Enscore
- Kathy Hester
- Barbara Orr
- Virginia Stover Owen
- Benita Wall
- Sema Ozalp Yildirim
ZIP289 was added at a subsequent Society Executive Council Meeting.
Reinstatement Charter – August 1999
In late March 1998, MAL Member Kellie Hedrick discovered that Charlotte had once had a SWE Section. On March 25, she emailed Claire Shortall, Zip Code Coordinator, to inquire about the previous Section and the steps to take in revitalizing it. Claire provided Kellie with a list of members who fell within the zip code boundaries including current MAL members and former CM members who had dropped their memberships. Claire also suggested that Kellie consider allowing North Carolina zip codes 286-289 to revert to Region D MAL upon reinstatement and requesting the Western Carolina Section, based in Greenville, SC, to release South Carolina zip code 297 to Charlotte-Metrolina. On March 31, Kellie requested a Section Formation Packet from Membership Supervisor Estelle Zito. Throughout the year, Kellie and Claire maintained contact and Claire kept Kellie updated on memberships within the proposed Charlotte-Metrolina boundaries.
On February 19, 1999, Claire contacted the Western Carolina Section President, Kerrie Gordon (now Goforth), about the release of SC ZIP297. On February 22, Kerrie emailed Kellie and Claire to approve the release of ZIP297 from Western Carolina. Since the reformation of Charlotte-Metrolina Section affected Region D MAL members, the Region D MAL Representative also needed to approve of the proposed boundaries. On February 25, Region D MAL Representative Carissa Giblin emailed her agreement of the proposed zip code boundaries for Charlotte-Metrolina and the reversion of ZIP286-289 to MAL.
In order to receive a charter, at least 8 voting members had to sign a petition and submit it with a slate of officers including a Section Representative. On May 12, 1999, the new group of ‘SWE-CM’ members and pending members (listed below) met at Rio Bravo Restaurant on South Boulevard, Charlotte, NC to sign the Petition to Charter a Section of the Society of Women Engineers, thus starting our tradition of celebrating Cinco de Mayo each year. Kellie submitted the reinstatement packet to New Section Coordinator Barbara Donoghue. The Society Board of Directors approved the reinstatement charter on August 28, 1999, and we were assigned Section Code D-002. FY00 President Sherita Ceasar notified the Section of its approval via letter on September 2, 1999, and enclosed the charter.
Petition to Charter a Section – May 12, 1999
The following ladies all signed the petition to charter the Charlotte-Metrolina Section with boundaries NC ZIP280-282 and SC ZIP297 on May 12, 1999:
- Kellie Hedrick, President
- Keri Matthews, Vice President
- Leila Goodwin, Secretary
- Ann Kimbro, Treasurer
- Cyndee Jonas, Section Representative
- Mary Birch
- Barbara Costner
- Kerrie Gordon (now Goforth)
- Helene Hilger
- Sarah Hoss
- Vicki Jones
- Norika Oliver
- Ana Peterson
- Jane Rothman