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Executive Council

SWE Santa Clara Valley Executive Council
Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026

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Lisa Duncan

President

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Major: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Worked in: Computer Hardware and Software

 

Pronouns: she/her/hers

 

Lisa worked for 30 years as an engineer and program manager at various computer hardware and software companies in the Bay Area. She grew up in California, went to school at UC Berkeley, and now lives in Redwood City. Lisa is the author of two financial guide books for young people: "Your Money in Your 20s" and "Your Money in Your 30s", available on Amazon.

The President can be reached at 

SWESCV.President@gmail.com

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Vidisha Nevatia

President-Elect

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Major: Computer Science & Business Management Economics 

Working at: Joby Aviation

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Vidisha Nevatia is the President-Elect for the SWE Santa Clara Valley Executive Council for Fiscal Year 2025. Vidisha holds a double major in Computer Science and Business Management Economics from UCSC and currently works as a Software Engineer at Joby Aviation. She is passionate about leadership, technology, and empowering women in engineering.

The President-Elect can be reached at 

SWESCV.President.Elect@gmail.com

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Bing Zhang

Clara Brock Vice President

This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Clara Brock.

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Major: Industrial Engineering

Currently Working at: IBM

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Bing is a research data scientist at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA.  She got her Master and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University. Her research interests include generative AI and large language models. She is passionate about helping others grow professionally and is very enthusiastic about promoting women in STEM through SCV SWE. She loves baking and swimming.

This Vice President can be reached at

SWESCV.BrockVP@gmail.com

 

Responsible for:

Company Spotlights

SWE Next

K-12 Outreach

 

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Shubhi Asthana

Mary Rogers Vice President

This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Mary Rogers.

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Major: Computer Engineering

Currently Working at: IBM Research

Pronouns: she/her/hers

 

Shubhi is a Research Sr. SWE at IBM Research. She has been with SWE since 2019 and served as VP for SWE SCV since 2022. She has a passion to perform research and development in data engineering and analytics. She is passionate on promoting external eminence for women in tech, and pioneers a column ‘Tech Jargon’ in the city newspapers to promote tech amongst non-technical news readers.

This Vice President can be reached at

SWESCV.RogersVP@gmail.com

Responsible for:

Company Spotlight

Professional and Career Development Events

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Ingrid Liao

Esther Williams Vice President

This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Esther Williams.

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Major: Chemistry & Materials Science and Engineering

Worked At: Meta & Intel

Pronouns: she/her/hers

 

Ingrid is a Product Manager, most recently at Meta, working on consumer products, from pioneering new experiences for Reality Labs wearables to enhancing Instagram DMs and Facebook Reels. Prior to Product Management, Ingrid was a materials engineer at Intel specializing in epitaxy film growth and lithographic processing for 7nm++ technologies. Ingrid holds an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, with a research focus on 2D TMD semiconductor materials and their optoelectronic properties, alongside a BS in Chemistry from UC Riverside.

 

Ingrid previously served SWE Columbia River Section as President Elect and Marketing/Branding Chair. Through SWE'S LCC she guided 10 collegiate chapters in FY22. In recognition of her contributions to semiconductor materials research and engineering, Ingrid earned SWE's Rising Technical Contributor award in 2021. Driven by passion for empowering women and minorities in Stem, Ingrid serves as Director of Volunteers for SWE-SCV'S GetSET program supports SF-based MissionBit with innovative marketing strategies, and shares her STEM journey at panel discussions and events.

In her free time, Ingrid indulges her love for travel, enjoys live music and dedicates time to refining her skills in tennis and gold.

This Vice President can be reached at

SWESCV.WilliamsVP@gmail.com 

Responsible for:

Company Spotlight

Professional and Career Development Events

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Ying Tejada

Treasurer

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Major: Mechanical Engineering & Chemistry

Currently Working at: GE Aerospace

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Ying is a Supplier Controls Engineer based in San Jose, CA. Her goal is to continue helping the chapter engage and empower minority engineers. Ying previously held SWE leadership roles for collegiate and professional chapters. She is passionate about STEM outreach and giving back to her communities. Outside of SWE, she is also an active SHPE Lifetime member and involved with WIA and SASE.

The Treasurer can be reached at

SWESCV.Treasurer@gmail.com

Responsible for:

Budget

Finances

Taxes

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Alisa Thomas

Treasurer-Elect

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Major: Electrical Engineering 

Currently Working at: Texas Instruments

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alisa is a Field Applications Engineer for Texas Instruments in Santa Clara. She is a Dallas native and has both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas, where she was heavily involved in SWE and other gender-focused initiatives. Alisa is very passionate about efforts aimed at bridging the gender gap in the engineering industry and empowering women to achieve their full potential as engineers in the workforce. In her free time, you can find Alisa playing pickleball, strumming her ukulele, or drinking boba.

The Treasurer Elect can be reached at 

SWESCV.Treasurer.Elect@gmail.com

Responsible for:

Budget

Finances

Fundraising

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Jasmine Ngai

Secretary

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Major: Mechanical Engineering

Currently Working in: Lasertec

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Jasmine is a Field Service Engineer at Lasertec, a semiconductor company in Santa Clara. She receives a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Jasmine is passionate about women's representation and empowerment in STEM, which led her to join the FY25 SWE Santa Clara board as a secretary. In her free time, she enjoys Pilates, reading, and exploring new restaurants.

The Secretary can be reached at

SWESCV.Secretary@gmail.com

Responsible for:

SWEmail

Website

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