Executive Committee

​Julie Dang
President
​Julie Dang is a Field Engineer for ONEOK Partners where she serves as a Process Engineer for the Optimization group. She is a graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering. Julie is from Vietnam and has lived in Oklahoma since she was sixteen. She has been with SWE since 2012 and of her favorite things about SWE is the opportunity to learn and develop professional skills from other female engineers.

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Rachel Harvill
Vice President of Professional Development
​Rachel Harvill is the Laboratory Supervisor at the clinical testing lab at Access Pain Solutions. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Chemistry in 2012 and then moved to Tulsa to pursue a career in Chemistry. Before joining Access Pain, she worked at Chevron Phillips Chemical in Bartlesville working as a laboratory technician doing research on plastic additives. Rachel joined SWE due to her passion for empowering young women to be leaders and to spread her love for STEM.

Elly Towns
Vice President of Outreach
​Elly Towns is a Civil Engineer born in Texas, but raised in Oklahoma.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 2011.  She is currently working for Lee C. Moore, A Woolslayer Company, designing oil derricks and masts, along with managing small and large projects and supervising field installations on different rigs. Elly has enjoyed volunteering the past several years with SWE and is very excited to get the chance to lead the Tulsa SWE chapter in Outreach.  She loves introducing and promoting STEM to girls and families in the area. 

Kadie Griffin
Secretary
Kadie Griffin is a Senior Recruiter for BOK Financial covering 8 states. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2009 with her Bachelor’s degree. Kadie has been recruiting for 7 years in the Engineering and Technology fields, and is passionate about helping people grow in their career. She joined SWE to help get people connected through networking and offer career advice.  
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Abigail Wendt
Treasurer
​Abigail Wendt is Northern Area Manager for Engineering and Construction at Magellan Midstream Partners based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For SWE in addition to section treasurer Abigail currently serves as part of the Leadership Coaching Committee and is the Region i coaching lead. She is passionate about mentorship and enjoys being part of the Region i Mentorship Committee as well.

Priyanka Kadam
Section Representative
​Priyanka came to the United States for higher studies in 2012 from her home country India. She completed her Masters in Chemical engineering from The University of Tulsa. After graduating from TU she started her professional career with ONEOK. Since then Priyanka is working as an Operations engineer for the gas gathering hydraulics group. She is responsible for recommending infrastructure developments, new pipes and compressor stations in the gas gathering system based on the well drilling schedules, volume forecasts and engineering calculations.  This is her first year being involved with SWE and she is excited to be able to represent Tulsa SWE chapter and connect with women professionals.

Angela Ashwood
Awards Committee Chair
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Angela Ashwood studies Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma State University with an expected graduation date of December 2017. She has completed two internships. Her first internship was with American Fire Protection Group, Inc. where she performed installation of fire sprinkler systems, along with the design of the sprinkler systems. Her second internship was at Tulsa Heaters, Inc. completing casting calculations and working to create a design book. In her free time, she likes to do CrossFit and run her small pottery business, making mugs and anything else you can imagine. Her number one goal as an engineer and SWE member is to encourage and introduce more girls to the engineering fields. 
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Leah Sutton 
Membership Committee Chair
​Leah Sutton  grew up in Tulsa graduating from Booker T. Washington high school in 2004. She graduated with honors from The University of Tulsa holding a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Since graduation, she has worked as a Project Management Engineer for The G. C. Broach Company, in Tulsa, OK. Leah is a proud mom to two boys and an activist and group leader of the Tulsa Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. 

Abigail Contreras
Public Relations Committee Chair
Abigail Contreras will be graduating with her Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in the fall 2017. Abigail is an active member in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Chapter in OSU-Tulsa where she was a mentor to MacArthur’s Jr. Botball team. Abigail aspires to establish a SWE-Chapter at OSU-Tulsa to connect female engineering students to SWE and the resources that they offer. Her passion is to empower younger students to pursue STEM careers through community outreach.

Abbie Cole
Co-Social Committee Chair
​Abbie Cole has just begun her structural engineering career at 360 Engineering Group. She graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2017 with a Bachelor’s in Architectural Engineering. Abbie is from Muskogee, OK and plans to earn her professional engineering license. She works with a wide variety of structural projects and plans to learn more about structural forensics. Abbie joined SWE because she is passionate about inspiring interest in STE(A)M and hopes to empower other women in this community.
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​Yvonne Clark
Co-Social Committee Chair
​Yvonne Clark is the Proposal Director for oil and gas pipeline EPC firm, QPSE, a Quanta Services subsidiary. Previously, Yvonne worked as a commercial construction project engineer for Charles Pankow Builders in Honolulu, and prior to that worked as a structures supervisor for BNSF Railway in Denver. She holds a BS Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a MS Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaii. Yvonne is enthusiastic about mentorship and helping people via networking events.
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Laura Finley
Scholarship Committee Chair
​Laura Finley graduated from Oklahoma State with a B.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2009 before starting her career at an architecture firm in Tulsa.  She currently works as an Operations Engineer for ONEOK in the hydraulics group where she handles producer drilling schedules to determine how the system will be affected and can be optimized for the growth.  This is the first year being involved with SWE as a professional, but Laura is excited to be a part of the organization after being a member during her years at OSU.
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