Our Team

SWE strives to make a welcoming community for women in engineering here at UC Davis.

Meet our amazing board members who make it all happen!

Executive Board

Lauren Wilkinson

President

Major: Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
Year: 4th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Esme Garcia

Vice President Internal

Major: Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
Year: 4th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite Classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Summayyah Haque

Vice President External

Major: Biochemical engineering
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Lizzett Plascencia

Outreach Chair

Major: Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
Year: 4th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite Classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Simran Sandhu

Treasurer

Major: Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Charlize Fontanos

Secretary

Major: Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
Year: 4th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite Classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Rebecca Palubicki

Webmaster

Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2nd

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: ENG 4, MUS 11, HUM 2B (History of the Blues)

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Neha Anadure

Publicist

Major: Biological Systems Engineering
Year: 2nd

Hobbies: Dance, swimming, and teaching my dog new tricks!
Favorite classes taken at Davis: BIO - General Biology, HIS 8

Favorite SWE Memory: “Spring Banquet!”
Fun Fact: “My parents have the same birthday.”

Sakura Chiwata

Executive Council

Major: Biochemical engineering
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Vrinda Aggarwal

Executive Council

Major: Biochemical engineering
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Naavya Virmani

Executive Council

Major: Biochemical engineering
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”

Ava Nishime

Professional Development Coordinator

Major: Biochemical engineering
Year: 5th

Hobbies: Baking, watching movies, swimming, playing Stardew Valley
Favorite classes taken at Davis: MUS 117, ENG 45, PHY 9B

Favorite SWE Memory: “Big sis-lil sis events and going on fun trips with the board! The friendships made are everything to me.”
Fun Fact: “My go to karaoke song is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael!”