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Saturday, November 8 Executive Plenary Session Sponsored by HP and Ford Motor Company 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Hyatt Regency, Constellation A-B Continental Breakfast Provided Back by popular demand! A panel of top women executives will share advice to guide you every step of the way along your career path. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just entering the work force, you won’t want to miss this incredible opportunity to get this firsthand insight from leading female executives. The panelists will share their backgrounds and personal experiences and provide tips and tools for advancing your career. Questions from the audience will be encouraged. Susan Brennan is director of the Manufacturing Business Office, Ford Motor Company. Previously, Brennan was director of manufacturing with responsibility for a number of plants in the United States and Canada. Before joining Ford, she managed a Douglas & Lomason plant and worked on issues involving stamping and metal coating at a stamping plant. She spent five years as a chemical and biological researcher conducting breast cancer epidemiological studies, and also pharmaceutical research. Brennan holds a B.S. in microbiology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska. In 2005, she was named by Automotive News as one of the “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry.” Mary Dees is employed by HP as an R&D director in the Personal Systems Group. Dees has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Duke University, a master’s in computer science from Florida Atlantic University and a M.B.A. from Rice University. She has 28 years in the personal computer industry working for IBM, Compaq, and HP. In 2001, Dees was named one of the Top 20 Women Computing in Houston by the Association for Women in Computing. Natalie M. Givans is vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. She has more than 24 years of experience in system security engineering, cyber security, information and mission assurance, and communications, information, and transmission security. Givans leads the firm’s Assurance and Resilience capability team of nearly 1,800 professionals and sales in excess of $300 million annually, serving the federal government and select commercial customers. She was also a member of the System Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model project. Givans serves on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association, and the Society of Women Engineers Corporate Partnership Council. She has a M.S. in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lisa A. Roudabush is the general manager of Mon Valley Works, United States Steel Corporation, responsible for overseeing operations at four facilities. Roudabush graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in metallurgical engineering and completed graduate-level work in metallurgical engineering and engineering management at the University of Pittsburgh. She began working at U.S. Steel as a student co-op and upon graduation joined the company as a management associate. She subsequently held a series of quality and management positions, including plant manager at Mon Valley Works’ coke making facility, which is the largest and most environmentally progressive by-product coke plant in the Western Hemisphere. Louise Scott is Customer Care Center director of Georgia Power, responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of customer service, billing, and operations for the 500+ employee center serving Georgia Power’s 2.3 million customers. Previously, she served as distribution manager for Metro West Region. She has also held positions of manager, distribution control centers; and manager, work force planning. Prior to joining the company, she worked for Florida Power Corporation for nine years in engineering, marketing, and franchise negotiation roles. Scott received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida and a B.A. in studio art from State University of New York. She completed the Goizueta Executive Program at Emory University and the Wharton Executive Accounting and Finance Program. Scott is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers and serves various other community organizations. Rachel Hutter, P.E., panel moderator, graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in theater. Hutter is currently the director of engineering services for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Region. She leads the teams responsible for maintaining the attractions, vehicles, facilities, and systems at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park and the rooms, buildings, and grounds of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center, and All-Star Resort. SWE CONFERENCE 2008 169

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SWE - Conference 2008 Contents President’s Note View from the Executive Suite Editor’s Page Readers’ Forum ICWES14 Women of Courage Engineering’s Grand Challenges — What’s Your Pick? Diversity from the Ground Up Membership Information & Calendar A&B FY08 Membership Meeting Minutes Engineering World Point of View Career Toolbox Bookshelf SWE Smiles SWE Scrapbook Conference Sponsors and Program Overview Corporate Partnership Council Thursday Conference Program Friday Conference Program Saturday Conference Program Corporate Members Opportunity Index

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