Our Team

Engineers for a Sustainable World is run by a group of dedicated volunteers distributed across the United States. The Leadership Team provides support for our global chapter network and programs. We are supported by our volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Board.

For ESW Chapters: Please send all inquiries through your regional Chapter Relations Coordinator (CRC).

For General Inquiries: Please send all general inquiries to [email protected].

Executive

The Executive Department works across ESW to ensure that our volunteers have strong leadership support, alignment on our goals, and a solid operating foundation.

	Chief Operating Officer Sarah Innocenzi [email protected]
	Recruiting Manager Veronika Usmanova [email protected]

Development

The Development Department is in charge of individual giving, major gifts, and foundation relations.

	Acting Executive Director Sohn Cook [email protected]
	Development Manager Vicky Martin [email protected]

Programs

The Programs Department is in charge of running ESW's national and global programming such as Build Day, Project Grants, and the Resilient CommUnity Design Challenge. Please contact [email protected] for more information about our programs.

	Program Manager Jesse Morales [email protected]
	Build Day Program Director Zoe Bottcher [email protected]
	Chapter Liaison Coordinator Sanjay Jain [email protected]

Conference & Events

The Conference and Events Department is in charge of developing ESW's largest event (the Biennial Conference), as well as planning regional, digital, and company events. The Biennial Conference brings together some of the brightest minds in sustainability and engineering to explore what it means to build a better world. Each conference is held at a different school within the ESW network to highlight the campus, community, and chapter accomplishments.

	Events Director Alyssa Owens [email protected]
	Conference Manager Gabby Hall [email protected]
	Event Partnerships Coordinator Elisa Rivera [email protected]
	Content Coordinator Maria Plessia [email protected]

Chapter Relations

The Chapter Relations Department at ESW-HQ is made up of a team of dedicated Chapter Relations Coordinators (CRCs) who act as the main connection between ESW chapters and ESW-HQ.

They work with chapter leaders and members to do all of the following:

• Maintain open communication between the chapter and the rest of the ESW network
• Ensure chapters know about current ESW-HQ initiatives
• Help chapter leaders with strategic challenges
• Create useful content for student chapters
  

CRCs also reach out to new schools in target geographical areas to find faculty and students that may be interested in starting new ESW chapters. CRCs are instrumental in onboarding these new chapters and helping them get off to a successful start.

	Chapter Relations Director Sarah Barr Engel [email protected]
	New Chapter Development Amelia Veitch [email protected]
	CRC: Northeast Savanna Smith [email protected]
	Cornell University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Buffalo University of Guelph University of Rochester
	CRC: Mid-Atlantic Emma Burke [email protected]
	American University Elizabethtown College Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stevens Institute of Technology
	CRC: Northeast/Midwest Josh Loveland [email protected]
	Carnegie Mellon University Oakland University Ohio State University Purdue University University of Akron University of Pittsburgh
	CRC: Midwest Carly Cohen [email protected]
	Michigan State University Northwestern University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Illinois: Chicago University of St. Thomas University of Wisconsin: Madison
	CRC: New England Sarah Barr Engel [email protected]
	Brown University Clarkson University Smith College University of Massachusetts: Lowell University of Rhode Island
	CRC: Southeast + Amelia Veitch [email protected]
	Eastern Mennonite University Georgia Institute of Technology Miami Dade College University of Arizona
	CRC: South-Central + Molly Patterson [email protected]
	Midwestern State University Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University University of Kentucky: Paducah University of Texas: Austin University of Texas: El Paso
	CRC: West Matthew Vu [email protected]
	California State University: Los Angeles Seattle University Stanford University University of British Columbia: Vancouver University of California: Berkeley University of California: Merced
	CRC: West Sabeena Sebastian [email protected]
	California Polytechnic Institute: San Luis Obispo California State University: Long Beach Harvey Mudd College University of California: Irvine University of California: San Diego University of Hawai'i: Mānoa

Professional Member Development

The Professional Member Development Department helps start new professional chapters and oversees our professional member programming.

	Professional Member Development Director Andrea Oaks [email protected]
	Professional Chapter Development Mike Vasudevan [email protected]
	Professional Member Development Coordinator Sebastien Selarque [email protected]
	Professional Member Development Coordinator Austin Izzo [email protected]
	Professional Recruitment Coordinator Alessia Carreon [email protected]

Communications & Technology (CommTech)

The CommTech Department handles everything from tech support to media development. 

	CommTech Director Sophie Hopps-Weber [email protected]
	Public Relations Manager Gwen Newman [email protected]
	Public Relations & Marketing Director Egoamaka Egbe [email protected]
	Public Relations Coordinator Sophia Atwell [email protected]
	Social Media Coordinator Maria Zhra Ali [email protected]
	Technology Coordinator Chris Kratzer [email protected]
	Branding Coordinator Justin Feldis [email protected]

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors provides oversight and long-term planning for ESW.

	Board Chair Kyle Gracey [email protected]
	Human Resources Rena Chen [email protected]
	Strategic Planning Brian Lange [email protected]
	Strategic Planning Alex Julius [email protected]
	Risk Management Paulo Lopes [email protected]
	Risk Management Hendrik van Hemmen [email protected]
	Fundraising & Corporate Partnerships Sébastian Hoyos [email protected]
	Fundraising & Corporate Partnerships Miguel Fraga [email protected]