Executive Council
SWE Santa Clara Valley Executive Council
Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026
Lisa Duncan
President
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.
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Vidisha Nevatia
President-Elect
Major: Computer Science & Business Management Economics
Working at: Joby Aviation
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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.
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Bing Zhang
Clara Brock Vice President
This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Clara Brock.
Major: Industrial Engineering
Currently Working at: IBM
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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.
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Responsible for:
Company Spotlights
SWE Next
K-12 Outreach
Shubhi Asthana
Mary Rogers Vice President
This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Mary Rogers.
Major: Computer Engineering
Currently Working at: IBM Research
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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.
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This Vice President can be reached at
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Responsible for:
Company Spotlight
Professional and Career Development Events
Ingrid Liao
Esther Williams Vice President
This position is dedicated to SCV SWE member,
Esther Williams.
Major: Chemistry & Materials Science and Engineering
Worked At: Meta & Intel
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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.
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In her free time, Ingrid indulges her love for travel, enjoys live music and dedicates time to refining her skills in tennis and gold. ​
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This Vice President can be reached at
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Responsible for:
Company Spotlight
Professional and Career Development Events
Ying Tejada
Treasurer
Major: Mechanical Engineering & Chemistry
Currently Working at: GE Aerospace
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Pronouns: she/her/hers
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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.
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The Treasurer can be reached at
SWESCV.Treasurer@gmail.com
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Responsible for:
Budget
Finances
Taxes
Alisa Thomas
Treasurer-Elect
Major: Electrical Engineering
Currently Working at: Texas Instruments
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Pronouns: she/her/hers
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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.
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The Treasurer Elect can be reached at
SWESCV.Treasurer.Elect@gmail.com
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Responsible for:
Budget
Finances
Fundraising
Jasmine Ngai
Secretary
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Currently Working in: Lasertec
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Pronouns: she/her/hers
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​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.​
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The Secretary can be reached at
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Responsible for:
SWEmail
Website