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Women’s Leadership Council

Women’s Leadership Council

The college’s Women in Engineering Program is grateful for the service of faculty, staff, alumnae, and board of advisor members serving on our Student Success Advisory Board for women in engineering. This group provides recommendations for strategic ideas and initiatives for successful recruitment, retention and graduation and continued engagement of WiE.

Executive Committee

NameTitle
Jalonda N. ThompsonDirector, Women in Engineering Program
Barbie BigelowAlumna and CEO Emerald Growth Partners, LLC
Ashlyn BryantUT Undergraduate Admissions Counselor
Melissa CallahanDirector of Engineering Communications
Anahita Khojandi Associate Professor and Director of the RME Program
Jennifer RetherfordDistinguished Lecturer,
Department Civil and Environmental Engineering
Javiette SamuelAssociate Vice Chancellor and
Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
Tiffany SithiphoneAlumna, Industrial Engineering and Manager,
Product Analytics at Bleacher Report
Katie WileyAssistant Director for Employer Development at
UT’s Center for Career Development