We are very happy to announce that Cindy Arroyo is joining the Executive Board of SHPE Cincinnati as a Vice President of Operations.

Cindy was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She later attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she received a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2004. She was an active member of SHPE throughout her collegiate years. Upon graduation, she began working for Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing, NA. She has maintained the roles of a Parts Commodity Engineer within the Purchasing Division, and a Project Manager within the Production Control Division. Her current role serves as an overall Vehicle Quality Engineer within the Quality Division. Outside of daily work functions, Cindy also participates actively in TODOS (the Toyota Organization for the Development of LatinOs) and WLF (Women’s Leadership Forum).

Please help us to welcome her to the Board and wish her all the best!

Our Dia de Ciencias was a total success! We had many kids and their parents attending the event, and learning about carreer opportunities in STEM area. 

You can see more pictures in our Photo Gallery (click here)

Also, enjoy the video from the event:

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation &
SHPE Cincinnati Professional Chapter
Present:

Dia de Ciencias (Science Day)

Date: October 20, 2013
Time: 1:00-4:00PM
(Lunch Provided)

Location:
Su Casa Hispanic Center
7036 Fairpark Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45216

Noche/Día de Ciencias - Science Nights – is a national program to promote knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among the Hispanic community.

· Fun hands-on STEM activities for students
· Useful college information for parents & students
· Bilingual parent workshops

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Recently two of our Board members - Oscar Martinez and Michael Mokka, have resigned, Oscar due to relocation to another city, and Michael due to extended international travel.

We thank them for their contributions and wish them all the very best in their future.

We would like to welcome to our Board Tomas Mendez as our new VP of Finance.

Tomas, born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, attended Marquette University and graduated with a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He worked a mix of sales and structural design jobs before joining Duke Energy, where he has held roles as a Project Engineer in Distribution Design, and is currently the Distribution Planning Engineer for the Downtown A.C. Secondary Network. He also oversees Capacity Planning in the Central West area of Cincinnati. Tomas also holds a number of roles as President of Student with Special Smiles, Chair of Latinos Energizing Diversity (a Duke Energy employee resource group), the United Way fundraising committee, the Artswave fundraising committee, liaison between Duke Energy and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Diversity Lead in Duke Energy’s Midwest Delivery Organization, member of the American Red Cross Diversity Committee, and volunteer for fundraising work at the Great American Ballpark.