July 2022 - June 2023 Executive Board
President: Eleonora Chakraborty
Secretary: Jennifer Dalzell
Treasurer: Elva Carusiello
President
Eleonora Chakraborty received her B.S. in biomedical engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Her involvement in the Society of Women Engineers started within the Purdue SWE collegiate section, one of the largest collegiate sections in the country. She planned several outreach events for K-12 and college students, including a multi-day E-week event that received the Co-Sponsorship of the Year Award in 2014.
Since graduating in 2015, Eleonora has been involved in Outreach with SWE Chicago Regional Section—most recently, she was the Outreach and E-week Chair. She is passionate about promoting the engineering profession to K-12 students, especially by means of an “awesome,” interactive activity demonstrating engineering concepts. She is also involved in the society-level SWE-Next Outreach committee as the New Technology Feature Columnist.
Currently, Eleonora works in global regulatory affairs as a Senior Associate at ICU Medical, located in Lake Forest, IL. She has been working in the medical industry for more than five years, supporting medical devices in traditional engineering roles as well as non-traditional, such as Regulatory and Marketing. When she is not researching new ways to build circuit boards out of playdough or buildings out of gumdrops, she loves to host get-togethers with family and friends, make flower designs, and sail in Lake Michigan. Eleonora is looking forward to promoting and mentoring women in engineering as the SWE-CRS President.
Contact Eleonora at: swecrs.president@swe.org
Since graduating in 2015, Eleonora has been involved in Outreach with SWE Chicago Regional Section—most recently, she was the Outreach and E-week Chair. She is passionate about promoting the engineering profession to K-12 students, especially by means of an “awesome,” interactive activity demonstrating engineering concepts. She is also involved in the society-level SWE-Next Outreach committee as the New Technology Feature Columnist.
Currently, Eleonora works in global regulatory affairs as a Senior Associate at ICU Medical, located in Lake Forest, IL. She has been working in the medical industry for more than five years, supporting medical devices in traditional engineering roles as well as non-traditional, such as Regulatory and Marketing. When she is not researching new ways to build circuit boards out of playdough or buildings out of gumdrops, she loves to host get-togethers with family and friends, make flower designs, and sail in Lake Michigan. Eleonora is looking forward to promoting and mentoring women in engineering as the SWE-CRS President.
Contact Eleonora at: swecrs.president@swe.org
Secretary
Jennifer Dalzell graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2007. After graduation, she moved to the Chicago area and started work as a Reactor Engineer for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In her current role, Jennifer serves as an inspector for spent fuel storage and reactor decommissioning.
Jennifer recently served as the Secretary for the NRC's Federal Women's Program Advisory Committee and was awarded the 2020 Meritorious Service Award for EEO Excellence and 2020 Federal Women's Program Advisory Committee Women's History Month Award.
Contact Jennifer at: SWECRS.VPMembership@swe.org
Treasurer
Elva Carusiello is a Chemical Engineer with an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Elva’s
professional career has included leadership roles as a Process Engineer, Project Manager, and
Environmental, Health and Safety Manager in the petrochemical, refining, and oil and gas industries.
Elva is passionate about promoting the engineering profession and women in engineering. Elva has been involved with SWE Chicago Regional Section since 2009. She was the South/Southwest Suburbs Circle Coordinator in FY18. She was the Vice President of Outreach FY19 and FY20. She was the Finance Chair in FY21 and FY22. Elva is looking forward to supporting the Chicago Regional section in her role as the FY23 SWE Chicago Regional Section Treasurer. She is also supporting SWE at the Society level as a member of the FY23 Outreach and FY23 Finance Committees.
Contact Elva at: swecrs.treasurer@swe.org
professional career has included leadership roles as a Process Engineer, Project Manager, and
Environmental, Health and Safety Manager in the petrochemical, refining, and oil and gas industries.
Elva is passionate about promoting the engineering profession and women in engineering. Elva has been involved with SWE Chicago Regional Section since 2009. She was the South/Southwest Suburbs Circle Coordinator in FY18. She was the Vice President of Outreach FY19 and FY20. She was the Finance Chair in FY21 and FY22. Elva is looking forward to supporting the Chicago Regional section in her role as the FY23 SWE Chicago Regional Section Treasurer. She is also supporting SWE at the Society level as a member of the FY23 Outreach and FY23 Finance Committees.
Contact Elva at: swecrs.treasurer@swe.org
