Section President : Mary-Helen Douglas

Mary-Helen Douglas earned bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Chemistry from The University of Louisville and a masters degree in Systems Engineering from The University of Arizona. Mary-Helen is a Department Leader within the Systems Integration & Test Weapons & Platforms Center at Raytheon Technologies in Tucson, Arizona. During her 21 years at Raytheon, Mary-Helen has worked in the areas of cost estimating, integration, verification, systems engineering and program management. She joined SWE in 2011 and has served on the Tucson section executive council as the FY18 vice president and secretary, FY19 vice president and section representative, FY20 president elect and FY21 president. Mary-Helen is a 2020 recipient of the SWE Spark Award and was named a 2021 Volunteer of Excellence by the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona for providing STEM badge work opportunities for girl scouts of all ages in the Vail Area remotely during the pandemic.

President Elect : Andrea Akins

Vice President : Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Renee Davis earned her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a certification in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Pima Community College. Jennifer is currently employed by Honeywell Aerospace, Tucson, AZ as a Sr. Advanced Quality Engineer. Previous to that Jennifer spent 13+ years at Caterpillar working in areas of Logistics, Supply Chain, Quality, Prove Design, Configuration, Life Cycle Management, and Supply Collaboration. Jennifer has been a volunteer and supported the SARSEF Science Fair, an advocate and contributor to the United Way Organization, and a Junior Achievement Ambassador.

Jennifer joined SWE in 2016 and became actively involved serving in the following roles:

• Tucson Section Vice President (FY20-FY23)
• Tucson Networking Committee Chair (FY19-FY23)
• WE Local Host Committee Seattle FY23
• WE Local Host Committee San Diego FY20 and Albuquerque (FY21-FY22), serving as chair of the WE Local Awards Committee for SD and SWENext Chair for ABQ.
• SWE Distinguished Service Award (FY21)
• SWE Anaheim IIBI Tucson Section Representative (FY19-FY20)

Jennifer spends her free time traveling with her spouse, playing the piano, roller skating, and playing pickleball.

Secretary : Kassie Diaz

Treasurer : Nicole Lund

Nicole Lund received her bachelor of science degree in Physics from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and then moved on to the University of Oklahoma to complete a master’s degree in Meteorology, Nicole entered Raytheon’s Rotational Engineering Leadership Development Program, where she worked for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Boston, MA, Raytheon Technical Services Company in Indianapolis, IN and Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. After finishing the two-year leadership program, Nicole chose to stay in Tucson and continue working as a Systems Test Engineer until 2020. She then received a certificate in Data Analytics from the University of Arizona and joined Geost as a staff scientist. Nicole joined SWE in 2010 and became actively involved in the local SWE section serving in the following roles:

• Treasurer (FY17-FY23)
• President (FY16)
• Vice President (FY15)
• Section Representative to Region B (FY14)
• Relax Unwind and Network (RUN) Dinner Committee Chair

Under Nicole’s leadership as Treasure in FY18, the section established an Endowment Fund with SWE EFI which provides an annual distribution of monies to support SWE Tucson’s operating budget. Nicole was recognized by the Section in FY21 with the Distinguished Service award for her dedicated service to the section leadership team.