WiSE  History

Women in Structural Engineering (WiSE) is a network of women structural engineers around the country (www.womeninstructuralengineering.org). Founded in 2018, WiSE Philadelphia complements its Member Organization (MO), Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers (DVASE), and provides a community for female structural engineers to unite and be supported.

WiSE Philadelphia is led by a dedicated group of women in the Philadelphia region. We are always looking for people who would like to get involved. Monthly, the WiSE Board “meets” either via conference call or in person to discuss group initiatives and upcoming events. If you would like to participate in this monthly call, please reach out to us at WiSEngr.Philly@gmail.com.

The Founding Board Members of WiSE Philadelphia are Melanie K. Rodbart, Allison Lukachik, Jacqueline Haas, Angela Heinze, Denise Richards, and Anna Bono.

WiSE LEADERSHIP

ALLISON LUKACHIK, PE, SE, CDT
ALLISON LUKACHIK, PE, SE, CDTChair
Associate
Keast & Hood
Drexel University (MS, BS), 2003
Temple University (MBA), 2009
ELIZABETH CZYZEWICZ, PE
ELIZABETH CZYZEWICZ, PEPre-Chair
Lead Project Manager
Jason Tarantino Engineering
Lehigh University 2011, (M.Eng) 2012

VERONICA BOYCE, EIT
VERONICA BOYCE, EITRecords Keeper
Project Engineer
Thornton Tomasetti
University of Pittsburgh, 2016
Princeton University, 2018
JACKIE HAAS, PE
JACKIE HAAS, PEEvents Coordinator
Project Manager
Burns Engineering
Villanova University (BA-Marketing), 2001
Drexel University (BS/MS), 2009
KATHERINE QUIGG, PE
KATHERINE QUIGG, PEEvents Coordinator
Structural Steel Business Specialist
Simpson Strong-Tie
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2011
Illinois Institute of Technology, 2017

JESSICA CLIFFORD, PE
JESSICA CLIFFORD, PESocial Media Coordinator
Principal
Joseph B. Callaghan, Inc.
Drexel University, 2006

LAUREN SCHMITZ, EIT
LAUREN SCHMITZ, EITBoard Member
Structural Designer II
Keast & Hood
University of Dayton (BCE), 2018
Johns Hopkins University (MSE), 2019
ANNA BONO, PE
ANNA BONO, PEPast-Chair
Project Structural Engineer
Ballinger
Lafayette College, 2012
Lehigh University, 2013
ANGELA HEINZE, PE, LEED AP
ANGELA HEINZE, PE, LEED APBoard Member
Structural Eng Design Manager, WWREE
Amazon
Manhattan College, 2004
Lehigh University, 2006
MELANIE K. RODBART, PE LEED GA
MELANIE K. RODBART, PE LEED GABoard Member
Principal
J&M Preservation Studio
Bucknell University, 2001
Drexel University, 2004