Name: Martin Resto
Position: Treasurer
Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: East Windsor, CT
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Fun Fact: I am the third generational Martin in my family
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Join us tonight at 7:30 to celebrate the start of it! LINK IN BIO!
Name: Ashley Gillette
Position: Social Media Chair
Year: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Watertown, CT
Ethnicity: Colombian
Fun Fact: I’m the Regional Student Representative (RSR) for our region! (Region 4! Say no more!!)
Taking extra time today to honor and remember everyone that was lost. During these crazy times, it’s even more important to reflect on and recognize the bravery of our first responders.
Name: Gleimy Rodriguez
Position: Outreach Coordinator
Year: Senior
Major: Management and Engineering for Manufacturing
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Ethnicity: Dominican
Fun Fact: I hold a dual citizenship in the US and DR
Name: Michael Lee-Amezcua
Position: Events Coordinator
Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Hometown: Cos Cob, CT
Ethnicity: Korean Mexican
Fun Fact: I love to cook and I grow spicy peppers every summer
Name: Ebony Agustin
Position: Events Coordinator
Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Bristol CT
Ethnicity: Mexican
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Italy and I was on a volcano right before it erupted
Name: Rachel Santos
Position: ESLC/Apparel and Incentives Coordinator
Year: Junior
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Ethnicity: Brazilian
Fun Fact: My family loves when I cook my Fettuccine Alfredo from an Italian recipe I learned
Happy Tuesday Familia!!! We’re so excited to have our first meeting of the year TONIGHT! Make sure to join us on zoom at 7:30! LINK IN BIO!!
Name: Zack Ryan
Position: ESLC/Apparel and Incentives Coordinator
Year: 22’
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: SI/NYC
Ethnicity: Black/White
Fun Fact: I pick things up and put them down @ztrlifts
Name: Patricio Panico
Position: Webmaster
Year: 2021 (Senior)
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
Hometown: Milford, CT
Ethnicity: Argentina
Fun Fact: I’m on UConn’s Club Tennis team
Name: Nick Trottier
Position: Senior Advisor
Year: 2020-21 (Senior)
Major: Mechanical Engineering & Spanish
Hometown: Bristol, CT
Ethnicity: Peruvian American
Fun Fact: Vegan cooking was one of my summer pastimes
Name: Cheyenne Dibble
Position: Senior Advisor
Year: Senior
Major: Management and Engineering for Manufacturing, Spanish
Hometown: Manchester CT
Ethnicity: White
Fun Fact: I went off roading for the first time the year i learned to tie my shoes
Name: Sebastian Donoso
Position: Graduate Advisor
Year: 2018 (Undergraduate), 2020 (Graduate)
Major: Mechanical Engineering B.S./M.S.
Hometown: Bethel, CT
Ethnicity: Ecuadorian
Fun Fact: I have 3 Schnauzers!
Welcome back Huskies! Whether you’re home or at school, we hope you have a great first day!
We strongly urge all of our familia, old and new, to continue to be advocates, educators, supporters, and more! -
Swipe and view the link in our bio for more resources!!
With the end of the year we want to highlight our amazing seniors! SHPE is so grateful for all of your hard work and dedication.
Our second recognition goes to Karen Guzman. Karen has also held many titles throughout her time at UConn and with SHPE, such as Treasurer, Vice-President, and Senior Advisor. We’ll miss you and we can’t wait to see what other amazing things you continue to do!
With love,
Your SHPE Familia
With the end of the year we want to highlight our amazing seniors! SHPE is so grateful for all of your hard work and dedication.
Our first recognition goes to Alex DaSilva. Alex has held many titles and hats throughout his time at UConn and with SHPE, such as President and Senior Advisor. We can’t wait to see what other amazing things you continue to do!
With love,
Your SHPE Familia
UConn SHPE wants to give a big shoutout to all of the class of 2020! It’s never too late to celebrate you and all of your hard work! We love you all and we can’t wait to hear about all of the great things you do!
Join us to recognize all of our accomplishments and recognize our seniors!
And it’s here! Congrats to our leadership for 2020-2021!! We’re very excited and look forward to all that you have to offer!
We had a great virtual meeting last week 👐🏼Also- Reminder to vote for leadership by Sunday!
Join our virtual meeting today on Zoom at 7:30, hope to see you all there
Applications for Fall 2020 now open!
We hope your spring break quarantines are going well! Here’s some pictures of last weeks meeting to brighten your day💛We will keep you guys updated with any new information for what’s to come for SHPE, but for now here are some words of wisdom from our president, Ashley Gillette: “I’m sure everyone is hearing/talking about how we are switched to online only now. We’ll talk about it soon but like I said before, it’s still break so please try and enjoy it before things really get chaotic.” #stayingpositve #shpeuconn 😊
Company visit today! They’ve been building us a better campus and now they want to build relationships with us.
In with the old and out with the new we’re back at McHugh! (Same time though)
No meeting today guys, good luck on exams!!
Don’t miss out on Familia Feud tonight!!!
Meeting today!!! Pratt & Whitney will be coming today with a panel of engineers from their Hispanic Leadership Forum. Come meet some engineers and ask some questions!
Come have fun with our familia and compete against your friends!
Come out for another SHPE 101 with pizza and a fun panel. Spend time with the familia this Tuesday in our new room.
NEW ROOM: OAK 106
This week’s meeting, all our members were able to show off their artistic skills at paint night! Some students were even able to make some self care wheels to help balance out their student life. This was a great calm meeting to end the semester before finals. Good luck familia, and happy holidays! #uconnshpe #familia #paintnight
It’s our last meeting of the semester!! We wanna have a fun and relaxing meeting before everyone goes finals crazy. Please join us for some familia and paint time!!
Ready to get your networking skills on?!? Come learn more about this amazing company, and how to develop yourself professionally!
Had an awesome meeting this week brainstorming and designing fun projects in Werth Towers LCIZ. Check out our some of the cool designs that our members came up with.
It may be 2 weeks late but it’s never too late to talk about SHPE’s National Convention! We were grateful to take 10 members to Phoenix this year!! Everyone was able to network with professionals, go to hospitality suites, get on the spot interviews, and even some offers! We can’t wait to take on Denver for SHPE 2020! #SHPE2019 #shpefamilia #shpe #region4 #UConnshpe
Join SHPE tonight for a fun, interactive and hands on meeting learning about engineering skills and entrepreneurship. Please wear close toed shoes! Hope to see you all tonight!!
SHPE this week is holding another company visit tonight from Johnson & Johnson. This is a great opportunity to talk to a professional from a well-known company and to learn about the opportunities they offer.
Sisters in STEM was a huge hit this past Friday. Amazing to see SHPE representation with a self-development workshop from Lara Hupaya (former SHPE Member). Also, one of our very own eboard, Gleimy, took on the role as co-coordinator for this amazing event as well. Round of applause ladies!!
Ever wondered what exactly is SHPE?? Well come join us for a crash course on this amazing organization at tomorrow’s meeting!
Another successful Christopher Columbus trip in the books! So happy to have introduced STEM this week to such amazing children. Can’t wait to go back again real soon!
Come sing your heart out at Karaoke!! A great stress reliever and time to get away from all the craziness of classes.
Name: Ashley Gillette
Position: President
Year: Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Watertown, CT
Ethnicity: Colombian
Fun Fact: I lived in Rhode Island for the summer and only went to the beach 4 times
Name: Jose Kuilan
Position: Vice President
Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Hometown: Hamden, CT
Ethnicity: Dominican and Puerto Rican
Fun Fact: I’m a recording artist (Find “Kvilan” on Spotify and Apple Music!)
Name: Leisha Berrios
Position: Secretary
Year: Sophomore
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Bridgeport
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Fun Fact: I am a certified electrician apprentice
Name: Stephanie Cuervo
Position: Events Co-Chair
Year: Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Providence, RI
Ethnicity: Colombian and Dominican
Come check out another place that you could call your future job location!
Come support SHPE by indulging in some yummy food! Tomorrow, located in the library we’ll be selling empanadas and plantains! Hope to see you all there!!
Name: Raisa Vazquez
Position: Events Co-Chair
Year: Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Bridgeport, CT
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Fun Fact: I’m on the boxing team