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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Executive Board

Co-president: Justin Ortiz
Major: Computer Science Engineering
Class: 2009
Email: ortizjc@seas.upenn.edu
Interest/Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, chess, roller coasters, music, computers.
Where I'm From/Ethnicity: Half Dominican, half Puerto Rican. Born in NYC, but moved to NJ when I was young.
Goals: Finish college and go to graduate school. Be happy and give back to the community.
Why I am in SHPE:I'm in SHPE not only to meet other people who share my interests, but to give back to the community and promote Latinos in the professional world. SHPE is a great resource not only in the academic sense, but also allows me to make a difference culturally on campus.
Co-President: Brian Hylton
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2009
Email: hylton@seas.upenn.edu
Interest/Hobbies: Musical Theater, Volleyball and Tennis
Where I'm From/Ethnicity: Costa Rica
Goals: Too many. They include helping solve the energy crisis, starting up a manufacturing business in Costa Rica, and winning an Oscar and/or Tony.
Why I am in SHPE: To meet other Latinos in Engineering and together promote the advancement of minorities in the sciences.
External VP: Daniel Sanchez
Major: Chemical Biomolecular Engineering
Class: 2010
Email: danl@seas.upenn.edu
Interest/Hobbies: Saxophone, Piano, Drums, Biking, Table Tennis, Politics
Where I'm From/Ethnicity: Cuban. From Yardley, PA.
Goals: Do alternative fuel and fuel cell research to ease global energy demands.
Why I am in SHPE: SHPE is a great place for networking and meeting other people. It also combines pride in both engineering and Hispanic heritage.
  Internal VP: Emily Puente
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Email: epuente@wharton.upenn.edu
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Secretary: Sayan Dobronsky
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Class: 2008
Email: sayand@seas.upenn.edu
Interest/Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, video games, eating.
Where I'm From/Ethnicity: My parents were born and raised in Quito, Ecuador. I was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Reading, PA.
Goals: Become an astronaut (really).
Why I am in SHPE: I'm in SHPE because of the wonderful oppurtunities and challenges that are available to me in this group. I'm in SHPE because I want to stay in touch with the Latino community, both local and national, and I love the lasting friendships that I have made.
  Treasurer: Brian Recchione
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Email: recchbri@seas.upenn.edu
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  LC Representative: Sam Lee
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Email: leesm@seas.upenn.edu
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Webmaster: Daniel Lustig
Major: Electrical Engineering
Class: 2009
Email: lustigdj@seas.upenn.edu
Interest/Hobbies: Crabcakes and Football (and Lacrosse), Terrapins, Quakers, Ravens, Orioles, Guitars, Math, Philadelphia, Spanish, English
Where I'm From/Ethnicity: My mom and her family are from Havana. I was born on Long Island, and I grew up in Towson, MD.
Goals: Have a good time and do well in college.
Why I am in SHPE: As a hispanic engineer, SHPE is a great place for me to meet people in the same situation. SHPE also has excellent resources for finding internships and careers.
Advisor: Dr. Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1970.
B.S., Physics, University of Puerto Rico, 1966.
Email: santiago@seas.upenn.edu
Homepage: http://www.ee.upenn.edu/~santiago/
  Advisor: Ms. Cora Ingrum
Assistant to the Dean for Minority Programs
Email: ingrum@seas.upenn.edu
Office: 125 TB/6391
Phone Number: 8-7804