The Society Of Hispanic Professional Engineers Names New CEO
Suzanna Valdez Wolfe has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to Hispanic people in STEM.
Meet Suzanna Valdez Wolfe
With a career spanning over three decades, Suzanna Valdez Wolfe brings to SHPE a track record in leadership, strategic planning, and coalition building.
Before joining SHPE, Valdez Wolfe was a founding member of Partners For NonProfits and the first-ever Chief Impact Officer at Taproot Foundation.
Her career also includes a notable tenure at the Adrienne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts, where she contributed to fundraising efforts and various roles in the public sector, including the White House.
“SHPE embodies so much of what Hispanics have to offer the world, and I can’t wait to continue to share our remarkable potential,” said Valdez Wolfe in a press release.
“It is a privilege to take on this role, and I recognize the trust you must have in me to usher SHPE into our next 50 years of success. I am deeply committed to our mission and look forward to closing the gap between Hispanics and STEM.”
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A year-long vetting process
Valdez Wolfe’s appointment followed an exhaustive year-long vetting process.
The SHPE Board of Directors enlisted Wipfli, a leading consulting firm, to oversee the CEO selection from beginning to end. Valdez Wolfe emerged as the clear choice as the process progressed.
“She understands our mission, our legacy, and the direction SHPE is moving in,” said Board Chair Will Davis.
“She demonstrated her innate ability to bring people together while fostering a commitment to a common goal… And she is, at the end of the day, a strategic thinker and a collaborative problem solver driven by data traits any engineer or scientist can respect.”
Valdez Wolfe succeeds Miguel Alemañy, a Lifetime member and former Board Chair, who served as SHPE’s Interim CEO since March 2023.
Featured image credit: SHPE
