SWE Alumni Speaker Spotlight

Held every year at the close of EWeek, the SWE Luncheon is a long time annual tradition of CWRU's chapter of Society of Women Engineers. Join us as we welcome civil engineering alumni Kirsten Bowen to talk about her experiences and give advice to the next generation of leaders in this field. Students and faculty may register on campus groups to attend in person and In-person attendees will enjoy a to-go treat! Alumni and prospective students may register to watch the livestream!

Dress Code is business casual

Some background on our speaker: Kirsten Bowen, PE is an vice president and National Director for Rail and Transit, specifically freight rail services, for Michael Baker International. Kirsten joined Michael Baker in 2001. She has managed major corridor, grade separation and railyard expansion projects, including providing project management for the Lakefront West Corridor on the west side of Cleveland; design reviews and project audits for the Opportunity Corridor, near campus; and as a program and project manager for a variety of Norfolk Southern and CSX clearance and capacity projects. Kirsten is a Professional Engineer, holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a Master's of Urban Planning from Cleveland State University. She is a member of American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, American Society of Highway Engineers and Women's Transportation Seminar and holds various leadership positions within those associations. She lives in Sagamore Hills, OH with her husband Chris and son Charles. Read more about her local work here:
https://casealumnus.org/features/new-civil-engineer/
https://www.cleveland.com/employment/plaindealer/2012/07/a_graduate_degree_for_civil_engineers_is_recommended_for_advancement.html

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