SPE and the SPE Foundation have formed an Advisory Board to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the Society and the plastics industry. Through the formation of this Advisory Board, SPE intends to develop educational, professional development, mentoring, and recruitment resources for SPE’s elected leaders, staff, members and their companies, to ensure all stakeholders have a thorough understanding of the inherent value of becoming more diverse, inclusive, and equitable.
DEI Advisory Board Members are:
Saurav S. Sengupta, Ph.D. (he/him)
Advisory Board Chair
Principal Research Scientist in Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow
Lilian Agyemang-Yeboah (she/her)
Applications Engineer - Life Science, Entegris
Patrick Farrey (he/him)
CEO, SPE
Brian L. Gibson (he/him)
Retired
Lynzie Nebel (she/her)
Upstream Quote Engineer, Cytiva; Co-host, PlastChicks Podcast; VP of Membership Engagement, SPE Executive Board
Cathy Nestrick (she/her)
DEI Leader / Co-Host, Parity Podcast; Former VP and General Counsel, Berry Global Group, Inc.
Diego Pedrazzoli, Ph.D. (he/him)
Senior Research Engineer, Johns Manville
Jonathan Quinn (he/him)
Director of Market Development & Sustainability, Pregis
Sherrika Sanders, Ph.D. (she/her)
Senior Technical Engineer, Manner Polymers
Eloa Garcia Moreira Silva (she/her)
DEI, Culture and Development Leader, Braskem America
Eve Vitale (she/her)
Chief Executive, SPE Foundation
Sue Wojnicki (she/her)
Director, Member Experience, SPE
Adrienne Woodard (she/her)
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Covestro