FY25 Executive Council
The North Alabama Executive Council is comprised of local members who are elected to serve for one fiscal term (July 2024 – June 2025).
Shela Joyce (she/her) is a Quality Manager at IPEX in Madison, AL. Since joining in 2016, Shela has been an active Society of Women Engineers member. As a leader in her collegiate section, she spent two years developing a mentoring program with local SWENext clubs. Since then, she actively revitalized the North Alabama professional section, elevating the section into good standing while serving as president. Her favorite local events have been the New Futures STEM Camp and the North Alabama STEM Essay Contest. Shela also served as the SWE Corporate Partnership Council liaison for Johnson Controls from 2023-2024, where she focused on bringing awareness of SWE to the global Johnson Controls team and creating opportunities for Johnson Controls to support women in engineering. In her free-time, she enjoys trail running, crafting, and traveling.
Rachel Carter joined SWE in 2021, early in her professional career. Rachel has attended 3 SWE Annual Conferences and one WE Local Conference and currently serves the North Alabama Section as Data Officer. She is also a part of the Society Leadership Coaching Committee, Finance Committee and several Affinity Groups. She strongly believes in the mission of SWE and has enjoyed serving the section in her leadership roles. Rachel is a Software Engineer at The Boeing Company and is located in Huntsville, AL.
Darnisha is a Radar System Engineer at Raytheon (an RTX Business). She currently supports the AN/TPY-2 sensor as an analyst, test event lead, and technical SME. In the past she has supported the UEWR and Cobra Dane sensors as an analysis tool developer. Darnisha received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Master of Science in Aerospace System Engineering from The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Darnisha has been an active member of SWE since 2015 and enjoys the outreach work that SWE conducts on both a local and national level. Her personal goal within SWE is to continue supporting efforts to expand STEM educational access to minority communities. When not working or participating in SWE events, she spends her time baking, watching autosports, and traveling.
Leadership Opportunities
If you are interested in joining the NAL SWE leadership team, we are always looking for volunteers! One of the best ways is become a committee member or chair. We have several opportunities, so let us know where your passion lies, and we’ll make sure to connect you with the team.
