Board of Directors
Nikki (Guevarra) Boesiger
Board President
A self-proclaimed nerd, wife of a software engineer, mother to two energetic boys (6 & 4), and a fur-mom to two dogs. Nikki (she/they) received her Bachelor in Science in Chemistry from the Mu Chapter at Northern Illinois University. She currently works as a Senior Engineer for a medical device company that manufactures continuous glucose monitoring devices.
A very active member of the organization, Nikki had served her chapter in various capacities from a committee chair to serving as the Chapter Vice President. Soon after graduation, Nikki started volunteering in the International organization in various roles, including chapter advisor, Board Treasurer, and EDI Co-Chair, currently on her second term as Board President, and several committees like the Volunteer Coordination, Documentation, Convention, Member Relations, and Database Committees. During her time as Board Treasurer, she led multiple projects including reviving the Finance Committee, ensuring Chapters have Tax Exempt Statuses, and creating the EDI Committee. She was also awarded the Sorority’s Inaugural Excellence in Leadership award in 2022.
In addition to that, Nikki is also involved in her professional community in cultivating an environment of inclusive and equitable workplace by being an employee resource group chapter chair. For self-care, Nikki enjoys listening to music, reading books, listening to podcasts, and doing arts and crafts, including bullet journaling, painting, scrapbooking, and sewing. Next time you see her, ask her about Star Wars, best types of pens, stand-up comics & true-crime documentaries.
Ali Kennicutt
Board Vice President
Alison (Ali) Kennicutt is an alumna of the Tau Chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. She was a charter member (Alpha class) and graduated from RPI with a B.S. in Civil Engineering (2009), M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering (2011), and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (2015). As an Active, Ali served on the Chapter Executive Board as Membership Educator, Secretary, and Vice President and also served the Chapter as the Historian and Sisterhood Chair for multiple semesters. She has continued to stay involved as a Tau Chapter Advisor (2012-2025) and as the Vice President of Membership (2014-2016) and Vice President of Projects (2016-2022) for the Tau Alumnae Chapter.
Professionally, Ali is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania where she teaches undergraduate classes in environmental and geotechnical engineering; her technical focus is on water quality and water treatment processes. She loves to use hands-on activities, both in the field and the lab, to get her students excited about engineering and science! Ali lives in York, PA with her husband, Jake, and their toy poodles, Birdie and Stevie. She enjoys knitting (and has recently taking up spinning!), reading, hiking, downhill skiing, and any other opportunity to be cozy!
Nanee Enciso-Fredrickson
Board Secretary
Nanee graduated in 2021 from San Diego State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, and completed her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in 2025 through UCSD.
During her undergraduate years, Nanee was deeply involved in her chapter, serving on the executive board for three years as Secretary and Vice President, as well as holding multiple chair positions. Her dedication to the sorority continued post-graduation, as she began volunteering on the chapter audits committee. Now, she is excited to start her second term as Board Secretary and apply her process improvement background to the sorority’s insurance & risk management procedures.
Professionally, Nanee works in San Diego, California, as a Laboratory Specialist in the R&D Lab Management Group at Illumina. Her role focuses on Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement, with additional responsibilities including pipette calibration support.
Outside of work and her sorority commitments, Nanee enjoys spending her free time cross-stitching, reading on her Kindle, going on motorcycle rides with her husband (and their stuffed platypus Petunia), playing flute in her community band, and building botanical Lego sets.
Riley Dowdle
Board Treasurer
Riley is a graduate of the Alpha Chapter, Marquette University (’20) where she double majored in Biomedical (Biocomputing) Engineering & Theology and Religious Studies, as well as completed a certificate in Engineering Leadership. During her collegiate experience, she held a few committee roles including formal and chaplain, to the executive board position of President. Riley has continued to serve and remain engaged with ΑΩΕ in several capacities which has included serving on the executive board of the Alpha Alumni Chapter in the roles of Treasurer and now President, and volunteering on the Merchandise, Social Media, and Newsletter groups before serving on the Board of Directors as the Director of Communications (’22-’25). She has a passion for personal finance and is excited to serve in the role of Board Treasurer!
Riley currently works as a software engineer and product owner for Beckman Coulter, Dx where she works on the latest for immunoassay machines. She recently completed a Master’s of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering at GeorgiaTech (’26). Now that her graduate classes are over, she is enjoying getting back to her crafts and TBR list!
Meaghan Martin
Director of Chapter Services
Meaghan Martin is an alum of the Beta Rho Chapter at the University of Alabama. She was a chapter founder and graduated with a degree in Computer Science in 2018. She started volunteering with AΩE shortly after graduation. She has served as Chapter Advisor for Beta Omicron (Rutgers University) and Gamma Beta (University of Tennessee) as well as Website, Strategic Planning, and Alumni Committee member. She served on the Board of Directors as the Director of Alumni Relations from 2023-2025. Most recently, Meaghan volunteered as the Regional Assistant Director for Region I.
Meaghan is a Senior Software Engineer in the Sports Industry working on real-time, fan-facing applications. She lives in NYC with her wife and two cats. Meaghan is an avid reader and crafter; she loves needlepointing and is learning to quilt. She’s a huge sports fan and is a season ticket holder for the WNBA’s New York Liberty.
Meaghan is grateful for all of her AΩE experiences and the lifelong friends she’s made as an active and a volunteer. She’s excited to join the Board of Directors and help the sorority continue to grow and thrive.
Cassandra Thibeault
Director of Alumni Relations
Cassandra is a 2014 graduate of the Tau chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she majored in Aeronautical Engineering. As an Active, she served as Historian and Webmaster. As an Alumna, she was the Chair of the Documentation Committee and was the President of the Tau Alumni Chapter. She is involved in helping the Active members of the Tau chapter. Cassandra became more connected to the sisterhood as an Alumni, and she wants to help others to feel as uplifted as AΩE has made her feel.
Cassandra works as a Senior Production Engineer at an aerospace engine repair facility. Her day-to-day involves touching engine components, and she thinks that is just the coolest! She is a member of Women in Aviation International. Her biggest professional achievement is her patent application.
She lives in Hartford Connecticut with her boyfriend, cat, and French Bulldog. Her hobbies include board and video games, tennis, going to concerts, and making terrible puns. Ask her about her favorite horror movies, or about why Connecticut pizza is the best pizza!
Katie McGuigan
Director of Communications
Kathleen “Katie” McGuigan (she/her) is an alumna of the Tau Chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering in 2016. As an active undergraduate member, Katie served as Chapter Secretary for two years, as well as Historian and Social Chair. She continues to support the active chapter through volunteer involvement and serves the Tau Alumni Chapter as Vice President of Projects. Prior to her appointment to the board, Katie was a member of the AΩE Social Media Committee and later served as its Chair.
Professionally, Katie is a Pricing Analyst with Carrier Corporation in Syracuse, New York, where she specializes in market analysis and pricing strategy for Light Commercial HVAC product across the United States. She is also dedicated to STEM education and serves as a mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2053, Southern Tier Robotics, helping students develop engineering, problem-solving, business, design and leadership skills.
In her free time, Katie performs with two local community bands/ensembles, playing the piccolo, flute, and alto flute. She also volunteers her design talents by creating posters, graphics, and promotional materials for local music organizations and community groups. When she is not working, volunteering, or performing, Katie enjoys spending time with her three guinea pigs: Pi, Chai, and Rye.
Elaine Houha
Director of Expansion
Elaine graduated from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign as part of the Theta chapter in December 2019, serving many positions during my undergrad tenure including but not limited to PHC rep, sisterhood, and Membership Education Director. When she is not volunteering for the sorority she is working as a Software Engineer at Microsoft on the Windows Network Security team, playing with her corgis (Azula and Spud – Azula is the one pictured), or quilting. She is excited to join the board as Director of Expansion and looking forward to expanding to several new schools and bring new ideas to how we expand giving prospective chapters a more personal experience during the chapter founding stage.
Brenda Herold
Director of Sustainable Operations
Brenda graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Electrical Enginnering/Computer Science as a founding member of Alpha Omega Epsilon. During those early years of Alpha Chapter and the organization, many tasks needed completion and lending a hand to tackle those was a focus along with executive chapter positions. After joining the workforce, Brenda completed a Masters in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois along with countless certificates/programs in finance, strategy and leadership. In recent years, Brenda has served as a volunteer for the organization including serving on the Board of Directors as Director of Sustainable Operations and Treasurer. Brenda returns to further the strategic plan and annual business plans to underpin this organization for generations to come.
Currently outside of A.O.E., Brenda focuses on advisory, consulting and Board work in strategy and operations spaces. Her career experiences in software, systems, product management, project management, operations and customer experience laid the foundation for this. Her professional accomplishments include technology firsts and patents that illustrate the impact through embedded real time systems, cloud evolution throughout the telecom, healthcare, aerospace and defense, industrial and auto industries. Outside pursuits for Brenda are centered on STEM activities. She judges junior/senior high school national STEM competitions, scholarship judge for undergrad and grad students and serves as a mentor/coach for many professionals. Lifelong learning is key focus of hers that is fed by travel and new experiences including time with family/friends, making new friends, art and exploring the world.
Avery Wehner
Director of Volunteer Relations
Avery is an alum of the Mu chapter at Northern Illinois University. As an undergraduate, Avery served as Membership Educator for two years. As an alum, she served as an advisor to the Mu chapter for a number of years. Avery has served on several committees for the Sorority, including three years as an ex-officio Director. She is excited to serve as Director of Volunteer Relations, with goals of strengthening our volunteer development & recognition programs and supporting the rollout of our new learning management system. Avery currently supports education and quality for the laboratory division of a major healthcare system in the Midwest. Avery resides in Northern Illinois with her partner, cats, dog, and (as of 2025) 9 feisty chickens.
Jessica Roy
AΩE Foundation Chair (ex-officio)
Jessica graduated from Syracuse University in 1999 with a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering. As an undergrad, Jessica was a founder of the Zeta Chapter, and held office roles as Membership Educator, Secretary, and President. After graduation, Jessica was the first Alumnae Relations Officer for the Board of Directors, and now serves as the Chair of the Alpha Omega Epsilon National Foundation, after starting as Secretary.
Jessica currently works at Waymo as Technical Program Manager, Software Integrations. She is working with software and hardware teams to build the “World’s Most Experienced Driver” to improve access to mobility and make transportation safer. Jessica lives in Campbell, CA with her husband, two children, and dog, Lexie. She enjoys collecting and playing old school arcade and video games, watching her son’s soccer club, traveling, and wine.