Katherine Chafian

Motivated Chemical Engineer offering 4 years of experience in project and financial management, cosmetic formulation, and programming. Known and awarded for financial and social leadership with organizational success. Polished and highly educated with evident drive while pursuing higher education and a career within the cosmetics industry. Passionate about active ingredients and applied skincare research, volunteering, and innovation.

President, Society of Women Engineers at VCU

• Coordinated and raised approximately $20,000 in funding to send 15 SWE members to the WE22 National Conference in Houston, TX
• Planned and hosted catered general body, networking, and executive board meetings for an average of 50 members a month
• Raised monthly meeting attendance by over 200% from the previous year

Treasurer, The Society of Women Engineers at VCU

• Successfully planned and gained funding to send 17 members to the WE21 conference in Indianapolis

Networking Chair, The Society of Women Engineers at VCU

• Awarded a Student Leadership Award from Virginia Commonwealth University for creating SWE-VCU’s successful mentorship program which paired over 2 dozen members with female professional engineers in the Richmond area.
  
  
  

• Student Representative, AIChE at VCU Sep 2019 - May 2020
• Student Ambassador, School of Engineering, VCU Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
• VCU Engineering Ambassador: visited elementary schools to expose students to the STEM field by teaching them how to program Lego vehicles to drive through obstacle courses