Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Diana Gomez
National President
Diana Gomez is the National President for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), a professional organization that serves as the source for quality Hispanic engineers and technical talent. Since assuming the president's role in 2003, Diana has applied extensive leadership and engineering expertise to manage the national organization. She is the first SHPE member to be elected as the president for a third two-year term.
Under her guidance as president, SHPE has developed an array of programs. The Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science (AHETEMS) Foundation was created along with a new scholarship program. Diana's leadership has opened the door for key partnerships with the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Inc. (MAES) and the Hispanic College Fund (HCF).
Diana's history with SHPE spans more than 20 years. Before taking on the role of president, Diana served on many different levels of the organization, including the offices of regional vice president, secretary and treasurer. She co-chaired the SHPE National Technical and Career Conference in 2001 and served actively in the administrations of four previous SHPE presidents.
Diana leads SHPE on a voluntary basis. She is also the chief of the office of traffic management and a senior electrical engineer with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). She has worked with Caltrans for 18 years and began her career designing highway electrical systems. She has led projects focused on managing traffic flow and recently developed an advanced weather sensor system to reduce fog-related traffic accidents in California's Central Valley.
Diana earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at California State University, Fresno. During her time at CSU, Diana was the president of the SHPE student chapter and the president of the professional chapter upon graduation.
In addition to her responsibilities at SHPE, Diana serves her community further by speaking at local high schools, encouraging young people to pursue engineering and higher education. For over five years, she has worked with a summer education institute for math and science.
Diana has received national recognition for her success professionally and within the Latino community. She has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business and as one of the top 100 Hispanics in the technical field by Hispanic Engineer.
Diana Gomez offers a unique perspective to the field of engineering, and she will continue to use her extensive skills to impact SHPE, Caltrans and the Latino community at large.