About Us
Student activities and affairs are represented at the regional level through a Regional Student Activities Chair (RSAC) and a Regional Student Representative (RSR) that are members of the Region 1 Board of Governors. Your RSAC is also a member of the Region 1 Executive Committee. These positions are designed to represent your interests as IEEE Student Members.
Should you see a need for changes at the regional level, or for resources in your Section, Student Branch, or Student Branch Chapter, these are the people to contact. They have experience in both the operation of IEEE Student Branches and the training of officers in those branches.
On the left side of the page, you are able to click to see which members are under what committees.
Jonathan Avila -- jonathanavila@ieee.org
I'm Jonny, Vice Chair of IEEE R1 SAC, and IEEE R1 SPAC Chair for 2014-2015.
I graduated from NJIT in 2013, B.S. Electrical Engineering, and am currently
working as an Electrical Engineer for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.
After serving as IEEE NJIT Student Branch President from 2011-2013,
I wanted to get involved with Student Activities regionally in IEEE because
I want to make a difference where I can. Hopefully, with the help of my fellow volunteers,
we can bridge the gap between various student branches in the region, and create a cohesive
network for student members to share ideas, experiences, and knowledge!
I enjoy meeting new people, and occasionally playing guitar and video games to relax,
although with so much to do outside of work, my Playstation has been collecting dust!
Feel free to ask me anything!
Lance Doiron -- ldoiron17@gmail.com
I am the IEEE Region 1 Student Activities Committee Industry Relations Executive.
I am an Electrical Engineering senior undergraduate at the University of Maine.
I was the IEEE chapter president from 2012-2013 and have been the IEEE mentor chair
at Umaine from 2012 to present. I wanted to expand my involvement with IEEE and the
Region 1 Student Activities Committee was the perfect way to do that. I am looking
forward to creating a more active and involved Region 1 and getting to know more
students and professionals throughout the region. In my downtime I enjoy playing
guitar and outdoor activities such as hiking, snowboarding and snowshoeing.
Katalin Frolio -- froliok1@apps.tcnj.edu
My name is Katalin Frolio and I am the Student Branch Chair for IEEE Princeton/Central
Jersey Section and Southern Regional Officer of the IEEE Region 1 Student Activities
Committee. I was born and raised in Hungary and went back to college as an adult when
I moved to the USA. I graduated Middlesex County College (MCC) in 2009 with Highest
Honors and received and Associate of Science in Mathematics. I plan to graduate with
a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from The College of New Jersey
(TCNJ) in May of 2014. Upon the completion of the Bachelor's Degree my primary goal
is to get accepted to Graduate School and pursue Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
I hope I can be a productive member of IEEE SAC. In my free time I enjoy cooking
and baking with my children.
Elizabeth Amyouny -- amyouny@gmail.com
I am Elizabeth Amyouny and serve as the Northeast Regional Officer of IEEE's R1 Student
Activities Committee. I am currently a junior pursing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
at Northeastern University. I have been a student member of IEEE for two years and
found the hundreds of resources available to be invaluable tools for both personal
and professional development. I am excited to be a part of Region 1's transformation
in cultivating an engaged community where students can grow socially, professionally,
and academically. I feel such collaborations will encourage innovative thinking,
by all, and enhance each individual's potential for greatness. In my spare time I
enjoy spending time with my family, working in my garden, and playing with my two
dogs. I am also a huge sports fan.
Grant Griffiths -- ggriffit@syr.edu
My name is Grant and I'm serving as Chair of the IEEE R1 SAC Regional Events Committee.
I'm currently a Junior at Syracuse University double majoring in Computer Science and
Mathematics. Last summer I worked as an Application Developer Intern at JPMorgan Chase
and next summer I will be working at Intel Corporation as a Software Engineering Intern.
I've been involved with IEEE since my freshman year of college and look forward to making
a larger impact as Chair of Regional Events. Some of my hobbies include Soccer, Golf,
Snowboarding, and PC Gaming.
Benjamin Franco -- francob1@wit.edu
I'm Ben, Social Networking Officer of IEEE R1 SAC. I am currently a Sophomore Electrical
Engineering Major attending WIT for my ungrad. My work experience has varied from working
at the industry level for National Grid to having once worked at McDonalds. My interests
include working on projects with my college chapter of IEEE and learning to play new music
on the piano. When I'm not doing schoolwork I like to play tennis and am an avid runner.
Anish Kshatriya -- anish.kshatriya@hotmail.com
Hi, my name is Anish Kshatriya. I'm currently the webmaster for the IEEE R1 SAC website
and a senior at NJIT pursuing a degree in Web and Information Systems. I aspire to be a
web developer, working both on a front and back-end basis. Being part of the IEEE student
branch at NJIT has helped me in so many ways. IEEE has allowed me to connect to meet some
great people, both on a professional and personal level. I have taken up the position of
webmaster to give back to IEEE, an organization that has given me so much. Aside from school
and work, I'm passionate about music. I love composing, playing, and listening to music.
Also, I love hanging out with friends and just enjoying life :).
Paola Garcia -- pgarciac@ieee.org
Hola! My name is Paola Garcia, I am originally from Costa Rica (Pura Vida!).
I graduated with my B.S in Computer Science from St. Thomas Aquinas College in
Sparkill, NY and I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Computer Science from
Pace University, NY while working full-time. As an international student, I have
had so many wonderful experiences getting my higher education degree at U.S institutions
and being involved in extracurricular activities, and that is just one of the reasons
I became the Region 9 Latin American Relations Officer for the Region 1 Student
Activities Committee. I hope I can reach out to all of my Latin American friends
and create an interesting relationship to get to know each of them and their
activities/branches better. During my free time I enjoy playing/watching soccer,
watching NBA basketball games, reading and listening to music... I have two cats too
that I like to play with!
Abdul Razaque -- arazaque@my.bridgeport.edu
I am Abdul Razaque, Chair Strategic planning committee of IEEE R1 SAC, and IEEE EMEA
(Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Relations Officer, Region 8 Strategic Planning.
I am currently enrolled for PhD degree in the department of computer science and
engineering, University of Bridgeport (UB), CT. Before PhD program, served as Head
of computer science department in Model colleges setup Islamabad, Pakistan from
2002 to 2005. I also led several projects as project Director for promoting the
trend of information technology (IT) in Pakistan funded by United Nation organization
(UNO) and World Bank during 2005 to 2008. I have received 35 awards/Recognition of
talents in curriculum and extra curriculum activities at national and internationally
level. As researcher, I have authored over 70 technical papers, contributed book chapters,
conducted a number of short courses and delivered invited talks, plenary lectures and
presented my research more than 35 countries. I am currently active researcher of wireless
and Mobile communication (WMC) laboratory UB, USA. I am editor, associate editor, member
of editorial board of several international Journals and also having volunteer responsibilities
of Editor-in-chief for international Journal of Engineering and technology (IJET),
Singapore. I have chaired more than dozen international conference and also holding
membership of more than 50 international organizations around the world. I wanted to
be involved with IEEE Region-1 SAC because I consider every new responsibility as challenge.
Hope that new challenge will enhance my knowledge and will provide platform to share ideas,
knowledge and experiences. I am confident that my international experience will create liaison
between other regions of the world in order to make IEEE highly interesting and motivated platform
for students of the world.