About Us
The Society for Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES) is an interdisciplinary environmental engineering student organization at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Our mission is to promote student interest within environmental engineering through design competitions, speaker events, and field trips. We bring in speakers from a variety of different companies and industries to learn more about careers that are offered within environmental engineering!
Meet our Executive Board!
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Emma Dutkiewicz
Hello! My name is Emma and I’ve been apart of the SEES executive board since the club began in 2021 as the public relations officer, Vice President, and now the President. I am currently a 5th year student apart of the co-terminal program for my bachelors in Civil Engineering with a minor in sustainability and my masters in Environmental Engineering. After graduation I plan to work in the environmental justice or climate resilience field. In my free time I love to bike, read, and do crafts!
Genna Gaitan
I’m a fourth year studying civil engineering with a specialization in environmental engineering. On campus, I’m in involved with SEES of course but I also with ASCE where I serve as co-captain for the steel bridge team. Outside of the classroom, you can find me cooking or doing pottery!
Kezia Patino
Hello! My name is Kezia Patino and I am the Treasurer for SEES for this year. I'm excited for the events we have for this semester, we've had really amazing events so far :D. I'm also looking forward to learning more about all the ways in which environmental sustainability efforts are being advanced in engineering. I am a fourth year Architectural Engineering undergraduate student, and I also work on a research project under the Armour R&D program. I like to listen to music, paint, read comics, and, when I have longer breaks from school, make ceramics at a local pottery studio!
Public Relations Officer
Secretary
Zoe Zylstra
Hi! My name is Zoe Zylstra and I am the Public Relations Chair for SEES! I am a third year architectural engineering major. This organization is a really fun club to be a part of, all of the events are very informative or just plain old fun! In my free time I really enjoy listening to music, riding my bike, and doing yoga. I am very excited for the cool events this semester!
Amelie Yen
Hi! My name is Amelie Yen and I am the secretary for SEES! I am currently a 3rd year in ITM doing co-term in Cyber Forensics & Security with a minor in CS. I previously served as SEES's CS Major Representative. In addition to SEES, I am a part of the Camras Scholars Program. I enjoy reading, playing video games, and playing piano in my free time. I also like to rollerblade/skate when weather allows. I look forward to continuing my involvement in SEES and am excited to see how the organization grows throughout my time here at IIT!
Internal Affairs Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Jason Zhou
Jason Zhou is an Architectural Engineering and Minor in Sustainability 4th year with a passion for building science, building energy modeling, building performance simulation, and green buildings. Besides SEES, He is the current president of the ASHRAE IIT Student Branch, a Peer Career Coach with Career Services, and the current student director of IBPSA-USA, the premier building performance simulation organization in the US.
Kelsey Starnes
I would describe myself as an observer, student, artist, writer, designer, leader, teacher, and intuitive. I am a 5th year co-terminal student, here at IIT. Pursuing a bachelors in Civil Engineering, masters in Sustainability, Analytics, and Management(SAM), with a minor in Architecture. I love to explore, do yoga, be outside, craft, be alone, give to others, and make people smile. I am excited for the unknown path ahead, and I trust I will end up where I’m meant to.