About
IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. Region 3 is the geographic area of IEEE which covers the southeastern United States plus Jamaica.
Mission Statement
Focus on the growth and development of the member throughout the life cycle of the individual. Every member is an active participant, an informed and a satisfied member.
Vision Statement
The Region shall fulfill the Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) strategic objectives at the local level by ensuring the enabling of the sections, chapters, and student branches to engage the member.
* Denotes voting member of R3 ExCom
1. * Director -- Sonya Dillard 2. * Director Elect -- Pat Donohoe Ph.D., P.E. 3. * Secretary -- Kristin Bing 4. * Treasurer -- Joe Pennisi 5. * Past Director -- Eric Grigorian 6. * Area 1 North Carolina and Virginia -- Bruce Magruder 7. * Area 2 Georgia and South Carolina -- Alessio Medda 8. * Area 3 Florida -- Varadraj "Raj" Gurupur 9. * Area 4 Kentucky and Tennessee -- Regina Hannemann 10. * Area 5 Mississippi, Alabama and Jamaica -- Rajeev Agrawal 11. * Awards and Recognition Committee -- Devon Gayle, Chair Vice Chair -- Patrick Kung Past Chair (non-voting) -- Nelson Lourenco Professional Activities Representative -- Sree Ranjani Rajendran Educational Activities Coordinator -- Damith Wickramanayake Area Representative 1 -- Bruce Magruder Area Representative 2 -- Alessio Medda Area Representative 3 -- Varadraj "Raj" Gurupur Area Representative 4 -- Regina Hannemann Ph.D. Area Representative 5 -- Rajeev Agrawal 12. * Member Communications -- Andrew Seely, Chair Member Recruitment & Retention Coordinator -- David Fillion Newsletter Editor -- Bill LaBelle Assistant Editor -- Sree Ranjani Rajendran Webmaster Sub-Committee -- Brian Page P.Eng Co-Webmaster -- Alicem Koyun Co-Webmaster -- Mikita Hrybaleu Information Coordinator -- Megha Ben Fellows Coordinator -- John McDonald Collabratec Coordinator -- Krishna Kumar Neelakanta 13. * Conference Committee -- Joe Juisai, Chair Vice Chair -- Stephen Hopkins Director-Elect -- Pat Donohoe Past Chair -- Eric Ackerman Regional Student Activities Chair -- Bailey Heyman Conference Operations Specialist -- Tamseel Syed Ph.D. Conference Operations Specialist -- Wyman Williams Industry Engagement Coordinator -- Arup Ghosh Region 3 Treasurer -- Joe Pennisi Former Region Director -- Eric Grigorian Southeastcon 2025, Charlotte -- Charles Lord Southeastcon 2026, Huntsville -- Eric Grigorian Southeastcon 2027, Daytona Beach, FL -- Macaulay Osaisai CaribCon 2026, Montego Bay, Jamaica -- Halden Morris 14. * Finance (FINCOM) Committee -- Joe Pennisi, Chair Director --Sonya Dillard Director-Elect -- Pat Donohoe Conference Committee Chair -- Joe Juisai Secretary -- Kristin Bing Past Director --Eric Grigorian 15. * Section Support -- James Imanian, Chair Member Recruitment & Retention Coordinator -- David Fillion Life Member Coordinator -- Jacob Kulangara Young Professional Coordinator -- Sunny Bellary Women in Engineering Coordinator -- Ebonee Walker Senior Member Elevation Coordinator -- Anthony Perales Section Operations Specialist -- Charles Lord Section Operations Specialist -- Mark Torres Project Coordinator -- LaRhonda Julien Technical Activities Coordinator -- Tamseel Syed Ph.D. Educational Activities Coordinator -- Damith Wickramanayake 16. * Nominations and Appointments -- Eric Grigorian, Chair Past Director -- David Green Past Director --Gregg Vaughn Young Professional Coordinator -- Sunny Bellary 17. * Operational Audit -- Gregg Vaughn, Chair Committee Member 1 -- Vince Socci Committee Member 2 --Stephen Hopkins Committee Member 3 -- Don Hill Committee Member 4 --Chase Battaglio 18. * Professional Activities (PAC) -- Sharlene Brown, Chair Past PAC Chair -- David Fillion IEEE-USA Career and Professional Dev Comm Rep -- David Fillion Government Activities Coordinator -- Tiffany Campbell Student Professional Awareness Coordinator -- Haruna Gana 19. * Strategic Operations and Support -- David Green, Chair Vice Chair -- Eric Grigorian Operational Audit Committee Chair -- Gregg Vaughn Director (non-voting) -Sonya Dillard Director-Elect (non-voting) -- Pat Donohoe Secretary (non-voting) -- Kristin Bing Treasurer (non-voting) -- Joe Pennisi Past Director -- Eric Grigorian Past Director -- Jim Conrad Past Director -- Lee Stogner External Past Director (non-voting) -- Vince Socci 20. * Student Activities (SAC) -- Bailey Heyman, Chair Vice Chair -- Praveen Kumar Past Chair -- Victor Basantes Student Representative -- Melissa Hannemann Liaison to PAC -- SPAx Coordinator -- Haruna Gana Advisor -- Chase Battaglio Other Positions including Region 3 Representatives to IEEE Committees Humanitarian Technologies Board - Region 3 Rep -- Raul Ortega Regional Vitality Coordinator -- Pat Donohoe Admission and Advancement Committee -- Anthony Perales Educational Activities Coordinator -- Damith Wickramanayake Industry Engagement Coordinator -- Arup Ghosh vTools Rep -- Mark Torres * denotes voting member of ExCom