Currently Employed as a Project Engineer, I've been working with the GetSET program since 2005 and a Member of SWE since 2013.  I am passionate about Empowering Girls, Outreach and STEM.  Join Me!

I have seen firsthand the positive impact that GetSET has had on my daughters, and I am dedicated to paying it forward by leading a team of counselors who are equally passionate about empowering our young participants. I hope to create a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and achieve their goals. Join me on this journey of empowerment and growth, together we can make a difference in the lives of others through SWE-SCV GetSET. 

Araceli Gonzalez is a Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space focusing on electromechanical design. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She was a first-generation, transfer student and the first person in her family to earn a BS. As Director of Curriculum 

Development, she schedules workshops that get students excited to learn about STEM! 

The GetSET Planning works all year to plan, fund and execute our GetSET Summer Week event as well as assisting with other outreach events.
If you are a STEM minded individual interested in engaging young minds in Engineering please reach out to us via email!

In 2016 I retired from a very rewarding career at Lockheed Martin as a project manager in Information Technology.  I wanted to do something equally rewarding in retirement, so I volunteered as Director of Recruitment for SWE GetSET.  I love working on the application process with the new students and their parents and school counselors. 

I have been a GetSET volunteer since 1992 and I keep coming back because the students are amazing. Their energy and curiosity make it fun to lead workshops. These young women will be the ones to solve the next generation of STEM challenges and I get to help teach and encourage them.