Joy Marsalla joined SWE as a freshman at Arizona State University, and has served as a Board member and volunteer every year since! Joy is a connector, who defines her “why” as “creating sustainable, efficient solutions to complex problems by bridging science & the human essence to protect our planet & humankind”. She is a professional environmental engineer, a LEED Green Associate and a Registered Yoga Teacher. Joy is the Sustainability Lead at Lam Research, led Chemistry & Air Emissions at Nike where she wrote these standards across the Footwear & Apparel Industry, and previously managed the environmental risk program and led environmental modeling work at Intel. This year, her goal for the SWE Columbia River Section is to support our members to receive the recognition they deserve through individual and group awards and leadership opportunities.