National Society of Women Environmental Professionals

The Society of Women Environmental Professionals was started in 1995. The National Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) incorporated and held its first Board meeting on January 6, 2003 and elected a Board of Directors and officers.

National SWEP is a national non-profit professional association of persons involved or interested in environmental law, science, business, and policy. Members include attorneys, consulting scientists and engineers, non-profit organizations, students, educators, government employees, and the regulated community.

The purpose of National SWEP is to support the goals of the existing SWEP chapters and encourage the establishment of new SWEP chapters in other communities. SWEP's goals include encouragement of education and professional development, exchange of substantive information and work experiences, networking, and public service.

Our North Carolina Chapter serves as a resource for members in the Triangle area, providing opportunities for professional development through educational programming, social events, mentoring, and community service.

The mission of SWEP-NC is to:

Encourage and promote the leadership, achievement, and development of women in environmental professions
Provide an informal setting for women to meet, share substantive information and work experiences, and to establish a communications exchange
Educate members on current trends and new developments in the environmental field
Promote the development of business relationships
Encourage and promote public service for North Carolina's environment