Executive Committee

Paige is a senior from Athens, Georgia, studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Law and Society. She is the current President of PMEA, and has previously served as Treasurer and Professional Development Committee Head. This past summer, Paige worked as a Capital Equipment Valuation Intern at EY where she combined and applied engineering and corporate finance concepts to value and strategically advise on clients' machinery and equipment assets. Previously, Paige worked at Caterpillar as a Corporate Engineering Intern in the Turbocharger Applications Team of the Large Power Systems Division where she gained experience in new product development, cost reduction, capacity improvements, and product improvement. Outside of PMEA, Paige instructs ME 199: How Stuff Works, serves as a Peer Mentor for ME students, mentors FYE students in the Mentors and Mentees Program for the Women in Engineering Program, serves as Archivist and Historian for Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, is a member of Pi Tau Sigma, and volunteers with the Outreach Committee of Society of Women Engineers. In her free time, Paige enjoys fly fishing, baking, running, hiking, playing piano, visiting national parks, and water skiing.

Emerson Zubb is a junior in Mechanical Engineering and pursuing a minor in Sustainable Engineering from Paris, France. This past summer, Emerson spent a second summer interning at ComEd, in Oakbrook, IL, working on identifying low-voltage meters and updating softwares to improve voltage optimization. As a member of PMEA, Emerson is the Vice President and a ME 199 How Stuff Works Course Coordinator. She is also involved in the Women in Engineering Program. In the past, Emerson participated in undergraduate research studying pulse flow reverse osmosis and its applications to vertical farming structures. She has also been a TA for ME 200 and ME 274. In her free time, Emerson likes to read, bake, crochet, and go to basketball games.

Treasurer | Raygan Bingham - Senior | Manufacturing Engineering Intern at GE Vernova | 2023 STARS Student | Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle (ROV) Mechanical Team member

Raygan Bingham is a Senior in the school of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Raygan has spent the past two summers as an operations intern at GE Vernova in Greenville, SC. The summer after her first year at Purdue, she spent her time in the Purdue STARS semiconductor program in West Lafayette, IN. While at GE Vernova, she has focused on enhancing turbine assembly processes through lean methodologies and close collaboration with assemblers and fabricators. She also developed and implemented material pitch plans and FOD (Foreign Object Displacement) prevention strategies, resulting in improved efficiency and safety on the workshop floor. On campus, Raygan is a member of the mechanical sub-team of the Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) team, an instructor for ME199, and she serves as the Treasurer for Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, cooking, and cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs and Purdue sports teams.

Mackenzie is a Senior from Fort Wayne, Indiana studying Mechanical Engineering at Purdue with a minor in Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Last summer, she worked for AES corporation in the Transmission Planning department as an intern. She developed her skills in project management and budget optimization for large scale transmission and distribution projects. In 2024, Mackenzie worked for American Electric Power at the D.C. Cook Nuclear power plant in the mechanical design department working to develop her skills in technical writing while also contributing to design calculations within plant systems. Within Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors (PMEA), she currently serves as the secretary on the executive board. Previously she has served as committee head for the outreach team to bring both the Purdue and local communities together. Additionally, she is an instructor for How Stuff Works. She has also been involved in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as a member of the Grand Prix team and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) sustainability team. In her free time, Mackenzie enjoys sewing, baking, and spending time with friends and family.