Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Formation	1974 (1974)
Type	Engineering Society
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California
Region served	International
Website	shpe.org

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a National organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Latino community.

Social Networking was the key basis for the organization, as SHPE quickly established two student chapters to begin the network that would grow to encompass the nation and reach countries outside the United States. Currently, there are close to 300 chapters across the United States that are part of SHPE's network.

On June 1, 2017, SHPE announced Raquel Tamez would join the organization as Chief Executive Officer.^[1][2][3] One month later, Miguel Alemañy was announced as the new Chair of the National Board of Directors.^[4]

Along with AISES, NSBE, and SWE, SHPE is a founding member of the 50K Coalition,^[5] the collaborative is made up of more than 40 organizations with the goal of producing 50,000 diverse engineering graduates every year by the year 2025. In addition to SHPE, SHPE is also a member of the STEM Education Coalition, which raises public awareness about the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the United States to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace for years to come.^[6]