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IPC COMMUNITY 102 WINTER 2025 W aad Tarman is the current IPC Stu- dent Board Mem- ber and incoming president of the IPC Student Chapter at Auburn University. She has an impressive back- ground as a second-year Ph.D. student and dedicated research assistant at Auburn University's Electronics Manufacturing and Reliability Laboratory within the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department. As a Student Board Member, Waad has full voting rights and attends all Board meetings. Her role is focused on bringing a fresh perspective to the table, based on students' needs and aspirations, as a representa- tive of her fellow IPC student members. Her journey has been defined by a determined pursuit of leadership and a passion for making a positive impact. She possesses strong knowledge of various microelectronics manufacturing, including PCB fabrication and assembly (PCBA), package mounting and assembling (SMT and THMT) technologies, inspection and quality control, and design for manufacturing (DFM). I visited with Waad last fall after she returned from attend- ing an IPC Board meeting in Munich. A Fresh Perspective Waad Tarman's journey defined by a determined pursuit of leadership By Charlene Gunter du Plessis, Senior Director, IPC Education Foundation EDUCATION