Governor:

Lana Fountain Flakes


lana.r.fountain@swe.org

Lana is a 1997 graduate of Louisiana Tech University, where she earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently employed as a Payloads Structural Engineer for Jacobs Sverdrup/NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. She is a member of Xi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., where she serves on several program subcommittees, The National Society of Black Engineers – Houston Space Chapter, as Public Relations Chairperson, and Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. for Professional Women. She is also the sole proprietor of Eve Floral Design, a local Houston- Area floral décor company. Ms. Fountain was honored by her local SWE Chapter – Houston Area, as the recipient of the 2004 Young Engineer of the Year Award.

Recently, she has been named as a member of the 2005 Power Pipeline Class, a training program for emerging women leaders in the State of Texas, implemented by the Foundation for Women’s Resources.

In her leisure time, Lana enjoys reading, international travel, spending time with friends and family, and working with rescue dogs.