Woodruff School Advisory Board
The role of the Woodruff School Advisory Board is to recommend strategic directions for the Woodruff School, suggest broad-based curriculum changes, and consult with the School chair and the faculty on important issues. Members are invited to join the Advisory Board so that its composition reflects the varied scope of mechanical engineering, nuclear and radiological engineering, and medical physics in industry, the related professions, and the academic community.
Members
Michael Alesandro
ME 1983
CEO
iSoft Solutions
Former President and CEO-SunGard VPM
Linda Gilday
ME 1983
Deputy Program Director
Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program at United States Navy
Washington, D.C.
Keith Haas
ME 1989
CEO
Foley Products Company, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Josiah Lindsay
M.S. ME 1998
Fortress Investment Group
New York, New York
Lisa Margonis
ME 2003
Partner
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Atlanta, Georgia
Pamela M. Norris
M.S. ME 1989; Ph.D. ME 1992
Dean
College of Engineering, University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Barry Powell
B.S. ME 1989; M.S ME 1991
Vice President, Low Voltage Distribution Business Unit
Siemens Industry
Norcross, Georgia
Nzinga Tull
ME 1998
Senior Systems Engineer
Jackson and Tull
Washington, D.C.
James Williamson
AE 1989
Principal at Exponent
Clarkston, Michigan
Derek Bier
ME 1995
Chief Engineer - Ford Racing
Ford Motor Company
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ali P. Gordon
B.S. ME 1997; M.S. ME 2000; Ph.D. ME 2006
College of Engineering Dean and Professor
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Fredda Lerner
ME 1981
Senior Engineering Specialist in Enterprise Systems Engineering Aerospace Corporation
Chantilly, Virginia
Calvin Mackie
B.S. ME 1990; M.S. ME 1992; Ph.D. ME 1996
Founder and Chief Executive
STEM NOLA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shweta (Shay) Natarajan
B.S. ME 2009; M.S. ME 2012
Partner
Alliance
New York, New York
Mihir Pathak
B.S. ME 2008; M.S. ME 2010; Ph.D. ME 2013
Cofounder
Antitech
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Angela Sherman
ME 1986
President
S&S HVAC Equipment
Katy, Texas
Laura Wand
ME 1982
Independent Director
The York Water Company
York, Pennsylvania
Wei Chen
Ph.D. ME 1995
Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University
Ryan Greene
B.S. ME 2000; M.S. Econ 2001
Managing Operating Partner, Human Capital
Francisco Partners Consulting
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Mark Ligler
ME 1976
Vice President
Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta, Georgia
Guru Madhavan
Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and Senior Director of Programs
National Academy of Engineering
Washington, D.C.
Peter Newby
B.S. NE 1994; M.S. NE 1997
President and CEO
MS Technology, Inc.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Eric Pinckney
B.S. ME 1986; M.S. CP 1993
President of Integral Urban Program Management
Integral
Atlanta, Georgia
Ward Sokolowski
ME 1995
Chief Operations Officer
Forj Medical
Blacksburg, Virginia
John Williams
NRE 2002
Senior Vice President, Technical Services & External Affairs
Southern Nuclear
Chelesa, Alabama