Dean's Advisory Council

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COE Dean's advisory council
Collaboration at its finest: The Dean's Advisory Council making strides in Fall 2022.

The COE Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) is comprised of executive leaders in the field from industries that hire graduates of the college. The COE DAC meets twice per year: in-person in the fall, and virtually in the spring. In addition, each department in the college has its own advisory board specific to their disciplines. The charter of the DAC is four-fold:

Members of the DAC:

  • Advise the college on updates and directions of their company and industry, and any implications for the COE
  • Serve as an ambassador for our programs in their professional circles
  • Collaborate with the COE on projects of mutual interest to advance the college
  • Support and advise us on fundraising and other resource development efforts 

     

    Subcommittees:

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3 subcommittees of DAC

In addition, the DAC is currently organized into three subcommittees, each working on special initiatives, meeting as needed outside of the plenary DAC meetings. The subcommittees are:

  • Diverse Pipeline – achieve gender, race, and ethnicity representation in student, staff, and faculty populations and an environment where all can thrive and reach potential
  • Internships – ensure all undergraduate students in the COE experience and learn from a paid internship experience in the field prior to graduation
  • Fundraising – enlist professional networks and contacts in support of fundraising mission of the college and its programs

 

Members:

NameTitleCompany
Jennifer Didlo President (ret)AES Southland 
Mike Tanzillo General Manager, Information Systems and Cyber DivisionAerospace Corporation
Tom Soderstrom Director of Chief TechnologistsAmazon Web Services
Said HilalPresident and CEOApplied Medical 
Matt Petrime Vice President, General MangerApplied Medical 
Mike Baghramian PrincipalBager Electronics
Ross Kruse Vice President of Engineering - Commercial ModificationsBoeing
Reginald Harrison Deputy City ManagerCity of Long Beach, Emergency Operations City Center
Karl Kreutziger PresidentC.W. Driver
Borja Leon Managing DirectorD'Leon Consulting Engineers
Mark Tokunaga Vice President, Service Operations TechnologyDreamWorks
Suzanne Plezia Sr. Dir, /Chief Harbor EngineerEng. Svcs. Bureau/POLB
Georgia Griffiths President and CEOG2 Software Systems, Inc.
Marwan Fawaz Executive Advisor (ret)Google/Alphabet
Tom Foss Chairman & CEOGriffith Company
Ralph Larison Vice President, Construction Division ManagerHerzog Contracting Corporation
Rolando Saldana Vice President (ret)Intel
Arnold Hackett Sr Adv to the CEO LA Metro
Thomas Phelps CIOLaserfiche
Shelly Anghera Vice President | Coastal, Water, and Environmental Technical DirectorMoffatt & Nichol
Behrang Poorganji VP, TechnologyNikon Advanced Manufacturing
Brian Costanza VP, EngineeringNorthrop Grumman
Candace Givens Vice President, OGS Business Unit (ret)Northrop Grumman
Christopher Hernandez Sector Vice President (ret), Research Technology and Advances DesignNorthrop Grumman
Kent Peterson, PE Vice President, Chief EngineerP2S Engineering, Inc.
Dina Aryan-Zahlan Deputy Executive Director of DevelopmentPort of Los Angeles
Jim Barry Vice President of Engineering TechnologyRaytheon
Teresa Clement Director of University RelationsRaytheon
Michael Niggli President and CEO (ret)SDG&E
Erik Takayesu Senior Vice President of Asset Strategy and Planning (ret)Southern CA Edison
Brandon TolentinoDirectorSPE
Mike Crawford PresidentSukut
Mary Teichert President & CEO  Teichert, Inc
Patrick Goggin Retired President Boeing DefenseThe Boeing Company
Dan Hart CEO (ret)Virgin Orbit
Susan Brennan CEO (ret)5E Advanced Materials