Dean's Advisory Council
Comprised of corporate, business and community leaders, the Dean’s Advisory Council helps guide the College and ensure highest-quality education and career opportunities for students. The council:
- Advocates the College’s strategic vision and priorities
- Provides insight and expertise in developing goals
- Helps plan new programs
- Establishes best practices
2022-23 Members
Matt Petrime '93 (Chair)
VP and General Manager
Applied Medical
Mike Baghramian '66
Principal
Bager Electronics
Susan Brennan
CEO
5E Advanced Materials
Mario Cordero '74
Executive Director
Port of Long Beach
Michael Crawford '80
Chairman
Sukut Construction
Jennifer Didlo '02
President (retired)
AES Southland and AES Hawaii
Marwan Fawaz '87
Former Executive Advisor
Google and Alphabet
Tom Foss (Immediate Past-Chair)
Chairman
Griffith Co.
Candace Givens
VP, OGS Business Unit
Northrop Grumman
Patrick Goggin '87, '91
President (retired)
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Development
Georgia Griffiths '73
President and CEO
G2 Software Systems Inc.
Mike Guidry
Director of Engineering
DENSO
Arnold Hackett '01
Interim CFO
Metrolink
Reginald I. Harrison
Deputy City Manager
City of Long Beach
Dan Hart
President and CEO
Virgin Orbit
Chris Hernandez '81
Sector VP, NG Next (retired)
Northrop Grumman
Said Hilal
President & CEO
Applied Medical
Philip June
Senior Vice President
Boeing
Karl Kreutziger
President
C.W. Driver
Ralph Larison
VP, Construction Division Manager
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Borja Leon
Managing Director
D'Leon Consulting Engineers
Lynette McKinnon
Senior Director of Advanced Concepts
Boeing
Eric Nichol, Ph.D., P.E.
President
Moffatt & Nichol
Mike Niggli '71
President and COO (retired)
San Diego Gas & Electric
Kent Peterson, P.E. '86
VP and COO
P2S Engineering Inc.
Matt Petrime
VP and General Manager
Applied Medical
Rolando Saldana '92
VP
Intel
Tom Soderstrom
Director of Chief Technologists
Amazon Web Services
Erik Takayesu '90
Senior VP, Asset Strategy & Planning
SCE
Mike Tanzillo
GM, Information Systems & Cybersecurity
The Aerospace Corp.
Mary Teichert
President
Teichert Inc.
Mark Tokunaga
VP, Service Operations Technology
DreamWorks Animation
Cedric Williams '00
Chief Safety Officer
Southern California Gas Co.