Dean's Advisory Council
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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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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:
Name | Title | Company |
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Georgia Griffiths | President and CEO | G2 Software Systems, Inc. |
Mike Tanzillo | General Manager, Information Systems and Cyber Division | Aerospace Corporation |
Reginald Harrison | Deputy City Manager | City of Long Beach, Emergency Operations City Center |
Hilal Said | President and CEO | Applied Medical |
Karl Kreutziger | President | C.W. Driver |
Ralph Larison | Vice President, Construction Division Manager | Herzog Contracting Corporation |
Borja Leon | Managing Director | D'Leon Consulting Engineers |
Kent Peterson, PE | Vice President, Chief Engineer | P2S Engineering, Inc. |
Rolando Saldana | Vice President | Intel |
Mike Baghramian | Principal | Bager Electronics |
Erik Takayesu | FormerVice President of the Asset Strategy & Planning (ASP) | Southern CA Edison |
Michael Niggli | Retired President & Chief Operating Officer, SDG&E | |
Matt Petrime | Vice President, General Manger | Applied Medical |
Mike Crawford | President | Sukut |
Jennifer Didlo | Retired - President | AES Southland |
Tom Foss | Chairman & CEO | Griffith Company |
Patrick Goggin | Retired President Boeing Defense | The Boeing Company |
Arnold Hackett | Sr Adv to the CEO | LA Metro |
Dan Hart | Consultant | Aerospace |
Christopher Hernandez | Sector Vice President, Research Technology and Advances Design | Northrop Grumman |
Mark Tokunaga | Vice President, Service Operations Technology | DreamWorks |
Mary Teichert | President & CEO | Teichert, Inc |
Susan Brennan | CEO (ret) | 5E Advanced Materials |
Marwan Fawaz | Executive Advisor (ret) | Google/Alphabet |
Candace Givens | Vice President, OGS Business Unit(ret) | Northrop Grumman |
Tom Soderstrom | Director of Chief Technologists | Amazon Web Services |
Ross Kruse | Vice President of Engineering - Commercial Modifications | Boeing |
Jim Barry | Vice President of Engineering Technology | Raytheon |
Teresa Clement | Director of University Relations | Raytheon |
Thomas Phelps | CIO | Laserfiche |
Dina Aryan-Zahlan | Deputy Executive Director of Development | Port of Los Angeles |
Shelly Anghera | Vice President | Coastal, Water, and Environmental Technical Director | Moffatt & Nichol |
Suzanne Plezia | Sr. Dir,/Chief Harbor Engineer | Eng. Svcs. Bureau/POLB |
Brian Costanza | VP, Engineering | Northrop Grumman |
Behrang Poorganji | VP, Technology | Nikon Advanced Manufacturing |