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
Georgia Griffiths President and CEOG2 Software Systems, Inc.
Mike Tanzillo General Manager, Information Systems and Cyber DivisionAerospace Corporation
Reginald Harrison Deputy City ManagerCity of Long Beach, Emergency Operations City Center
Hilal Said President and CEOApplied Medical 
Karl Kreutziger PresidentC.W. Driver
Ralph Larison Vice President, Construction Division ManagerHerzog Contracting Corporation
Borja Leon Managing DirectorD'Leon Consulting Engineers
Kent Peterson, PE Vice President, Chief EngineerP2S Engineering, Inc.
Rolando Saldana Vice PresidentIntel
Mike Baghramian PrincipalBager 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 MangerApplied Medical 
Mike Crawford PresidentSukut
Jennifer Didlo Retired - PresidentAES Southland 
Tom Foss Chairman & CEOGriffith Company
Patrick Goggin Retired President Boeing DefenseThe Boeing Company
Arnold Hackett Sr Adv to the CEO LA Metro
Dan Hart ConsultantAerospace  
Christopher Hernandez Sector Vice President, Research Technology and Advances DesignNorthrop Grumman
Mark Tokunaga Vice President, Service Operations TechnologyDreamWorks
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 TechnologistsAmazon Web Services
Ross Kruse Vice President of Engineering - Commercial ModificationsBoeing
Jim Barry Vice President of Engineering TechnologyRaytheon
Teresa Clement Director of University RelationsRaytheon
Thomas Phelps CIOLaserfiche
Dina Aryan-Zahlan Deputy Executive Director of DevelopmentPort of Los Angeles
Shelly Anghera Vice President | Coastal, Water, and Environmental Technical DirectorMoffatt & Nichol
Suzanne Plezia Sr. Dir,/Chief Harbor EngineerEng. Svcs. Bureau/POLB
Brian Costanza VP, EngineeringNorthrop Grumman
Behrang Poorganji VP, TechnologyNikon Advanced Manufacturing