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
- Oversees the Distinguished Lecture Series.
2020-21 Members
Matt Petrime '93 (Chair)
VP and General Manager
Applied Medical
Mike Baghramian '66
Principal
Bager Electronics
Mario Cordero '74
Executive Director
Port of Long Beach
Michael Crawford '80
Chairman
Sukut Construction
Thomas J. Croslin
VP Engineering (retired)
Boeing Southern California Commercial Airplanes
Jennifer Didlo '02
President (retired)
AES Southland and AES Hawaii
Rudy Duran
VP, Consumer Customer Support
Boeing Southern California Commercial Airplanes
Tom Foss (Immediate Past-Chair)
Chairman
Griffith Co.
Patrick Goggin '87, '91
President (retired)
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Development
Georgia Griffiths '73
President and CEO
G2 Software Systems Inc.
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
VP, Safety and Quality
Boeing Global Services
Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice of Policy and Engineering
USC Virterbi School of Engineering
Karl Kreutziger
President
C.W. Driver
Ralph Larison
VP, Construction Division Manager
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Borja Leon
Managing Director
DeLeon Consulting Engineers
Al Moro
Executive Director (retired)
Port of Long Beach
Eric Nichol, Ph.D., P.E.
President
Moffatt & Nichol
Mike Niggli '71
President and COO (retired)
San Diego Gas & Electric
Cheryl Osborn
President
Casco Contractors Inc.
Kent Peterson, P.E. '86
VP and COO
P2S Engineering Inc.
Richard Shiozaki
Senior VP
DENSO Sales California Inc.
Rolando Saldana '92
VP
Intel
Erik Takayesu
VP, Asset Strategy & Planning
SCE
Mike Tanzillo
GM, Information Systems & Cybersecurity
The Aerospace Corp.
Mark Tokunaga
VP, Service Operations Technology
DreamWorks Animation
Cedric Williams '00
Chief Safety Officer
Southern California Gas Co.