Advancement & Industry Advisory Councils

College of Technology Dean's Advancement Council

The Dean's Advancement Council supports the dean of the College of Technology to develop financial resources and strategic relationships (with alumni, funders, and industry partners) to excel at the College’s mission and achieve its vision of “preparing students for a globalized workplace and be” recognized as a premier talent provider in the nation.”

College of Technology Dean's Advancement Council

Steve Bailey Alumni: Yes Diesel USA Group President and CEO (retired)	Kayla Boyll Alumni: Yes North American Lighting Corporate Branding Specialist	Rick Burger Alumni: No Duke Energy District Manager
Nicole Otte Alumni: Yes Endress+Hauser Director of Workforce Development	Cheryl Roberson Alumni: Yes Rolls Royce Program Director (Defense Sector)	Dave Snow Alumni: Yes Extension Partnership Director, Purdue Manufacturing

College of Technology Industry Advisory Councils

Industry Advisory Councils (IACs) in the College of Technology (COT) are comprised of professionals in the appropriate fields who work in collaboration with our academic departments, programs, and administration to enhance the relevancy and quality of programs. Many advisory council members are alumni who are eager to share their experience and knowledge to improve the curriculum and connect with new graduates. IACs support our accountability by providing guidance and feedback and serving as partners in continuous improvement. For a listing of current advisory council members, please view below.

Applied Engineering & Technology Management (AETM) Industry Advisory Councils (IACs)

Automotive Engineering Technology (AET) IAC

Roger Bacon Alumni: No GMAC Insurance Human Resource Manager	Adam Batton Alumni: Yes Hoosier Tire Product Manager	Norbert Brown Alumni: Yes Vincennes Univeristy Transportation Dept Chair
Jon Caughlan Alumni: Yes Cummins ME Technician	John Fletcher Alumni: Yes Chevrolet Division, VSSM District Sales Manager	Kael Fritz Alumni: Yes Jasper Engines Customer Service
Robert Johnson Alumni: No Subaru Indiana Public Relations	Don Lumsdon Alumni: Yes Ivy Tech Community College Automotive Program Chair	Mike Scott Alumni: Yes Toyota MMI Quality Engineer Specialist
Fred Simmons, Jr. Alumni: Yes SMG Racing Owner

Engineering (ENGR with concentrations in Civil, Industrial, and Mechanical) IAC

James P. Cannon Alumni: Sony DADC Manager, Industrial Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Master Data	Matthew Johnson Alumni: Great Dane (Terre Haute campus) Plant Manager	Kashif Khan, P.E. Alumni: Infrastructure Engineering, Inc. Executive Vice President
Asfahan Ullah Khan Alumni: INDOT, Crawfordsville District In-House Services Manager, Capitol Program Management Division	Dodie Meyer Alumni: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Mechanical Engineer - Contract Administrator	Nicole Otte Alumni: Yes Endress+Hauser USA Director of Workforce Development
Arsalan Paleshi Alumni: University of Louisville Assistant Professor	Juliann Porter Alumni: HWC Engineering Project Engineer	Modabbir Rizwan Alumni: Aztec Engineering Group, Bloomington, IN Roadway Designer/EIT-1
Payam Sharifi Alumni: Heat Exchanger Design, Inc. Senior Mechanical Engineer	Betsy Wilkinson Alumni: No ISU BE and KIVA Structural Engineers Principal Structural Engineer

Engineering Technology (ET) and Civil Engineering Technology (CVET) IACsngineering Technology (ET) including Civil ET (CvET), Mechanical ET ()

Justin Bargo Alumni: Yes	Mary McCarter Alumni: Yes Kellogg	Tom Newsom Alumni: Yes Sony DADC Engineer Mgr Replication/Printing/Development
Gary Oxford Alumni: No Bemis	Larry Parvin Alumni: Yes Great Dane Trailors Product Engineer	Marc Ponsot Alumni: Yes AP Machine & Tool Manager
Jianren Rong Alumni: No Ivy Tech Community College Design Technology Chair	Michael Westerfield Alumni: Yes Taghleef Industries Engineering and Reliability Manager

Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET) and Engineering Technology Management (ETM) IACsnufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET) and Technology (TM)

Bob Brown Alumni: No Tri Aerospace	Ann Case Alumni: Yes Tredegar Film Industries	Rich Cope Alumni: No Taghleef Industries
John DiCenso Alumni: No Raybestos Powertrain	Bob Heskett Alumni: No Bemis Performance Packaging Technical Mgr	David Lynch Alumni: Yes PDF Controls
Marvin Miller Alumni: Yes MEC	S. Paul Myers Alumni: Yes South Vigo High School CTE Dept Chair	Kyle Young Alumni: Yes North American Lighting

Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) IAC

Americo Andrade Alumni: No ThyssenKrupp Presta North America, LLC. Manufacturing Engineering Support Manager	Justin Bargo Alumni: Yes Watchfire Signs Manufacturing Engineer	Steve Fox Alumni: No North American Lighting (NAL) GM – Corporate Manufacturing Engineering, Assembly
Mike Hammer Alumni: Allison Transmission Product Engineering Manager	Dustin Keers Alumni: Yes Allison Transmission Supervisor – Test Cell Operations	Gary Oxford Alumni: Yes Bemis Co. Process Engineer
Larry Parvin Alumni: Yes Great Dane Product Engineer	Marc Ponsot Alumni: Yes AP Machine & Tool Inc. Owner & Manager	Buddy Raderstorf Alumni: No Capable Concepts LLC Owner
Mark A Schultz Alumni: Yes Great Dane Champion Product Director	Bob Sullivan, Jr. Alumni: Yes Tri Aerospace, LLC Sr. Mfg. Engineering	Carrie Thompson Alumni: No Crown Equipment Corp. Director of Human Resources
Brad Yowell Alumni: No Simonton Windows Engineering Manager	Gus Zalam Alumni: Yes Aisin USA MFG., INC. Process Improvement & Engineering

Packaging Engineering Technology (PET) IAC

Kerry Crossland Alumni: No	Dan Cunningham Alumni: No Chair	Tricia Rochyby Alumni: Yes Baxter Pharmaceuticals Packaging Engineer
Caeser Watkins Alumni: No

Built Environment (BE) Industry Advisory Council (IAC)

Architectural Engineering Technology (ARET) IAC

Amanda Jukes Alumni: No Sanders and Associates, Inc Graduate Architect	David Naidoff Alumni: No Catalyst Constrution Group Assistant Project Manager	Daniel Sanders Alumni: No Sanders and Associates, Inc Owner, Architect
Fred Tejera Alumni: No Epic Metals Corporation Project Engineer LEED Green Associate

Construction Management (CNST) IAC

Colby Boyer Alumni: Yes B&T Drainage	Polly Bryan Alumni: Yes Ace Blind & Drapery Owner	Jeff Chandler Alumni: No Taylor Bros. Construction Co., Inc. Vice President Operations
John Collett Alumni: No Milestone Contactors South, LLC Vice President/Wabash Valley Area	Jason Ernst Alumni: Yes Terre Haute Savings Bank Commercial Lending	Todd Fawver Alumni: No Milestone Contractors, L.P. Vice President/Bloomington Area M
Kirsten Fowler Alumni: No Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana Executive Director	Larry Gauer Alumni: Yes Sycamore Engineering Director of Safety│Project Manager	Adam Gummer Alumni: Yes Bowen Engineering Corporation Project Controls & Virtual Design for Construction
William Hann, Jr. Alumni: Yes Hannig Construction, Inc. Vice President	Rick Harruff Alumni: Yes CDI, Inc. President	Jacob Hellmann Alumni: No Keymark Construction President
Michael Jordan Alumni: Yes Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc. President	Joe Keys Alumni: No NRK, Inc. Vice President	Jason King Alumni: Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (IKORCC) Representative
Justin Kunz Alumni: Sycamore Engineering Preconstruction Services	Aaron Martin Alumni: Shiel Sexton Director of Scheduling	Todd McBride Alumni: No Signature Construction, LLC Vice President of Operations
Josh Naugle Alumni: Yes Weddle Bros. Building Group, LLC Director of Pre-Construction Services	Mike Peterson Alumni: No CH Garmong & Son, Inc. Project Manager	Lloyd Pressley Alumni: No Freitag-Weinhardt, Inc. Operations Manager
George Sheraw Alumni: No Indiana Constructors, Inc. Director, Labor Relations	Henry Stadler Alumni: No Thompson Thrift Constsruction, Inc. Chief Operating Officer	Jeff Strode Alumni: No Strode Construction Owner
Keaton Turner Alumni: Yes Turner Mining Group President	Michael Waldbieser Alumni: No MRW Engineering & Consulting, Inc. President	Brady Wever Alumni: Yes Harrell-Fish Incorporated Project Manager
Tom Woodason Alumni: Yes USI Insurance Services, LLC Commercial Insurance and Surety Bond Producer

Interior Architecture Design (IAD) IAC

Julie Berry Alumni: Yes Carson Design Associates President & Owner	Tommy Kleckner Alumni: No Indiana Landmarks Director, Western Regional Office	Shelly Langona Alumni: Yes RJE Business Interiors Vice President/General Manager
Kylie Lockett Alumni: Yes Locket Design Co. Principal	Janice Pattee Alumni: No Janice Pattee Design President/Owner/Designer	Drew Randle Alumni: Yes Reifsteck Reid Architects & Co. Interior Designer
Caroline Rohrmayer Alumni: Yes CRMH Architecture+Commercial Interiors, Inc. President	Scott Tillman Alumni: No Indiana State University University Architect

Safety Management (SFTY) IAC

Stephen Borkowski Alumni: Yes Independent Consultant	Arlene Jones Alumni: Yes Duke Energy ES&H Professional	Malcolm Legault Alumni: No PARSONS Regional SH&E Director
Dennis Mendenhall Alumni: Yes Marathon Petroleum Company Advanced HES Professional	John Rolison Alumni: Yes Kellogg North America Regional EHS Manager	Brian Snow Alumni: Yes Rockville Correctional Facility Safety Hazard Manager

Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) Industry Advisory Councils (IACs)

Automation and Control Engineering Technology (ACET) IAC

Jan Eglen Alumni: No Consultant/retired	Robert English Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Professor Emeritus	Vaughn Levy Alumni: No Bellflight
Shane Stucky Alumni: No Elanco CEO

Computer Engineering Technology (CET) IAC

Gary Bullock Alumni: No Crane Naval CTO, Pierce Aerospace LLC	Jerry Cockrell Alumni: Yes ISA Chairperson	David Ehinger Alumni: No Rolls-Royce Director IT Security
Robert English Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Professor Emeritus	Vaughn Levy Alumni: No Bellflight

Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) IAC

Gary Bullock Alumni: No Crane Naval CTO, Pierce Aerospace LLC	Robert English Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Professor Emeritus	Vaughn Levy Alumni: No Bellflight
Michelle Robinson Alumni: Yes ZF-TRW - retired

Information Technology (IT) IAC

Jerry Cockrell Alumni: Yes ISA Chairperson	Jan Eglen Alumni: No Consultant/retired	David Ehinger Alumni: No Rolls-Royce Director IT Security
Nick Mahurin Alumni: No InfaWare CEO	Shane Stucky Alumni: No Elanco CEO

Human Resource Development & Performance Technology (HRD&PT) Industry Advisory Council (IAC)

Adult and Career Education (ACE) IAC

Tera Archbold Alumni: Yes, Ivy Tech Community College-Fort Wayne Educational Technologist	Rebecca Dart Alumni: Yes Hershey Chocolate Production Supervisor	Natalie Mabbitt Alumni: Yes Kirkpatrick Mgmt. Co., Inc. Regional Property Manager
Ellie Pounds Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Interim Math & Writing Center Coordinator	Martha Reed Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Program Coordinator Office of Multicultural Services and Programs	Cathy Stennet Robb Alumni: No Oakland City University Dean of the School of Business

Human Resource Development (HRD) IAC

Yi Chew Alumni: Yes, Union Hospital Human Resource Generalist Human Resources Department	Cheryl James Alumni: Yes Hill-Rom, Inc. Vice President of Human Resources	Robert Lowe Alumni: Yes Aero Tech and Corporate Talent Aquisition JBT Corporation Vice President of Human Resources
David E. Myers Alumni: Yes Terre Haute Savings Bank Vice President	Chanel Novack Alumni: Yes Indiana State University Undergraduate Student College of Technology	Michael Rady Alumni: No South Division PepsiCo Beverages North America Human Resources
Mike Shadoan Alumni: No Thyssenkrupp Presta North America, LLC Human Resources Manager

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