Advisory Councils and Boards

Dean's Advisory Council

The Dean's Advisory Council provides invaluable insight, contacts, and support to help the Dean set priorities and garner the necessary resources to move the College forward. The council meets biannually, in the spring and fall.
 

Departmental Advisory Boards

Our College of Engineering advisory boards provide guidance on strategy, development, and attainment of strategic goals and priorities. The boards are comprised of leaders from both industry and academia who are committed to the mission and goals of the College of Engineering and its departments.

Industry Advisory Board - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

IAB Charter, MIE

Co-Chairs:

• Paul Banks '81, PE, Vice President, B2Q Associates Inc.
• Paul Washburn '81, '84MBA, Principal, Paul Washburn Consulting

Members:

• Jim Burroughs '86, Sr. VP Technical Support, PTC
• Karen Conley, Director of Materials Technology, Saint-Gobain
• Caroline Down '91, Director of Quality, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engines
• Kelly Mendell, President, MIKEL
• Frank Riordan, President, DMC, Inc.
• Raquel Rivera, Pratt & Whitney, SVP Operations
• Julia Saulino, Director, Raytheon Six Sigma, Seapower Capability Systems; Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Company
• Srini C. Sekar, Director – Forecasting & Customer Relations; Global Customer Service Sensata Technologies
• Arnold VanDoren '87, VP of Engineering, Symbotic
• Rich Yazbeck '01

Chemical Engineering Advisory Board

The Chemical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board typically meets on the first or second Friday in June. Contact Amity at lee [at] umass [dot] edu for more information.

Members:

• Kokui Francisca Adesokan '09            
• James R. Beilstein '96 PhD
• Michael Berard '80     
• Michael Canary '85
• Frank Consoli '75
• Paul Kamienski '69
• Sanjeev Katti 
• Scott Kendra
• Borislava Kostova '06 PhD           
• Ron LaBarre '73
• Michael Masterson '75
• Ed Price '90        
• Karin Rotem-Wildeman '99 PhD
• Michael Sarli '75               
• Christine Seymour '95 PhD          
• Nilesh Shah '85 PhD (Chair)
• Robert Steininger
• Steve Wolkenbreit '73   

Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Council 

Co-chairs:

• Tiffany Labrie
• Heather Scranton

Senior Advisors:

• Richard Bedard
• Ruth Bonsignore
• Stephen Kellogg

Members:

• Richard D. Aquadro -  Aquadro & Cerruti, Inc
• Richard J. Bedard - CH2M Hill, Retired
• Ruth M. Bonsignore - Flink Consulting LLC
• Kenneth B. Canty - Freeland Construction Co, Inc
• Cynthia Carlson - Merrimack College
• Tina Udden Colgan - Jacobs Engineering
• Jon Dietrich - Fuss & O'Neill, Inc, Retired
• Ileen Gladstone - GEI Consultants Inc
• Michael Hornbrook - MWRA, Retired
• Elise Jakabhazy - US EPA
• Jennifer Jordan - JCK Underground, Inc
• Shawn P. Kelley - Sanborn, Head and Assoc, Inc
• Stephen R. Kellogg - SR Kellogg & Associates
• Tiffany Labrie - Tighe & Bond
• Rick Marquis - US DOT/Fed Highway Admin
• Scott C. Michalak - US Army Corps of Engineers
• Jeffrey O’Donnell - CHA Consulting
• Gary Pease - Nitsch Engineering
• Peter J. Quigley - Thornton Tomasetti
• Heather B. Scranton - Haley and Aldrich, Inc
• John Sullivan - Boston Water & Sewer Comm
• Melissa Trombley - Cressotti Fuss & O'Neill, Inc
• Matthew Valade - Hazen and Sawyer PC
• Ellen P. White - HNTB