External Advisory Board
The External Advisory Board is a select group of corporate, university, and government leaders, many of whom are Michigan Tech alumni. EAB members share their expertise and provide assistance with curriculum direction, research topics, resource development, and education-and-industry partnership. They offer professional insight and provide valuable input—shaping the state-of-the-art engineering education that takes place in the ME-EM department.
| Member | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| John Adams | Calpine Corporation | Member |
| Dr. Kirby Baumgard | John Deere | Member |
| Brett Chaudinard | Altair Engineering | Member |
| Brian Demos | American Axle & Mfg. | Member |
| Christopher Duke | Chrysler | Member |
| Alexa Ellswood | General Motors | Member |
| Alan Frank | Whirlpool Corporation | Co-Chair |
| James Heldt | Mercury Marine | Member |
| Dr. Richard R. Hofer | NASA Jet Propulsion Lab | Member |
| Michael Hofman | Roush Industries | Member |
| Colleen L. Jones-Cervantes | Chevron Corp | Member |
| Dr. Shashi Karna | US Army Research Laboratory | Member |
| Dr. Frank Leban | Naval Surface Warfare Center | Member |
| John Leinonen | Exponent | Member |
| Kevin Manor | Toyota Motor Sales | Member |
| Melissa Marszalek | Boeing | Member |
| Mark Masco | Bayer MaterialScience | Member |
| Brenda Moyer | Dana Corporation | Member |
| Seth Newlin | Oshkosh Corporation | Member |
| Christopher Oberski | Ford Motor Co. | Member |
| Christine Roberts | Motorola | Member |
| Dr. Paul Rogers | US Army | Member |
| Peter Sandretto | Chrysler | Member |
| Jennifer Trice | 3M Corporation | Member |
| Jason Verboomen | Kimberly-Clark | Member |
| Brian Weller | Caterpillar Inc. | Member |
| Paul D. Wiczynski | Cummins Inc. | Member |
| Jeff Zawisza | Dow Chemical Co. | Co-Chair |
| Dr. Hussein M. Zbib | Washington State University | Member |
