External Advisory Board
Goals
- Generate ideas and support for Cross Disciplinary Programs (camps, workshops, community events, speakers) for direction of the COI matching its vision, mission and strategic plan.
- Impose challenges to COI that could improve the center activities and its recruitment pipeline for both innovation and outreach.
- Planning and Implementing Public Relations to be influential leaders to create awareness about K-12 outreach programming and innovation
Responsibilities
- Provide “counsel” on issues raised by COI Faculty & Staff
- Encourage and support the exploration of new innovative ideas and interdisciplinary projects.
- Act as a resource for COI
- Provide social networking for COI
- Meet with COI leadership/on the semester basis/to summarize the achievements and setbacks, develop plan of action and improvement
External Advisory Board Members
GE |
Christine Furstoss, CHAIR |
Retired Chief Technology Officer, GE Additive |
KPMG LLP |
Rich Archer |
Partner, Retired, Risk Advisory Services |
St. Clair Hospital |
James M. Collins |
President and CEO |
Benedum Foundation |
Dr. Jim Denova |
VP, Benedum Foundation, retired |
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
Murray Horne |
former Curator of Art for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
West Allegheny School District |
Dr. Jerri Lippert |
Superintendent |
FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative |
Dr. Robin Renee Sanders |
CEO and Ambassador (Retired) |
Covestro LLC |
Stephanie Strazisar |
Head of the Specialty and Automotive Systems Group and has a PhD in Chemistry from Cornell |