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Meet the Board of Directors,
NASA Liaison with CME, STEM Program Resources, Event Co-Chairs, Volunteers

01.

Board of Directors

Meet the Board members dedicated to advancing science and industry

Steve Barnett

CME Co-Chair

Connell Foley LLP

Ksenia Takhistova

CME Co-Chair & General Counsel

Technology and IP Attorney

Shah Karim

CME Treasurer

SafeRock CEO

Owen Jappen

CME Secretary

American Chemistry Council

Brian Orkin

CME Board Member

Arsenal Capital

"CME STEM initiatives are essential in solving humanity's big challenges”
Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products Chairman

Cristi Stiers

CME Board Member

Strategic Executive Advisor

Steve D’Incelli

CME Board Member

SK Capital

Austin Evans

CME Board Member

Columbia University

Marios Hatzikyriakou

CME Board Member

Alkylon

02.

NASA Liaison & Other STEM Program Resources

James Green

NASA

Sr Advisor, Former Chief Scientist

George Rodriguez

ACS Fellow

CME STEM Programming

Michael Meador

National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

Former Director

Barbra Lawson

CME

Administrative Assistant

03.

Partial List of CME Signature Event Co-Chairs & Speakers

Visionary STEM leaders who support diverse STEM professionals

Frances Arnold

Caltech

2018 Nobel Laureate

Seifi Ghasemi

Air Products

Chairman, President and CEO

Tara Ruttley

Blue Origin

Chief Scientist, Orbital Reef

Peter Coors

Molson Coors

Board Chair

Jim Fitterling

Dow

Chairman and CEO

"Thank you for supporting CME. The future of our industry really depends on these rising stars around you”
Jim Fitterling, Dow Chairman and CEO

Cicely Shillingford

Ro

Formulation Scientist

Eric Betzig

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

2014 Nobel Laureate

Craig Venter

Human Genome Project

Sequence Leader

Mathai Mammen

Johnson & Johnson

Global Head of Janssen R&D

Janet Kavandi

NASA Glenn

Director

Jon Huntsman

Hunstman Corporation

Founder

04.

STEM Volunteers

Meet the present and past volunteers who propel STEM programs

Kourtney Kelly

Biology Adjunct Professor

Eman Ahmed

Chemistry PhD Student

Valerie Malachin

Chemistry Student

"Congratulations to CME for organizing fantastic Leadership Awards events!" Paloma N. Beraldo, VP at EY-Parthenon, former CME student volunteer.

Catherine Lorisme

MS Biochemistry Student

Diana Bello

Chemistry Student

Francesca Marchese

Chemistry Student

Paloma Beraldo

Vice President Strategy

Debra Rooker

Senior Research Scientist

David Ferber

Engineering Supervisor

Anna Powers

PhD Entrepreneur

Xiao Zhong

Ideate Research Analyst

Pamela Penawou

Researcher MS Candidate

05.

Past Board Chairs

2018 - 2019

Adam Closson
2015 - 2017

Charles Brumlik
2009 - 2015

George Rodriguez
2006 - 2009

Regis W. Schultis, Jr.
2000 - 2005

Joseph M. Marasco
1992 - 1999

Joseph Pilaro
1991

Donald Spangler
1990

Robert Vaughn
1989

Les Cline
1987 - 1988

Robert Manley
1986

Robert Titus
1985

David Deutsch
1984

Bill Kopulsky
1954 - 1957

Carl Sears

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