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Meet the Board of Directors,
NASA & STEM Program Resources, Event Co-Chairs, Volunteers

01.

Board of Directors

Meet the Board members dedicated to advancing science and industry

Ksenia Takhistova

CME Co-Chair & Gen. Counsel

IP Attorney

Shah Karim

CME Co-Chair

SafeRock CEO

Cristi Stiers

CME Co-Treasurer

Strategic Executive Advisor

Owen Jappen

CME Secretary

American Chemistry Council

Ryan Berman

CME Board Member

Arsenal Capital Managing Dir.

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

Obi Ezekoye

CME Board Member

McKinsey Partner

Austin Evans

CME Board Member

U Florida Assistant Professor

Yawer Amin

CME Board Member

SK Capital Vice President

02.

NASA, ACS and Other STEM Collaborators

James Green

NASA

Sr Advisor, Former Chief Scientist

Tara Ruttley

Blue Origin

Chief Scientist, Orbital Reef

George Rodriguez

ACS Fellow

Argeni Director

Michael Meador

NASA Glenn

Ret. Program Element Manager

03.

Partial List of Past CME Event Co-Chairs & Speakers

Visionary STEM leaders who support diverse STEM professionals

K. Barry Sharpless

Scripps Research Institute

2001 & 2022 Nobel Laureate

Seifi Ghasemi

Air Products

Chairman, President and CEO

Kim Budil

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

13th Director

Peter Coors

Molson Coors

Board Chair

Jim Fitterling

Dow

Chair and CEO

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

Eric Betzig

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

2014 Nobel Laureate

Craig Venter

Human Genome Project

Sequence Leader

Janet Kavandi

NASA Glenn

Director

Cicely Shillingford

Ro

Formulation Scientist

Paul Anastas

Yale University

Chemistry for the Environment Chair

04.

STEM Volunteers

Meet the present and past volunteers who propel STEM programs

Valerie Malachin

PhD Candidate

Kourtney Kelly

Biology Adjunct Professor

Diana Bello

Chemistry Student

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

Kaltrina Mulosmani

Junior Executive

Eman Ahmed

Chemistry PhD Student

Catherine Lorisme

MS Biochemistry 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

2018-2023

Steve Barnett
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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