{"id":38835,"date":"2019-08-16T14:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=38835"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:25:34","slug":"advisory-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/about-the-iep\/advisory-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Engineering Program<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"IEP\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-iep\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-79612\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/\">IEP Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79613\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79613\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/year-abroad\/\">Year Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79614\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79614\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/scholarships\/\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79610\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/living-learning-community\/\">LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79618\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79618\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-79616\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-79616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/academics\/iep\/about-the-iep\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-86978\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-86978\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/aciee\/\">Colloquium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP) Advisory Council is to advise and assist the Executive Director with determining and pursuing the mission of the IEP.&nbsp; We are grateful to the following lead volunteers who dedicate their time and expertise:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/kristen-riley\/\">Ms. Kristen Riley, Chair<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kristen Riley is currently a project engineer with the BioProcess Institute and holds the role of chair of the IEP's advisory board.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/sarah-koenig\/\">Ms. Sarah Koenig, Vice Chair<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sarah Koenig is the vice chair of the IEP Advisory Council and currently works for Pratt &amp; Whitney as the associate director of the Manufacturing Cost Modeling &amp; Part Valuation Division.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-erik-anderson\/\">Mr. Erik Anderson<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Erik Anderson is a model-based embedded software Engineer at IAV in Gifhorn, Germany.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/gary-baker\/\">Mr. Gary Baker<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gary A. Baker is a URI alumnus and the managing director at PlugShare in El Segundo, CA.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/dr-winifred-brownell\/\">Dr. Winifred Brownell<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Winifred Brownell is dean emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences at URI.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-shawn-drew\/\">Mr. Shawn Drew<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Shawn Drew is currently a manager of Integration &amp; Validation E\/E (Electrical\/Electronics), Digital, with BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC in Spartanburg, South Carolina.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/dr-nevan-c-hanumara\/\">Dr. Nevan C. Hanumara<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Nevan Hanumara is a research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/robyn-johnson\/\">Ms. Robyn Johnson<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Robyn Johnson works as a digital manufacturing mission inpat at Nestl\u00e9 in Barcelona, Spain.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-joel-karlsberg\/\">Mr. Joel Karlsberg<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Joel Karlsberg is the head of procurement for North America at STIHL.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-ryan-light\/\">Mr. Ryan Light<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ryan Light is a lifecycle\/sustaining engineering manager at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/filip-losowski\/\">Mr. Filip Losowski<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Filip Losowski currently works for Inkbit in Massachusetts as its director of operations.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/dr-ing-tobias-luhrig\/\">Dr.-Ing. Tobias L\u00fchrig<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr.-Ing. Tobias L\u00fchrig is CEO of Gurit Services AG in Zurich, Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/dr-nicola-massarotti\/\">Dr. Nicola Massarotti<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Nicola Massarotti is a full professor of fluid and thermal science at the Engineering\u00a0Department of the Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Napoli \u201cParthenope\u201d.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/ms-tonya-mcbride\/\">Ms. Tonya DeMarco<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tonya DeMarco serves as commercial excellence chair at Avient Corporation, headquartered in Avon Lake, OH.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-gianfranco-milani\/\">Mr. Gianfranco Milani<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gianfranco Milani is managing director at Grastim JV Srl, an energy service company based in Naples, Italy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-david-rego\/\">Mr. David Rego<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Rego is the director of global accounts at PI USA, headquartered in Auburn, MA.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-eric-sargent\/\">Mr. Eric Sargent<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Eric Sargent is principal product manager at MathWorks in Natick, MA.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/ms-meghan-soens\/\">Ms. Meghan Soens<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Meghan Soens is the Vice President &amp; Global General Manager for Endoscopy division at Boston Scientific.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-gary-spengler\/\">Mr. Gary Spengler<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gary Spengler serves as the director of the Feedstock for Chevron Renewable Energy Group in Houston.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members Emeriti<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-uwe-berner\/\">Mr. Uwe Berner<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Uwe Berner is the retired executive vice president of human resources and service companies as well as member of the ZF Friedrichshafen AG board.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-rolf-dieter-schnelle-emeriti\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-rolf-dieter-schnelle-emeriti\/\">Dr. Rolf-Dieter Schnelle<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Schnelle, a former German diplomat, is a specialist on public diplomacy, foreign cultural policy, and transatlantic affairs. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/william-murray-chair\/\">Mr. William J. Murray<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bill Murray is the retired CEO of Teknor Apex and the former chair of the IEP Advisory Board.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-angus-taylor\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mr-angus-taylor\/\">Dr. Angus Taylor<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Angus Taylor is the retired president and CEO of Hexagon Metrology North America, based in Quonset Point, North Kingstown, Rhode Island. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/dr-raymond-m-wright-p-e\/\">Dr. Raymond M. Wright, P.E.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">&nbsp; Dr. Raymond M. Wright is the dean emeritus of the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering, a position which he held from 2007 until 2021. A respected environmental engineer, Dr. Wright oversaw a college comprising more than 1,600 students and 65 faculty who together strive to solve some of society\u2019s most vexing challenges. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Members in Remembrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Byrnes, Hubertus Christ, Frank Curtin, James Feeney, John Grandin, Heidi Kirk Duffy, William Silvia, and Udo Schroff accompanied the IEP as active board members from its very beginning and we are grateful for the passion and dedication they devoted to the IEP throughout their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Engineering Program Advisory Council The mission of the URI International Engineering Program (IEP) Advisory Council is to advise and assist the Executive Director with determining and pursuing the mission of the IEP.&nbsp; We are grateful to the following lead volunteers who dedicate their time and expertise: Members Emeriti Members in Remembrance Michael Byrnes, Hubertus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4861,"featured_media":0,"parent":38811,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-38835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38835"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87732,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38835\/revisions\/87732"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}