Dean’s Advisory Council

When Dean Amy S. Fleischer is considering a strategy to increase diversity throughout the College of Engineering, implementing cutting-edge curriculum industry desires for the next generation of employees or looking for notable trends in the industry, she often looks to a group of leaders. The leaders in business, industry, government, research and engineering education communities are perfectly poised to assist—the Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC).

The expertise and leadership charting the future course of the College of Engineering consist of 17 members, led by current Chair Kim Vorrath—each member represents the college up to university leadership, California State University, and the State of California when there is a need for advocacy and lobbying. Members also interact with student groups and provide leadership on diversity programs and opportunities.

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Kim Vorrath, DAC Chair

Vice President, iOS Programs –
Apple

Beena Ammanath

AI Managing Director and
Founder of Humans for AI –
Deloitte

Geoff Austin

Principal Consultant – Flywheel Consultants 
Clinical Instructor –
University of Washington Medical Center / Northwest Hospital and Medical Center

Steve Beeks

Independent Consultant – 
NEXT Strategy Advisors

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Brent Fogg

Vice President and Regional Manager,
Coastal CA –
Granite Construction

Peter Gillespie

SVP Strategy & Corporate Marketing – Advanced Energy

Michael Huggins

Chief Engineer –
Air Force Research Laboratory
Aerospace Systems

Teniel Jones

President & CEO –
Base 11 

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Leslie Livesay

Director,  Astronomy and Physics – 
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kevin Mickey

Senior Vice President,
Division GM Military Aircraft Systems –
Northrop Grumman

Kevin Neifert

Chief Information Officer –
Thales North America

Wilbert Odisho

Vice President and General Manager –
KLA

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David Rosa

Executive Vice President and
Chief Business Officer –
Intuitive Surgical

Tim Seidel

General Manager, Los Angeles Refinery –
Phillips 66

Angie Simon

Chief Executive Officer –
Western Allied Mechanical

Bill Watkins

Director, Gas Turbine Products Engineering – 
Solar Turbines

Bob Weiss
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Bob Weiss

Program Integration Leader, Commercial Airplanes 737 MAX Return to Service –
Boeing

Jocelyn Williams 

Business Leader, Diversity & Inclusion –

Raytheon Intelligence and Space at Raytheon Technologies 

Dee Wilson

Vice President of Engineering,
Aircraft Systems –
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

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