Industrial Advisory Council 2020–21

A group photo of IAC members

The Industrial Advisory Council (IAC), comprised mostly of alumni from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, reviews and addresses issues related to the mission and the vision of the School and serves as a link between AAE and industry and government. The IAC meets twice a year, in the fall and spring. It was formed by former head John Sullivan and met for the first time April 29, 1996. The current members are listed below.

Bradley Belcher
(BSAAE '82)

Program Director
U.S. Civil Research & Technology
Rolls-Royce Corporation
Bio

Andrea Chavez
(BSAAE '88)

Heather Cohea
(BSAAE '98)

Director
Integrated Fighter Group Engineering Operations
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Bio

Emmanuel Collins
(MSME '82, PhD AAE '87)

Dean
J.B. School of Engineering
University of Louisville
Bio

Michael Corso
(BSAAE '71)

Department Chair
Tort and Insurance Litigation Department
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, PA
Bio

Ben Diachun
(BSME '99)

Chief Technology Officer
Urban Air Mobility Division, Hyundai Motor Group
Bio

Mike Dreessen
(BSAAE '83)

Executive Director, Engineering
Space and Air Systems
General Atomics, Electromagnetics Systems Group
Bio

Lee Favour
(BSAAE '84)

Director and Chief Engineer
Loads, Dynamics and Weights
Boeing
Bio

Markus Heinimann
(BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94, PhD AAE '97)

Vice President, Technology
Howmet Aerospace
Bio

Raymond Kamin
(MSECE '89, PhD ECE '93)

Senior Director
Enterprise Engineering
Collins Aerospace
Bio

Anna-Maria
Rivas McGowan
(BSAAE '92)

Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design
Agency Technical Fellow
NASA Langley Research Center

David McGrath
(BSAAE '83, MSAAE '84)

Senior Northrop Grumman Fellow
Propulsion Systems and Controls
Northrop Grumman
Bio

Leon McKinney
(BSAAE '81, MSAAE '82)

President
McKinney Associates

Beth Moses
(BSAAE, MSAAE)

Astronaut, Chief Astronaut Trainer
Virgin Galactic
Bio

Terrence Murphy
(BSAAE '80)

President and CEO
Hammond Group, Inc.
Bio

Kevin Parsons
(BSAAE '96)

Consultant, Innovation & Digital Transformation
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Col. Gary Payton
(MSAAE '72)

Distinguished Visiting Professor
Schriever Chair in Space Systems Engineering
U.S. Air Force Academy
Bio

Jay Price
(BSEE '85)

Precision Strike Missile Program Director
Lockheed Martin
Bio

Jordi Puig-Suari
(BSAAE '88, MSAAE '90, PhD AAE '93)

Professor (Retired)
Aerospace Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University

Richard Raiford
(BSAAE '80)

Retired
Northrop Grumman
Bio

Jamie Renna
(BSAAE '86)

Chief Engineer
Commercial Programs
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Bio

Tamaira Ross
(BSAAE '96, MSAAE '98)

Principal Manager
New Glenn System Definition & Design
Blue Origin
Bio

Charles Saff
(BSAAE '71)

Technical Fellow (Retired)
Boeing Research and Technology

Robert Strickler
(BSAE '60, MSESc. '62, PhD ME '68)

Private Consultant
Vice President (Retired)
TRW

Matthew Szolwinski
(BSAAE '93, MSAAE '95, PhD AAE '98)

Leader & Chief Engineer
Large Military Engineering
GE Aviation
Bio

W. Ted Torgerson
(BSAAE '83)

Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (Retired)
The Boeing Company
Bio

John Walsh
(BSAAE '82)

Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
BlackRidge Technology International, Inc.

Rhonda Walthall
(BSAAE '86)

Fellow
PHM Applications and Digital Initiatives
Collins Aerospace
Bio

Julie Kramer White
(BSAAE '90)

Deputy Director
Engineering
NASA Johnson Space Center
Bio