N.V.C. Committee Members

Anthony L Fedd

BASF Corporation
Site Manager

Bruce Driggitt

Hoerbiger Corporation of America
President

Terry M. Iverson

Iverson & Company President/CMTSE

Allen Carlson

Sun Hydraulics Corporation President & CEO

Lillian Elliott

Tropicana

Director Supply Chain Quality & Organization Capability

Andra Cornelius

Workforce Florida
V.P. Business Outreach

John Stilp P.E,

Oak Creek Campus Milwaulkee Area Technical College

Vice President (Retired)

Christy Leite

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Operation's ACE Manager

Mark Snyder

Executive VP, Manufacturing Ops & Supply Chain
CONMED Corporation

Tina Brudnicki
Contract Program Manager.
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers.(ISPE)

Jennifer McNelly
The Manufacturing
Institute, NAM
President

Eric Owens

Florida Department of Education
Senior Educational Program Director

Joanne Pritchard
General Motors Global Manufacturing System
Manager, Maintenance Strategy and Manufacturing Learning (Retired)

Michael Lesiecki, Ph.D.
Maricopa Advanced Technological Education Center (MATEC)
Executive Director

Michael Ennis
Manufacturing Engineer
Harris Corporation

Tom Kennedy
CEO/President
South Florida Regional Manufacturers Association

Bob Provitola
General Manager, Plant Services
Mitsubishi Power Systems

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FLATE National Visiting Committee

All NSF ATE large projects and centers are required to have a National Visiting Committee. The committee is made up of leaders in industry, education, workforce and economic development from across the nation, with local representation. They serve as advisors working with the grantees and NSF to help achieve the stated goals and objectives. The committee also assess the plans and progress of the project and report both to NSF and the project or center leadership. Committee members also provide advice to the project staff and should serve as advocates for effective projects. NVC Bylaws can be viewed here.

Purpose and Goals
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supported by the National Science Foundation funds projects to improve technological education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The goal of the program is to produce more technicians to meet workforce demands and improve the technical skills and content preparation of these technicians and the educators who prepare them. Most of its grants are made to two-year colleges. Read More