NAMEPA Board of Directors and Staff
Dr. Whitney B. Gaskins
President | president@namepa.org
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Pheather R. Harris
President-Elect | presidentelect@namepa.org
Statewide Assistant Vice Provost for the California Alliance for Maximizing Potential | Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives
University of California, Irvine
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Tamara Hamilton
Treasurer | treasurer@namepa.org
Director, Program Initiatives
Center for Student Excellence, Academic Affairs
Syracuse University
Dr. Sonia Garcia
Secretary | secretary@namepa.org
Faculty and Assistant Dean for Advancement and Community Development
University of Georgia
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Jahi Simbai
President Emeritus | emeritus@namepa.org
Senior Manager, Workforce Development
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Charles "Chuck" Watson
Region A Chair | regionachair@namepa.org
Assistant Dean of Access, Opportunity, and Success
The University of Rhode Island
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Thomas Carter III
Region B Chair | regionbchair@namepa.org
Assistant Dean for Academics and Student Affairs
University of Arkansas
Catherine Douglas
Region E Chair | regionechair@namepa.org
Director, Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Dr. Lauren Griggs
Membership Chair | membership@namepa.org
Director, Multicultural Engineering Program; Director, Clark Scholars Program; Assistant Teaching ProfessorThe Pennsylvania State University
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Kelsi Goins
Dr. Stephanie Adams
Dean's Advisory Chair
Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science; Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair in Electrical Engineering
The University of Texas at Dallas
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Tiffany Grant King
Corporate Advisory Board Chair
Dr. PK Imbrie
Special Assistant to the President
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
The University of Oklahoma, Norman
