West Tennessee STEM Hub Leadership Structure West TN STEM Hub Operational Leadership Position Name Title/Affiliation Project Director/PI Hub Director Partnership Coordinator Instructional Technology Director Communications Director Sustainability Director Dr. Stephanie Ivey Dr. Alfred Hall Dr. Peter Bridson Dr. Lee Allen Ms. Kimberly Grantham Dr. Cathy Wilson Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering/ Assistant Professor, Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership/ Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry/ Associate Professor, Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership/ Marketing Director, Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute/ Associate Director CRISTAL/
West Tennessee STEM Hub Organizational Chart
Governing Board Jan Berry, Chair Dr. Steve Bares Dr. William Bibb Chief, Design Branch (Supervisory Civil Engineer)/ Corps of Engineers President and Executive Director/ Memphis Bioworks Foundation Director/ Tipton County Schools Dr. Karen Bowyer Dr. Richard Helgeson Shirley Jones President/ Dyersburg State Community College Dean, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences / University of Tennessee at Martin Vice President, Public Affairs/Jackson Chamber Dr. Donald Wagner Belinda Watkins Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences / Vice President, Enterprise Information and Security Engineering/ FedEx Services *Additional invitations to increase regional representation on the Governing Board have been issued, and roster will be updated as appointments are confirmed. Steering Committee Professional Development/Career & Technical Education Team Clark Knight, Chair Alfred Hall, Chair Dedric McGhee Rita Moore Instructional Specialist, Career and Technical Education/ Shelby County Schools Hub Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership/ Science Specialist, Platform School Liaison/ Shelby County Schools Science Coordinator/ Memphis City Schools Susan Vaughn Principal/ Southwind High School
Tim Jones Suzanne Thomas Alistair Windsor Angela Christopher Patty Flowers Pam Cherry Clif Mims Willie Slate Juliann Waits Desi Franklin Carolyn Turman Richard B. Finnie Dolories Williams Math Specialist/ Shelby County Schools Math Coordinator/ Memphis City Schools Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences, Co-Director Tigers Teach/ Tipton County Schools Senior Research Associate, Research, Grants, & Contracts/ University of Tennessee Martin HR Manager and Diversity and Inclusion Council Lead Orthopedics/ Smith & Nephew Executive Director/ Martin Institute Director, Career and Technical Education/ Memphis City Schools Professor and Coordinator of Natural Sciences Biotechnology Forensic Science Technician/ Southwest TN Community College Executive Director/ Workforce Investment Network Chief Learning Officer/ MLGW Supervisor, Employee Development/ MLGW Managing Director, Workforce Development/ Memphis Chamber of Commerce Instructional Technology Team Lee Allen, Chair Dorrie Powell Steve Gibson Jeff Barnes Harriette Spiegel Larry Robinson Perry Main Associate Professor, Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership/ Library Media Specialist, Bolivar Central High School/ Hardeman County Schools Instructional Supervisor/Careers and Technology Education Director/ Hardeman County Schools Principal, Bolivar Central High School/ Hardeman County Schools Instructional Specialist II/ UT Martin Managing Director/ LPI Online Instructional Designer/ Youth Villages
Communications Team Bill Sehnert Kimberly Grantham Stephanie Ivey Cathy Wilson Youlanda Jones- Wilcox Michael A Gibson John Thomas Linda Sklar John Wilson Tim Roberts Phillip Stuckert JT Malasri Tom Lawrence Amy Curry Dennis L. Merat Director/ Peer Power Foundation Hub Communications Director, Marketing Director, Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute/ University of Memphis Project Director and PI, Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering/ Associate Director CRISTAL/ Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Continuing Education/ Dyersburg State Community College Professor, Department of Agriculture, Geosiences, & Natural Resources/ University of Tennessee Martin Director of Schools/Chair, SW Tennessee Rural Co-Op/ Hardin County Director of Optional Schools and Advanced Academics/ Memphis City Schools President/ AgriCenter International Director of Education/ AgriCenter International/ UT Extension President/ American Society of Civil Engineers Past President/ Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers President/ Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers President/ Society of Women Engineers Chair, Associate Professor of Chemistry Christian Brothers University/ American Chemical Society Sustainability Team Mandi Gilliland Sharon Rozzi Peter Bridson Sean Healy Manager of Customer Service/ International Paper Senior Director of R&D and Global Operations/ Medtronic Hub Partnership Coordinator, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry/ Vice President, Planning & Engineering Support/ FedEx
Kim Cherry Executive VP of Corporate Communications/ First Horizon Kate Collier Jim Fitzhenry Cathy Wilson Associate Department Manager/ Sharp Manufacturing Vice President, Research and Development/ Buckman International Associate Director CRISTAL/ Phil Coop President and CEO/ Ensafe Eric Harris Principal/ East High School Kristine Bullock Paul Horne Judy Faris Brian Wells Teacher/ East High School Sr. VP Product and Market Development/ Buckeye Technologies Office of Vice Provost for Research, Director of Research Development/ Science Coordinator/ Dyersburg State Community College