Steering Committee Composition
The composition of the Steering Committee emphasized the diversity of voices from all units, colleges, alumni, friends, board members, faculty, staff, and students.
Steering Committee Operating Parameters
- Inclusive and collaborative process
- Respect for the process, one another, and other opinions
- Open and honest communication
- Focus on strategic opportunities versus operational issues
- Tackle the difficult questions and challenges
- Look beyond yourself; what is best for Florida Tech’s future
- Recognize that the Strategic Action Plan will be a living, evolving document
- Flexible timeline, but aggressive, seeking a balance between urgency and deliberation
Steering Committee Members
- Theodore Richardson, Dean of the College of Business
- Robert Taylor, Dean of the College of Psychology & Liberal Arts
- John Harris, Dean of the College of Engineering & Science
- John Deaton, Dean of the College of Aeronautics
- Nancy Garmer, Associate Librarian & Assistant Dean
- Alan Brown, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Faculty Senate Chair
- Nikki Souris, Assistant Professor of School of Arts and Communication
- David Wilder, Professor & Head of the School of Behavior Analysis
- Christian Sonnenberg, College of Business Associate Dean of Academics
- Charles Bryant, College of Business Associate Professor
- Rian Mehta, College of Aeronautics Assistant Dean
- Debbie Carstens, College of Aeronautics Human Centered Design and Graduate Program Chair
- Terrence O’Connor, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Paula do Vale Pereira, Assistant Professor of Aerospace, Physics, and Space Sciences
- Gaye Montgomery, College of Psychology & Liberal Arts Advisory Member
- Michael Marks, College of Business Advisory Member
- Jim Blackford, College of Aeronautics Advisory Member
- Joe Bussenger, College of Engineering & Science Advisory Member
- Fin Bonset, Alumni Board
- Sherry Acanfora Ruohomaki, Alumni Board
- Chelsea Lewis, Student Government President
- Erik Laari, Student Government Vice President
- Brian Pommer, Chair of the Parent Leadership Committee
- Robert Salonen, Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships
- Jeffery Richardson, Manager of GPAC and Campus Events & Staff Advisory Committee
- Rosalee Vega, Operations Manager for Scott Center for Autism Treatment & Staff Advisory Committee
- Brian Ehrlich, Vice President of Enrollment Management
- Gary Grant, Vice President of Advancement
- Jamie Joss, Director of Athletics
- Ann Marie Kousari, Executive Assistant to President
- Brian Leslie, Vice President of Operations
- Kathleen McDermott, Interim Chief Financial Officer
- Ryan Petersen, General Counsel
- Hamid Rassoul, Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Wes Sumner, Vice President for External Affairs & Strategic Advisor to the President
- David McMahan, Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students
- Amanda Kay Moske, Executive Director of Institutional Research & Chief Data Officer
- John Nicklow, Florida Tech President & CEO
- Travis Proctor, Board of Trustees Chair
- Dale Dettmer, Board of Trustees Member
- Kristen Dreggors, Board of Trustees Member
- Grace Gamage, Ombudsperson
- Mark Magrino, Senior Risk Management Officer