Christopher Newport University’s Department of Physics, Computer Science and Engineering’s Mentorship Program held their Mentorship Program Kick-Off event on Monday, October 9, 2017 on campus in the CNU Freeman Center. Student and mentors came out to learn more about the program and to meet face-to-face for the first time. “We would like to thank all of our professional mentors for volunteering their time, talent and expertise to mentor our female students and for making a positive difference. Without them, this program would not be possible.”, said Dr. Anton Riedl, Chair.
Below is a list of the involved mentors.
Erica J. Alston
NASA
Deputy Program Manager for Aerospace Research and Career Development (ARCD)
Suzanne Beckstoffer
Bayport Credit Union
Chairman of the Board
Karen Berger
NASA
Facility Manager, Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory
Erin Burdick, P.E.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Civil Engineer
Patricia L. Carbone
The MITRE Corporation
Director of Special Projects, Joint & Services Portfolio, NATO Portfolio Director
Dr. Nee-Yin Chou
CW Optics
President & CEO
Leah Colvin
Newport News Shipbuilding
Engineering Manager
Gabriella Dipini
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Packaging Specialist, North America
Julie M. Dobschuetz
Arcadis US, Inc.
CD High Performance Director
Belinda Donavant
Canon Virginia, Inc.
Dir, Product Engineering
Jennifer Haddox-Schatz
Daniel H. Wagner Associates
Software Engineer
Maria Herbert
MCH Consulting Services, LLC
Consultant, Supply Chain and Logistics
Stacey Hodges
Canon Virginia, Inc.
Quality Director, Medical Products Group
Katelyn Kimm
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Business Process Manager
Susanne Leonard
Newport News Shipbuilding
Mgr, Engineering
Lauren Matthews
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Operations Group Manager
Deborah Morewitz
Newport News Shipbuilding
Director, IT Solutions Development
Cynthia Popernack
Canon Virginia, Inc.
Senior Engineer
Elaine E. Seasly
NASA
Contamination Control & Planetary Protection Lead, Systems Integration & Test Branch
Jenifer Solomon
Newport News Shipbuilding
Dir, Engineering
Teresa Urbaniak
Newport News Shipbuilding
Systems Engineer
Mary Beth Wusk
NASA
Program Manager, Game Changing Development Program
For more information, contact Dr. Anton Riedl, Chair and Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University. riedl@cnu.edu