Members of the BATEC Advisory Board include executives from local businesses; leaders from industry organizations; representatives from state and local government; and heads of community-based organizations. The Advisory Board members provide BATEC Leadership with substantial feedback on its proposed activities, help identify industry trends and workforce needs, and provide support needed to position BATEC for success in its metrics with the National Science Foundation
Leadership in Education
Richards Adrion, Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
David Cedrone, Deputy Chancellor, MA Board of Higher Education
Lyn Griesemer, Vice President, Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts
William Hart, MA Executive Office of Community Colleges
Connie Louie, Director of Educational Technology, MA Department of Education
Leadership in Industry
Ann Doherty Johnson, Regional Vice President, TechAmerica
Heather Johnson, Vice President, Mass Technology Leadership Council
Neil Sullivan, Executive Director, Boston Private Industry Council
Leadership in Business
Aaron Abend, CEO, Recombinant Data Corporation
Cara Babachicos, CIO/Corporate Director, Partners Continuing Care, Partners Healthcare System
Robert Bry, Relationship Manager, IBM Academic Initiative
Edwin Guarin, Education Evangelist, Microsoft
Adrian Mendoza, Mendoza Design
Linda Norton, VP, Information Technology Support Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Lou Piazza, Serial Entrepreneur
Alfred Thompson, Education Evangelist, Microsoft
Mark Trusheim, President, Co-Bio Consulting
Steve Vinter, SITE Director, Google
Bill Willett, President, Reliable IT
James Whalen, President, Boston Properties
Marie Zwickert, Area Academy Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Leadership in Underrepresented Groups
Khalid Mustafa, Thought Partner, Wiseiye
Geeta Pradhan, New Economy Initiative, The Boston Foundation
John Schneider, New Skills for a New Economy, MassINC
