Ms. Elizabeth (Lisa) J. Kuuttila
President & CEO, STC.UNM

Education
BS - Electrical Engineering - University of Michigan
MS - Public Administration - Iowa State University
Venture Capital Institute

Business/Research Background
Ms. Kuuttila joined STC.UNM in 2003 with more than 20 years of leadership experience in technology commercialization and licensing. This includes positions as Assistant Vice President for Technology Commercialization at Purdue Research Foundation; Director, Technology Commercialization, University of Georgia; and Director, Office of Technology Commercialization, Center for Advanced Technology Development, Iowa State University. Her prior experience includes a consulting practice that provided strategic marketing and technology-transfer consulting services for a wide variety of well-known technology corporations, universities and foundations, including Stanford University. Lisa began her career in industry in several engineering and technology marketing positions.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Ms. Kuuttila has exhibited exceptional skills in the marketing and start-up company aspects of technology commercialization, having significantly increased the number of spin-off companies at each university she has served. She has substantial expertise in university-based equity transactions. She managed the seed capital venture fund on behalf of Purdue Research Foundation, making investments in Purdue start-ups. She has published extensively in her field and has made presentations throughout her career at the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), the Association of University Research Parks (AURP), the Licensing Executives Society (LES), and other regional and national conferences and forums.

Sandra Begay-Campbell
Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Education
BS - Civil Engineering - University of New Mexico
MS - Structural Engineering - Stanford University

Business/Research Background
A former regent of the University of New Mexico, Ms. Begay-Campbell joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1992 and is now a Principal Member of its Technical Staff. She heads Sandia's technical efforts in the Renewable Energy Program to assist Native American tribes with renewable energy development. Prior to this she also worked at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Recognized by WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network), she has served on its national Board of Directors.

In 2000, Ms. Begay-Campbell was the recipient of the Stanford University 2000 Multicultural Alumni of the Year Award. She has also been selected as a recipient of the Governor's Award for Outstanding Women from the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women.

In 2003, Ms. Begay-Campbell was awarded the Women of Color Emerald Honor for Community Service during the Third Annual Women of Color Research Sciences and Technologies Awards Conference.

Dr. Joseph L. Cecchi
Chairman of the Board
Dean, School of Engineering, University of New Mexico
Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico

Education
BA - Physics, Knox College
MA - Physics, Harvard University
Ph. D. - Physics, Harvard University

Business/Research Background
Dr. Cecchi joined the University of New Mexico in 1994 as Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering. In 2001, Dr. Cecchi was appointed Dean of the School of Engineering. Prior to coming to UNM, Dean Cecchi was at Princeton University from 1972 to 1994, where he held joint appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He was also Director of the Graduate Program in Plasma Science and Technology at Princeton. From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Cecchi was the Director of the New Jersey SEMATECH Center of Excellence (NJSCOE) for Plasma Etching, where he led a consortium of researchers from four universities and a private laboratory.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Cecchi's research focuses on fabrication at the micro-scale and below. He has worked extensively in semiconductor manufacturing, particularly plasma etching of dense patterns with sub-200 nm features, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). Current interests include nanotechnology and microsystems. Dr. Cecchi and his students have authored more than 100 research publications and presented more than 150 papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Cecchi is an inventor on six U.S. patents and testifies regularly as an expert witness in semiconductor manufacturing litigation.

Mr. Don Chalmers
Owner of Don Chalmers Ford in Rio Rancho
Owner of Don Chalmers Cadillac Saab and Don Chalmers Capitol Ford Lincoln Mercury in Santa Fe
Owner of Thrifty Car Sales in Albuquerque

Education
BS - Marketing, Oklahoma State University
Graduate work on MBA, Oklahoma State University

Business/Research Background
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Chalmers moved to New Mexico twelve years ago. He began his business career in Houston, Texas, working for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Chalmers built a corporation of eight automobile dealerships in the Seattle area and owned and managed successful Chevrolet, Subaru, Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia and Oldsmobile dealerships in Tulsa. Mr. Chalmers is owner of Don Chalmers Ford in Rio Rancho, Don Chalmers Cadillac Saab and Don Chalmers Capitol Ford Lincoln Mercury in Santa Fe, and Thrifty Car Sales in Albuquerque.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Mr. Chalmers possesses a keen insight into economic development opportunities and has the ability to select the right people for the job and inspire them to succeed. He infuses his enterprises with a deep commitment to positively impacting the communities in which his businesses are located.

Mr. Chalmers is very active in the Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Albuquerque communities. His community involvement is concentrated in four areas: education, healthcare, economic development and community service. He is currently a board member of the University of New Mexico Board of Regents and past board member of the University of New Mexico Foundation, College of Santa Fe Board of Trustees, Explora Science Center and Children's Museum, 4-H Foundation, Junior Achievement and the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. Don Chalmers Ford also gives several FFA college scholarships annually as well as a UNM Presidential scholarship. Mr. Chalmers serves on the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation Board, and served on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Board of Regents among many healthcare board appointments. His economic development board activities include serving as President of the Better Business Bureau and the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce and membership on the boards of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Association of Commerce and Industry, and past chair of the Economic Forum. Community service activities include the Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Board and past Chairman of United Way of Central New Mexico. Vocational service within the automobile industry includes appointments as President of the New Mexico Auto Dealers Association, as National Automobile Dealers Association Director representing New Mexico and membership on the Ford National Dealer Council.

In recognition of his civic and corporate commitment, Mr. Chalmers received the Ford Motor Company Hero of the Planet Award, the National Jewish Hospital Foundation’s New Mexico Spirit of Achievement Award, and the Governor's Distinguished Public Service Award. He was named the New Mexico Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' 2002 Leader in Philanthropy and the United Way of Central New Mexico's 2001 Outstanding Community Champion. In 2006, he was inducted into the Junior Achievement of New Mexico Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Chalmers considers among his company's highest honors the achievement of the 2005 Quality New Mexico Zia Award, and being the only Albuquerque metro Ford dealer to win Ford Motor Company's President's Award (the company has earned this honor seven times). Don Chalmers Ford was voted by the New Mexico Business Weekly as the "Best Company to Work For" in 2006.

Ms. Terri L. Cole
President & CEO, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce

Education
Institute for Organizational Management, San Jose State University
University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University

Business/Research Background
Recognized nationally for her leadership and business acumen, Ms. Cole became President and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Area Chamber of Commerce in 1983 after joining its staff in 1978. In 1988 she became one of only 250 Certified Chamber Executives in the nation. Under her presidency, the Chamber has grown to be the largest business organization in New Mexico and is regarded nationally as a model for Chambers of Commerce. In 1991 she served as Chair of the Stanford University Institute of Organization Management and in 1995, was the first female chairperson of the American Chamber of Commerce Executive Association.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Recently appointed by Governor Richardson to Chair the New Mexico Workforce Development Board, Ms. Cole also serves on the Governor's Higher Education Committee and the Governor's Citizens Task Force for Healthcare Reform. She also serves on the Eclipse Aviation Advisory Board, State Family and Resource Act Advisory Committee, the Foundation for Open Government and the US Chamber of Commerce Committee. The New Mexico Business Journal has named Ms. Cole one of the 10 most influential business people in the State. She's also the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award.

James D. Cramer, Ph.D.

Education
BA - Physics, Fresno State College
MS - Physics, University of Oregon
Ph.D. - Physics, University of New Mexico

Business/Research Background
During more than 40 years of professional experience, as both a scientist and a businessman, Dr. Cramer has wide participation in applied and fundamental research. A physicist and a member of the technical staff at the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), he has performed both theoretical and experimental research in the fields of nuclear fission and neutron physics.

The founder in 1980 of Science & Engineering Associates, Inc. (SEA), a New Mexico Corporation, Dr. Cramer managed its growth to 500 employees with offices in five U.S. cities and annual revenues of $110 million. SEA was sold in 2004 to a private equity capital firm.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Technology development and technical professional services for worldwide clients were the responsibility of Dr. Cramer at SEA. As a Group Vice President and a Director of Science Applications International (SAIC) he managed their nuclear-weapon effects programs for 10 years.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Rio Grande Technology Foundation, and served four years on the New Mexico State Science & Technology Commercialization Commission.

Dr. Robert H. Fisher

Education
Dr. Fisher's educational background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Human Resources, a Masters Degree in Public Health and a M.D. from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He completed his Psychiatry Residency at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. He was a Public Service Science Resident for the National Science Foundation.

Business/Research Background
Dr. Robert Fisher specializes in the areas of leadership development and coaching, negotiation, organizational development, conflict resolution and mediation. Key leaders value his objectivity and independence as he has helped them with leveraging revenue, creating organizational guidelines for technology partnerships, establishing cooperation and the understanding of change, problem resolution and turnarounds of leadership. His client companies have ranged in size and character from publicly traded corporations and pre-IPO start-ups to partnerships and family businesses in the United States and Europe. He is currently conducting leadership Integration and Leadership Development seminars at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Fisher is also the Co-Guest Speaker at a Leadership Forum titled "Heart of the Leader, Heart of the Culture: The Intersection of Large Scale Change and Personal Leadership" at the same institutions.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Fisher works with his clients to establish useful metrics for their work together set against aggressive time lines. They ask him to take the role of an independent strategic partner, working at CEO and senior executive levels to establish effective and leveraged strategies in leadership, accelerated business outcomes in sales, building and creating alignment in partnerships, enhancing communication, assisting leaders with promotions and building robust relationships with clients. Dr. Fisher is asked to work in the integration of corporate cultures, future scenario planning and organizational assessment.

Dr. Julia E. Fulghum
Interim Vice President for Research

Education
Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry - University of North Carolina

Business/Research Background
Dr. Fulghum joined the UNM Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering in August 2002 as Chair and Professor. Prior to her UNM appointment, she was a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Kent State University since 1989. In April 2008, Dr. Fulghum was appointed as Interim Vice President of Research, replacing Dr. Jack McIver. As Interim Vice President, Dr. Fulghum will concentrate on facilitating faculty research, integrating the research and educational missions at UNM, and improving research collaboration between main campus and the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Fulghum's research interests include materials and device characterization and development and data visualization and analysis, with an emphasis on multi-technique correlation and multivariate analysis for non-destructive evaluation of heterogeneous samples using XPS, TOF-SIMS, AFM, FTIR, and Confocal microscopy. While at Kent State, Dr. Fulghum developed and promoted a course called "Chemistry in our World" for freshman, non-science majors. The course started with 35 students but now averages from 80 to 150 students.

Ms. Maria Griego-Raby
President, Principal, Contract Associates, Inc.

Education
BBA - Marketing, University of New Mexico
MBA - University of New Mexico
Studies at La Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico

Business/Research Background
Ms. Griego-Raby is President and Principal of Contract Associates, Inc., managing and leading a 40-member company with offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contract Associates provides contract furniture throughout the Southwest and Mexico. Ms. Griego-Raby also has experience as a professional fundraiser for Stanford University's Office of Development, training and directing alumni volunteers for the University's annual fund campaign, and as an administrative analyst for Amoco Production Company in Denver, Colorado, where she managed gas and oil field activities in northern Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Ms. Griego-Raby's many awards and recognitions include Hispanic Business Magazine's Top 500 List for Largest U. S. Hispanic Owned Companies for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Maxie Anderson Small Business Award for 2002; induction into the UNM Robert O. Anderson School of Management Hall of Fame for 2001; and the U. S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year award for 1999.

She currently sits on the boards of the State of New Mexico Board of Finance, the UNM Hospital Clinical Operations Board of Directors, the UNM Anderson School National Advisory Board, the Mountain States Insurance Board of Directors, and the NM Student Loans Guarantee Corporation Board of Directors. Ms. Griego-Raby is a former member of the UNM Board of Regents.

Mr. David W. Harris
Executive Vice President for Administration, University of New Mexico
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), University of New Mexico
Chief Financial Officer (CFO), University of New Mexico

Education
BBA - Eastern New Mexico University

Business/Research Background
Mr. Harris joined the University of New Mexico in May 2004, Mr. Harris brings to the University more than 30 years of financial expertise. In 1972, he began his career with New Mexico State Government working for the Legislative Finance committee. He held various leadership positions in State Government including Director of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee from 1989-1995, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration from 1995-2000, Deputy Chief of Staff from 2001-2003, and Executive Director of the New Mexico Finance Authority through April 2004.

As Executive Vice President for Administration, Mr. Harris is responsible for the oversight and management of the University's $1.48 billion budget. He also directs eleven senior administrators who oversee nearly 3,000 employees. Mr. Harris administers the following non-academic units: Athletics, Auxiliary Enterprises, Budget, Controller, Facility Planning, Human Resources, Physical Plant, Policy Office, Real Estate, Risk Management, and SHEA (Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs).

In 2002, Mr. Harris received recognition as the Outstanding Alumnus form ENMU.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Business Administration and Finance.

Dr. Gabriel P. Lopez
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering
Professor and Regents' Lecturer, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of New Mexico

Education
BS - Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado
Ph.D. - Chemistry, Harvard University

Business/Research Background
Dr. Lopez joined the University of New Mexico as Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry in 1993, became Associate Professor in 1999, and achieved the rank of Professor in 2004 and was the founding Director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering at UNM. He has been PI or CoPI on over $24 million in externally funded research grants while at UNM. His awards and honors include that of Outstanding University Inventor from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award, and UNM's highest honor bestowed on junior faculty, that of Regents' Lecturer. He was recently was named on of the 100 most important Hispanics in technology and business for 2006 by the editors of Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Prof. Lopez has current research interests in biointerfacial phenomena, bioanalytical microsystems, smart interfaces, nanofluidics and biologically derived energy and fuels. Professional activities of Dr. Lopez include consultation for NIH, NSF, DOD and DTRA programs. He is also actively involved in the outreach to groups under-represented in science and engineering.

The author of more than 100 research publications, Dr. Lopez has many patents and patents pending.

Ms. Diana MacArthur
Chair and Chief Executive Office, Dynamac Corporation

Education
BA - Economics, Vassar College
University of Geneva and Graduate School of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
Diploma, Community Psychiatry, Washington School of Psychiatry

Business/Research Background
Ms. MacArthur's expertise in science and technology policy and technology transfer was recognized by President Clinton when he appointed her to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). She participated in the PCAST study Federal Energy Research and Development for the Challenges of the 21st Century, and served on the PCAST panel that reviewed the U.S. program of fusion energy R&D. Her company, Dynamac Corporation, specializes in: natural resources management and ecological restoration; environmental management and compliance; life, earth, and space sciences; and defense services and homeland security.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Public policy is an area in which Ms. MacArthur has been actively involved. During her service on the Advisory Board to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), she was on the Strengthening of America Commission and on the National Laboratories Steering Committee, which studied ways to enhance cooperation between the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories and industry to commercialize technology critical to America's economic growth and competitiveness. She also served on the CSIS Senior Policy Group on National Challenges, and was a member of the Advisory Committee to the CSIS Strategic Energy Initiative.

Education is a life-long interest for Ms. MacArthur. She was a member of the Business Higher-Education Forum (Executive Committee) and the Council on Competitiveness, organizations seeking to improve K-16 education to ensure the high-skills workforce necessary for the global economy of the 21st century. She serves on the Board of Directors (Executive Committee) of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, which promotes and funds educational and public service programs throughout northern New Mexico.

Dr. Gregg L. Mayer
President, Gregg L. Mayer & Co., Inc.

Education
BA - Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. - Physiology, University of California, Berkeley Japanese Language, Keio University, Tokyo Japan Research, Keio University Graduate School of Business Administration Research student, National Children's Hospital Research Center, Tokyo

Business/Research Background
Dr. Mayer was a Co-Founder and Partner and later President and Director of Berkeley Antibody Company, Inc. in Berkeley, California. Subsequently, as Director, Vice President and President of Vivigen, Inc., a clinical genetic testing company, Dr. Mayer's responsibilities included investigation of new technologies for potential business opportunities, the direction of sales and marketing, as well as general management of the company. In 1988 and 1989, Vivigen was named one of "The Best Small Growth Companies in America" by Business Week magazine and was later acquired by Genzyme Corporation. Gregg is currently President of the Gregg L. Mayer & Company, Inc., a consulting firm in El Cerrito, California.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Health care management, consulting and new ventures, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and managed care companies in the U.S. and Japan.

Ms. Cindy McGill
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, PNM Resources

Education
BBA - Business, University of New Mexico
MM - Human Relations and Organization Behavior, University of Phoenix
Advanced Rate School, Edison Electric Institute
Public Dispute Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Harvard

Business/Research Background
Cindy McGill serves as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for PNM Resources. In this role, Ms. McGill is responsible for leading the development of strategic plans for PNM Resources. She tracks changes in the energy industry and technology, evaluates the impact of these changes upon company strategy, assists business units in developing strategies, and performs other strategy-related analysis. PNM Resources is an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, NM, with consolidated operating revenues of $2.1 billion. Through its utility and energy service subsidiaries (PNM, Texas-New Mexico Power, First Choice Power and Avistar), PNM Resources supplies electricity to 744,000 homes and businesses in New Mexico and Texas and natural gas to 478,000 customers in New Mexico. PNM Resources and its subsidiaries also sell power on the wholesale market in the Southwest.

Ms. McGill joined PNM in 1981 as a supervisor in the accounting department. She spent 19 years in PNM's regulatory policy department, including serving as Vice President of Regulatory Policy, developing strategy and policy and negotiating settlements to regulatory cases. She also served as Vice President of Customer and Market Services, overseeing all customer contact activities, the company's call center, market research, commercial customer support, and PNM's electric and gas pricing departments.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Ms. McGill has extensive experience and expertise in public policy, strategy development, and general management.

In addition to Ms. McGill's responsibilities, she is active in the community. Her community activities include service on the Boards of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce (Immediate Past Chairman), Presbyterian Healthcare Services and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She is professionally affiliated with The Conference Board's Council of Strategic Planning Executives, the Edison Electric Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Her many honors include induction into the Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management Hall of Fame, receiving the YWCA Woman on the Move award and being named an Honorary Commander of Kirtland Air Force Base.

Mr. Fred Mondragon
Cabinet Secretary
New Mexico Economic Development Department

Education
BS - Biology and English Literature, University of New Mexico
MBA - Healthcare Administration, George Washington University

Business/Research Background
Mr. Mondragon was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson as Secretary for Economic Development in May 2007. Before coming to the New Mexico Economic Development Department, Mr. Mondragon was the Director of the Office of Economic Development for the city of Albuquerque, where he participated in the recruitment or expansion of Tesla Motors, Verizon Wireless, Eclipse Aviation, Advent Solar and Albuquerque Studios. He also developed initiatives to improve resources for local business expansion and to better assist existing small- and medium-sized businesses in Albuquerque. Under Mr. Mondragon's stewardship, the city's film and international trade divisions have also thrived.

Other job experience includes over thirty years experience in the public and private sectors. He has been the Chief Executive Officer (administrator) of the University of New Mexico Hospital, Regional Administrator of a major hospital system in New Mexico, and the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Albuquerque. Mr. Mondragon has also worked in the consulting and information technology field for two national system integration companies. As CEO of Fred Mondragon and Associates, he has been a consultant to several government and healthcare agencies.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Mr. Mondragon served three terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. He was a member of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee and was the first Chairman of the Higher Education Subcommittee. During his tenure in the Legislature, he specialized in tax issues, health-care concerns, economic development and higher education. He has also been the Science Advisor to the Governor and served as founding Chairman of the Governor's Science and Technology Commission. As an advisor and consultant he has specialized knowledge in technology transfer and changes to federal policies that enable businesses and government laboratories to collaborate more effectively.

Dr. Pope L. Moseley
Chairman, Internal Medicine, UNM Health Sciences Center

Education
BS - Chemistry, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
MD - University of Illinois College of Medicine
MS - Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine

Business/Research Background
Dr. Moseley joined the University of New Mexico in 1995 as Professor and Chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, in the University's Department of Internal Medicine. In 1997, he added to those responsibilities the position of Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 2001 Dr. Moseley was appointed Chairman of the Internal Medicine Department.

From 1980 to 1995, Dr. Moseley had increasing responsibilities at the University of Iowa's Department of Internal Medicine. Following internship and research residency in Internal Medicine, he was a Fellow in Pulmonary Medicine, Instructor, and then Assistant Professor in the department. From1990 to 1995, he was an Associate Professor in both the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Exercise Science.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Since 1982, Dr. Moseley's investigative studies have been published more than 50 times in a wide range of medical journals. He is currently funded by NIH as the principal investigator on "Exercise and Hyperthermia: Applied Molecular Mechanisms," and as co-investigator on two additional NIH grants: "Heat Shock Protein Regulation with Stress and Aging", and "GI Barrier Heat Injury: Systemic and Molecular Mechanisms".

Dr. Suzanne Ortega
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Education
M.A. - Sociology, Vanderbilt University
M.A. - Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Ph.D. - Sociology, Vanderbilt University

Business/Research Background
Dr. Ortega was appointed as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Mexico in August 2008. Prior to her appointment at the University of New Mexico, she served for three years as Vice Provost and Graduate Dean at the University of Washington. She also served as Vice Provost for Advanced Studies and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Missouri from 2000-2005 and served as Assistant/Associate Graduate Dean at the University of Nebraska from 1994-2000. Dr. Ortega's primary research interests are in the areas of mental health epidemiology, health services, and race and ethnic relations.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Ortega is the author or co-author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and an introductory sociology text now in its 7th edition. She is an award winning teacher, has served on a number of review panels for the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, and has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on grants totaling more than $6 million in state and federal funds. Among her most important administrative accomplishments is her work to secure funding for and successfully develop the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Degree Program, the Preparing Future Faculty Program, the Ph.D. Completion Program and the Diversity Enhancement Program, including the CGS/Peterson’s Award for Innovations in Promoting an Inclusive Graduate Community.

Dr. Ortega has served on the American Sociological Association (ASA) Advisory Board for Preparing Future Faculty, the ASA Executive Office and Budget Committee and currently serves as a member of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior editorial board. In addition, she has served on the Executive Board of the NASULGC Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education and is a Past Chair of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools and Council of Graduate Schools’ Boards. Dr. Ortega currently chairs the GRE Board, serves as a member of the National Academies of Science Committee on the Assessment of the Research Doctorate, and is a member of the National Science Foundation’s Human Resources Expert Panel.

Dr. John A. Pieper
Vice President for Research, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico
Dean, College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico
Professor, College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico

Education
BA - Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder
BS - Pharmacy, University of Wyoming
Pharm.D - Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo
Post-Doctoral Fellow - Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo

Business/Research Background
Dr. Pieper joined the UNM Health Sciences Center as the Dean of the UNM College of Pharmacy in November 2002. Prior to his arrival at the Health Sciences Center, Dr. Pieper served as Professor and Chairman of the Division of Pharmacy Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Pieper has also served on the faculty at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, University of Tennessee in Memphis, University of Florida in Gainesville and the State University of New York in Buffalo.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Pieper is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist and has added qualifications in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. He has published over 90 papers in the area of pharmacokinetics and genomic determinants of metabolism of cardiovascular drugs. His many honors and distinctions include the 2006 Outstanding Dean in U.S. Pharmacy Schools award from the American Pharmacy Association, Academy of Student Pharmacists; Chair of the Bylaws and Policy Development Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2004-present; membership on the Commission on Credentialing of Pharmacy Residencies in the U.S. from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, 2004-present; membership on the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Selection Committee of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, 2000-present; membership on the Dean's Advisory Committee of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, 2004-present; Chair of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Department Chairs Group, 1998-1999; President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 1993-94; Vice Chair, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism Section of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1987-88.

Dr. Paul B. Roth, M.D.
Executive Vice President, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico
Dean, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico

Education
BS - Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
MS - Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
MD - George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Business/Research Background
In December 2005, Dr. Roth was appointed Executive Vice President for the Health Science Center at the University of New Mexico, while continuing his long-time duties as Dean. Dr. Roth has held the position of Dean at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs since 1994. Leading up to his appointment as Dean, Dr. Roth held various leadership positions at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Medical Center, including Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of Ambulatory Care Programs, and Chief Medical Officer.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Roth is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition, he has served on the AAMC Executive Council since 2000 and is currently the Chair of the Council of Deans.

Dr. David J. Schmidly
President
University of New Mexico

Education
BS - Zoology, Texas Tech University
MS - Zoology, Texas Tech University
Ph.D. - Zoology, University of Illinois

Business/Research Background
President Schmidly brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to UNM, having led Oklahoma State University as its system CEO and President since November of 2002. In addition to his work at OSU, he was previously the President of Texas Tech University after having served as Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies and Technology Transfer and as Dean of the graduate school. He also spent 25 years at Texas A&M University, including five years as CEO of the Galveston campus and six years as head of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
President Schmidly is an internationally respected researcher and scientific author and has been inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame for Science, Mathematics, and Technology, which recognizes Texans who have played a major role in significant scientific accomplishments. As a noted scientific naturalist, he has authored nine natural history and conservation books about mammals and more than 100 scientific articles. In addition, Dr. Schmidly received a very prestigious honor when a new species of mouse was named after him - Peromyscus schmidlyi. Quite possibly, he is the only university president with this distinction.

President Schmidly is a native of Levelland, Texas. He and his wife, Janet, have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Dr. John H. Stichman
Executive Vice President & Deputy Laboratory Director
Sandia National Laboratories

Education
BS - Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison
MS - Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Business/Research Background
At Sandia since 1972, Dr. Stichman is responsible for lab operations, staff and facilities and for developing and implementing policy. He is also responsible for the overall stewardship of the technical capabilities at Sandia and for setting, promulgating, and maintaining standards for technical activities. He is also a member of the senior executive management councils at Sandia and has particular responsibilities for transformational activities in technology and in operations. He is responsible for the independent assessment of weapons' safety, security and reliability for Sandia.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Vice President, Dr. Stichman was Vice President of the Weapon System Division at Sandia. In this position, he was responsible for all aspects of Sandia's nuclear weapon engineering--from concept and design development through stockpile support and weapon retirement. This division also provided significant technology and system development for a variety of national security applications, such as airborne imaging radars, remote sensors, and instrumentation and telemetry systems.

Before his employment at Sandia, Dr. Stichman was Director of the New Mexico Weapon Systems Engineering Center, Director of the Surety Components and Instrumentation Center, and a member of the technical staff in the Data Systems Division of Hughes Aircraft Company. His responsibilities have included directing the development of telemetry systems, electronic/electromechanical components, safety/security subsystems in nuclear weapons and other defense-related systems. He has also managed development of electronic systems for weapon arming and firing, flight computers, real-time imaging radars and automatic target recognition. He participated in the development and commercialization of the first implantable, programmable insulin-delivery system for treatment of diabetes.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Dr. Stichman is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is registered as a professional engineer in the state of New Mexico. He is also a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is the recipient of the "Award for Exemplary Civilian Service" from the Department of the Air Force.

His published papers and conference presentations include the subjects of instrumentation and control, implantable medical electronics, and real-time optical computing. He holds two U.S. patents.

Pedro F. Suarez, Esq.
Of Counsel
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Education
B.S. - Electrical Engineering - United States Air Force Academy
M.S. - Electrical Engineering - Air Force Institute of Technology
J.D. - George Washington University (with honors)

Business/Research Background
Mr. Suarez is of counsel in Mintz Levin's San Diego office, practicing in the intellectual property section. His practice is focused on all aspects of patent law, including preparation and prosecution of patent applications, rendering of opinions on infringement and validity, licensing, due diligence investigations, litigation, and client counseling, with an emphasis on software, telecommunications, wireless communications, semiconductors, medical products, image processing, and business methods for the banking and financial industry. Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Mr. Suarez worked for an international intellectual property law firm located in Washington, D.C.

Before beginning his legal career, Mr. Suarez gained over twelve years of technical experience in engineering positions with the U. S. Air Force and technology companies. As an engineer in the Air Force, he developed and tested a variety of advanced image processing and communication systems and gained experience in the semiconductor field while working at KLA Instruments. He also worked as a principal member of the technical staff at Litton/TASC in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, where he consulted on a variety of wired and wireless communication systems and was the lead designer of a major ATM network program.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Mr. Suarez has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patents for emerging and high-technology companies, with an eye towards enforcement. He has prosecuted and litigated patents for technologies that include wireless networks; communications protocols; spread spectrum; global systems for mobile communications; virtual private networks; synchronous optical and optical networking; wave division multiplexing; asynchronous transfer modes; network security; coding and compression; liquid crystal displays; database platforms; search tools; data mining; web-based advertising; medical products; and image processing for drug discovery. Mr. Suarez has also litigated patent infringement and validity disputes before several U. S. district courts involving multiple patents and complex technologies. Representative cases include Nortel Networks Corp. v. Ciena Corp. (settled in 2003 with a $25 million payment to client Nortel); PCTEL, Inc. v. Broadcom Corp.; Tektronix, Inc. v. LeCroy Corp.; UTStarcom, Inc. v. Starent Networks Corp.; and Telcordia v. Alcatel.

Mr. Suarez is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California and also before the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Association and the San Diego Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserves.

Mr. Gary Tonjes
President, Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. (AED)

Education
B.S. - Communication - Eastern New Mexico University

Business/Research Background
Mr. Tonjes joined Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. (AED) as President in 1994. AED is a private, non-profit membership organization funded principally by leading members of the business community. AED's mission is to vigorously recruit business and industry to generate quality opportunities in the Albuquerque metro area. Since 1960, AED has served as Albuquerque's lead organization for the recruitment of more than 200 new companies to the metropolitan area. AED's work contributed to the recent recruitment of Fidelity Investments, Schott Solar, Eclipse Aviation, PR Newswire, Gap Inc.'s Corporate Shared Service Center, Paychex, Tempur-Pedic and Tesla Motors to the Albuquerque area. The organization also assists existing industry in the region.

Mr. Tonjes has also worked for the Roswell, New Mexico Chamber of Commerce (1979-81), the Odessa, Texas Chamber of Commerce (1981-84), and was President of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce in Joplin, Missouri, for ten years.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Under Mr. Tonjes's leadership, AED was ranked one of North America's Top Ten Economic Development Organizations in 2000 and was Honorable Mention for the same award in 2006. He was honored with the ENMU Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award for 2001, in addition to receiving special recognition from the Missouri legislature for his economic development leadership in that state. Mr. Tonjes is Past Chairman of the Institute for the Organization Management Program of the United States Chamber of Commerce at Southern Methodist University and is Past Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri.

Mr. Charles I. Wellborn
Secretary and Treasurer

Education
BA - Economics, University of New Mexico
JD - University of New Mexico
LLM - Corporate Law, New York University

Business/Research Background
Mr. Wellborn practiced corporate law in New Mexico for nearly 30 years including serving as President of the State Bar in 1982. After many years of working with technology companies and promoting technology-based economic development, Mr. Wellborn took on the challenge of technology commercialization, becoming the first full-time President of STC.UNM (then Science & Technology Corporation @ UNM) in May of 1995. From 1991-1998, he served on the New Mexico Venture Capital Advisory Committee that has been instrumental in bringing five venture capital firms to New Mexico. Also a former Chair of the Economic Forum, an organization comprised of the major business, governmental and educational institutions in the Albuquerque area.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Mr. Wellborn has extensive experience in corporate law and finance, including venture capital financing transactions.

Dr. Albert R.C. Westwood
Vice President Emeritus, Sandia National Laboratories

Education
BS (Hons), Ph.D. & DS - Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Birmingham, England

Business/Research Background
Following his retirement as Vice President, Research and Exploratory Technology at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in 1996, Dr. Westwood has continued to be active internationally as an Advisor and Consultant on Research and Technology Management. His Corporate experience began with Martin Marietta Laboratories (then RIAS) in 1958, becoming its Director in 1974. Subsequently, he became Corporate Director of Research and Development, Vice President - R & D, and Corporate Vice President – Research and Technology for Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) before moving to SNL in 1993. From 1998-2000, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of Research Councils of the UK, based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford, England. Dr. Westwood has published over 120 technical papers, mostly concerned with environment-sensitive mechanical behavior or R&D Management, and has presented well over 200 invited lectures at scientific institutions or meetings around the world. His scientific contributions have been recognized by a wide variety of awards and fellowships including election to the Engineering Academies of the USA, UK, Sweden and Russia.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
Recent professional responsibilities include: Chairman of the National Research Council's Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, of the Committee on Global Aspects of Intellectual Properties Rights in Science and Technology, and of the joint U.S.-Russian Academy's Committee on "Linkages" Council. Also: Chairman of The Science, Technology and international Affairs Advisory Committee of the National Science Foundation, and of the Public Information Advisory Committee of the National Academy of Engineering.

Dr. Westwood also has served on the Advisory Committee to The Department of Commerce, the White House Office of Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, The European Research Council, the British National Space Science Center, the National Space Council's Committee on the future of the US Space Program, and to M.I.T., Johns Hopkins University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Universities of Colorado, Florida and Maryland.

Also active in non-technical fields, Dr. Westwood has been chairman of both the Maryland and the New Mexico Humanities Councils, and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, and served on the Board of the National Aquarium, the Santa Fe Opera, and as technical advisor to the MusicaRussia Foundation.

Teri F. Willey
Director, Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge University

Education
BA - Animal Science, University of Idaho
MBA - Business Administration, Indiana State University

Business/Research Background
At Cambridge Enterprise, Ms. Willey will be chief executive of a new technology transfer organization with responsibility for proof of concept funding, new venture creation, incubation, seed funding and assistance with faculty consultancies.

Prior to assuming her post as Director, Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge University, Ms. Willey was Managing Partner, ARCH Development Partners, an early stage venture fund and a spin out of ARCH Development Corporation which she had joined in 1996 as Vice President. As one of three founding partners of ARCH Development Partners, her responsibilities include all aspects of fund management, fund raising, board participation and investing where the focus is in biotechnology and medical based investments.

While at the ARCH organizations, she has also served on the Adjunct Faculty, University of Notre Dame, College of Business, Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship. At ARCH Development Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Chicago, she handled licensing and new company development based on University and Argonne National Laboratory technologies.

Particular Knowledge and Skills
At Purdue University, Ms.Willey as Director for Special Commercialization Projects and Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research at Purdue Research Foundation, managed tissue engineering technology commercialization projects and related technologies. In addition to ARCH and Purdue, she directed the technology licensing program for Northwestern University and served as a portfolio manager for an Indiana based seed fund.

Industry experience includes product development and FDA regulatory work for the R&D division of International Minerals and Chemical, as well as marketing research for licensing-in and acquisitions for the new business division of the company.

Ms. Willey is a past president of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) and serves as an advisor to other select technology commercialization and investment organizations.