Advisory Board

The BTEC Advisory Board was established per the original Golden LEAF grant application to provide guidance to BTEC in the following areas: course content, curriculum development, instruction, certification requirements, assessment, marketing, and facilities/equipment needs. Since its inception, the Advisory Board has met three to four times per year and has provided valuable advice during construction, curriculum development, start-up, and operation.

Name Title Organization
Tom Brna Director of Engineering Merck & Co., Inc. *
Ruben Carbonell, Ph.D. Director NC State BTEC
Chad Cooper Director, Small Scale Manufacturing Biogen Idec *
Chris Daubert, Ph.D. Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lynn Dickey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research and Technology Development Synthon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Doug Drabble Director of BioNetwork and Life Science Initiative North Carolina Community Colleges BioNetwork
Gerry Farrell, Ph.D. Senior Director, Development & Product Management Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies *
Parker Flowers Director, Production Operations GlaxoSmithKline
Shawn Gallagher President, Partnership Management Eisai Co., Ltd.
Ed George Associate Director, Site Engineering & Maintenance Pfizer, Inc.
Mike Hess, Ph.D. Senior Manager, Science and Technology Novozymes
Tom Jede Head of Bulk Manufacturing Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics
Bruce Kaylos Program Manager NCBIO
Bob Kelly, Ph.D. Director NC State Biotechnology Program (BIT)
Tim Kelly, Ph.D. Vice President, Biopharmaceutical Development KBI Biopharma, Inc. *
James Kennamer, Ph.D. Vice President, Manufacturing Grifols
Kathleen Kennedy, Ph.D. Vice President, Education & Training North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Louis Martin-Vega, Ph.D. Dean NC State College of Engineering
Tamara Monesmith Director, Manufacturing and Process Development Argos Therapeutics, Inc.
Lars Nielsen Director, Business Support Novo Nordisk *
Dave Perez Director of Business Development M+W Group
Brian Riley Site Director bioMérieux, Inc. *
Christopher R Smith Southeast Account Manager ABB, Inc.
Mark Sorrells Sr. Vice President Golden LEAF Foundation
John Stefanyk Account Manager/RTP EMD Millipore *
Ken Tindall, Ph.D. Sr. Vice President, Science & Business Development North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Mark Walker Director of Training, Americas Sartorius *
Pamela Webb Area Sales Director Steris Life Sciences *
LiAn Yeh, Ph.D. Director North Carolina Central University BRITE
Troy Young Director, Project Management Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc

*Current BTEC scholarship sponsor.