The Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) Advisory Board was formed to enhance CGEP’s service to the Commonwealth of Virginia as the distance-learning provider of post-baccalaureate education for practicing engineers and scientists who want to maintain and enhance their skills. The CGEP Advisory Board is expected to provide:

• Strategic Focus
• Customer Focus (Student or Employer)
• Employer Focus (New Customers)

The Advisory Board is composed of 16 individuals who can bring value to CGEP. The members are not necessarily employed by industry. The value of an individual member shall be defined by his or her ability to provide strategic, customer, or employer insight. The Board meets twice a year. Co-Chairs are appointed among the Advisory Board members. The CGEP Directors from the five participating universities attend all meetings.

Advisory Board Members: (year term expires, in parentheses)

Bob Bailey - Center for Advanced Engineering & Research (2011)	Jerry Bischof - Dominion Power (2012)	Paul Caffrey - CGEP Alumnus, UVA, General Electric (2012)	Shirshak Dhali - CGEP Instructor, ODU (2012)
	Amy Harris - Micron Technology (2010)	Robert Horne - Northrop-Grumman Newport News (2010)
Gary McLaren - Virginia Economic Development Partnership (2011)		L. Thomas Overby - Former CGEP Director, VCU (2012)	Sharon Pitt - George Mason University ((2011)
	Tom Rust – Virginia House of Delegates (2010)	Robert Starr - NASA LaRC (2011)	Diane Vermaaten - SCHEV (2010)

University Representatives:

	Sharon Caraballo - CGEP Director, GMU, and State Chair
	James F. Groves - CGEP Director, UVA
	Rosalyn Hobson - CGEP Director, VCU
	Glenda Scales - CGEP Director, VT
	Linda Vahala - CGEP Director, ODU