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)

Debbie Bardine NSWC Dahlgren (2013)	Mark Cruise Altria (2013)	Bill Pfister Babcock & Wilcox, CGEP Alumnus (2013)	Mark Pierson CGEP Instructor, VT (2013)
Zuzana Steen Micron Technology (2014)	Roger Blankenship Western Virginia Water Authority (2014)	Brian Warner Rolls Royce (2014)	Jim Wrightson Lockheed Martin (2014)
Bob Bailey Center for Advanced Engineering & Research (2015)	Dan Cherry NASA Langley Research Center (2015)	Mary Haddad SCHEV (2015)	Colin Britcher CGEP Instructor, ODU (2016)
L. Thomas Overby Former CGEP Director, VCU (2016)	Diane Vermaaten SCHEV (Ex Officio)	Liz Povar Virginia Economic Development Partnership (Ex Officio)	Gary Fuller Newport News Shipbuilding (2016)

University Representatives:

Peggy Brouse CGEP Director, GMU (2016)	James F. Groves CGEP Director, UVA	Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves CGEP Director, VCU, and State Chair	Glenda Scales CGEP Director, VT
Linda Vahala CGEP Director, ODU