Gina Cooper

Dr. Gina Cooper has been teaching at DeVry University since June 1999. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in Mechanical Engineering, Master’s Degree from Ohio State University in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. from Wright State University in Computer Science and Engineering with specializations of database, math and bioinformatics. She has presented her… Read more »

Cindy Anderson

Cindy Anderson (she/her/hers), Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Strategy Consultant with The Lemelson Foundation, is honored to be a collaborative partner on the EOP initiative since its inception, co-author of the EOP Framework and three framework companion teaching guides, and an active EOP Network Member. Anderson is the founder and CEO of Alula Consulting which… Read more »

Lu Yuan

Dr. Lu Yuan, CSP, is Corporate EHS Manager of Performance Contractors, Inc. Before joining Performance Contractors in December 2023, he was Professor of Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.… Read more »

Niaz Latif

Dr. Niaz Latif is professor and dean, College of Technology and interim dean, College of Engineering and Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW). Latif has played several important leadership roles at PNW, most recently as the interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. He also served as the interim associate vice chancellor for research… Read more »

Naguib Attia

Dr. Naguib Attia was responsible for setting up IBM academic relations strategy, creating next generation global technical training programs in collaboration with universities, research institutions, and manage the overall award programs budgets. Previously, Attia was the VP& CTO of IBM Middle East and Africa. With over 25 years of industrial, manufacturing, research and academic experience,… Read more »

Andrew T. Phillips

Andrew Phillips is the executive director for CSAB Inc, the lead ABET member society for accreditation of degree programs in computing (computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information services, information technology and software engineering). Prior to becoming CSAB’s executive director in 2023, he served from 2009-2023 as academic dean and provost at the U.S. Naval Academy.… Read more »

Daniela Iacona

Daniela Iacona is the director for international engagement and governance at ABET, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that accredits college and university-level programs in the disciplines of applied & natural sciences, computing, engineering, and engineering technology worldwide. Iacona has supported ABET’s mission for over 15 years and has played a key role in the development and… Read more »

Michael Milligan

Michael K. J. Milligan is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of ABET, the global accreditor of over 4,300 college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Prior to joining ABET in 2009, Milligan was a systems director at the Aerospace Corporation, leading a team at the NASA… Read more »

Jane Emmet

Jane Emmet has been responsible for the management and administration of ABET’s accreditation policies and procedures and the overall operations of ABET’s accreditation processes since November, 2015. She joined ABET in January 2014 as the training manager responsible for the training of the over 2,000 volunteer professionals who serve ABET. Today, Emmet is the senior… Read more »

Sherri Hersh

Sherri Hersh has been with ABET for over 15 years. Originally a member of the Engineering Credentials Evaluation International (ECEI) team, she joined the accreditation department in late 2006 when ABET decided to undertake accreditation activities for programs outside the U.S. During her time at ABET, Hersh has seen the organization’s international market grow to… Read more »