Executive Leadership
Brian Sherman
Chief Executive Officer
Katie Pettinger
Chief Innovation Officer
Amanda Holt
Chief Operating Officer
Engine Administration
Jen Geyer
Executive Administrative Support Specialist
Sherie Gwynn
Financial Manager Sr.
Mike Kelly
Partnership Management
Sara Kern
Sponsored Project Agent, Tech. ORSPA Fiscal Oversight
Program Management
Kara Freedman
Program Manager, University of Utah
Jason Marmon
Program Manager, Engagement and Translation
Holly Milaeger
Program Manager, NSF Compliance and Deliverables
Cristi Pontius
Program Manager, Strategy and Policy Implementation
Engine Workgroup Teams
Co-Innovation and Translation
Sean McKenna
Executive Director Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute
Zach Miles
Interim Vice President for Economic Development, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Workforce Development
Jeremy Babendure
Executive Director, SciTech Institute
Julie Stiak
District Director, Maricopa County Community College District
Water Working Group
Paul Westerhoff
Regent’s Professor, Arizona State University
Energy Working Group
Hank Courtright
Executive Consultant, Salt River Project
Gary Dirks
Sr Director and Professor of Practice LightWorks, Arizona State University
Air Working Group
Milind Deo
Faculty Director – Energy & Geoscience Institute and Professor, University of Utah
Matthew Green
Professor, Arizona State University
