
Industry Advisory Board
The Industry Advisory Board is a valuable resource for the School of Engineering, providing strategic planning and program development insights and unique industry perspectives to the school's dean. Board members serve as ambassadors for the School externally and are integral to forging alliances between the School of Engineering and business.
2022-2023 Board Members

Peter D. Cherasia ENG’84
Chairman, Trade Informatics (Retired)

Michael Ching ENG'84
Private Investor

Remo J. Colarusso, Jr. ENG’83, RBSG’88
Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations, Janssen Supply Chain

Kevin J. Edwards ENG'88
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Bechtel Corporation

Colette Hazen ENG'93
Director, Channel Readiness Consumer Group, Verizon

Ramsey P. Homsany ENG'97
Co-Founder, Octant, Inc. Technology Investor and Advisor

James W. Hughes, Ph.D. ENG'65, GSNB'69, '71
University Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Robert A. Kuchinski ENG'86
Head of Commercial Insurance UK and Global Head of Energy, Zurich Commercial Insurance

Tilak Lal ENG’84
Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Investment Risk Management, Franklin Templeton Investments

Vita M. Lanoce GSNB'85
Chief Executive Officer, Linical Americas

Rita Marty ENG’93, GSNB’96, RBSG'02
Vice President of Emerging Services Security Architecture, AT&T - Chief Security Office

Michele E. O'Connor ENG'87
Principal, Langan

Emeka Oguh ENG’05
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PeopleJoy

Rina Parikh ENG’88
Board Director, MAG Aerospace

Brian P. Reilly ENG’80
Senior Vice President, Bechtel Corporation (Retired)

Vijay Swarup, Ph.D. GSNB'88, '90
Vice President of Research and Development, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

David Wade ENG'89, Chair
President, Incrementum Energy LLC

Richard N. Weeks ENG’50
Chairman, Weeks Marine, Inc.

Richard S. Weeks
President and Chief Executive Officer, Weeks Marine, Inc.

Emmanuel B. Yamoah ENG'98
Associate Director, Duracell International, Inc.