The University of South Florida College of Engineering Advisory Board is an organization that has been established for the following purposes:
- Providing an independent review of the USF College of Engineering with special emphasis on effectiveness and program quality;
- Counseling and advising on matters relating to planning, organizing and administering programs, and facilitating a continuing liaison between the College and the various constituents it serves;
- Counseling, advising and demonstrating leadership in raising funds for the College from private, foundation and corporate sources which will assist the College in achieving both its mission and vision;
- Advising and assisting the College's effort to communicate and inform the State of Florida Llegislature of the College's mission and vision with the goal of securing and maintaining sufficient resources to fulfill both our mission and vision.
Chair Chuck Black, P.E., '73 Retired TECO Energy |
Vice Chair Roberto Garcia, P.E., '72 VP of Business Development Tampa Bay Trane |
Associate Chair Fermin Diaz, P.E., '77 Vice President Stantec |
Assistant Chair  Gene Balter, P.E,'77 National Director HDR Engineering, Inc. |
Engineering Alumni Society Representative  Sandy Pettit, P.E., '94, MSChem '10 Researcher Applied Surface Science Lab at USF |
Past Chair  Joe Reineman Retired Verizon |
 Lilia Abron, PhD President Peer Consultants, Washington D.C. |
 Pat Beyer '72 President Cardno TBE Group |
 William Bracken '89, MSCE '93 Founder and President Bracken Engineering Serves on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers |
 William Bracken '89, MSCE '93 Chairman and President Peak Solar |
 Frank Busot '90, MBA '90 Director Tampa Electric's H.L. Culbreath Bayside Power Station |
 Ed Copeland, Jr., P.E. 73, MSEng '73 Senior Vice President / Senior Professional Associate HDR Engineering, Inc. |
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Bob De Maio '88 Honeywell |
 Joel Johnson PhD '05 RF Systems Engineering Harris Corporation |
 Dave Scott '83, MSCE '86 Treasurer HSA Engineers & Scientists |
 Thomas Trotter Vice President & General Manager Chromalloy Castings |
 James Turner, III President & CEO Tampa Armature Works, Inc. |
