Committees
Current Committee Group Chairs for Region 4:
Section Support Committee Group Chair
Vickie Ozburn
Professional Activities Committee Group Chair
Liang Downey
Marketing/Member Communication Committee Group Chair
Zach Wilson
Outreach Committee Group Chair
Simay Akar Koehler
Section Management Committee Group Chair
Tarek Lahdhiri
Region Support Committee Group Chair
Alvin Chin
Committee Membership Directory
| Committee | Name |
|---|---|
| Section Support Committee Chair | Vickie Ozburn |
| Membership Development Committee Chair | Meredith Godar |
| Membership Development Vice Chair | John Walz |
| Region Vitality Coordinator | Tom Papademos |
| Region Vitality Support Coordinator | John Walz |
| Life Members Chair | Jim Riess |
| Young Professional Committee Chair | Chris Lopez |
| Student Activities Chair | Jon Wolf |
| Regional Student Representative | Asher Springler |
| HKN Champion | Ronald G Jensen |
| Student Professional Awareness Activities (SPAx) Coordinator | Vacant |
| Life Members Committee Chair | Jim Riess |
| Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee Chair | Aurenice Oliveira |
| Women in Engineering (WIE) Vice Chair | Vacant |
| Section Support Advisor (past Director) | David Koehler |
| Professional Activities Committee Chair | Liang Downey |
| PACE Chair | Liang Downey |
| Educational Activities Committee Chair | Anu Gokhale |
| Educational Activities Support Chair | Donald Zinger |
| Precollege Education Activities Coordinator | Vacant |
| R4 IEEE Admission and Advancement (A&A) Committee Representative | John DeMastri |
| Awards and Recognition Committee Chair | Steve Kerchberger |
| Awards Committee Chair | Steve Kerchberger |
| Nominations and Appointments Committee Chair | Vickie Ozburn |
| Technical Activities | Darryl Palmer |
| Chapters Coordinator | John Walz |
| Standards | Balaji Sankarshanan |
| Conference & Events Committee Chair | Bob Burke |
| Conference & Events Committee Vice Chair | Vacant |
| EIT Conference Administrator | Tarek Lahdhiri |
| Marketing/Member Communication Committee Chair | Zachary Wilson |
| Communications Vice Chair | Sharan Kalwani |
| Information Management Coordinator vTools | Kiran Kumar Challa. |
| Newsletter Editor | Sharan Kalwani |
| WebMaster | Zachary Wilson |
| Web Support Chair | Atharva Karnik |
| Communication Comm Advisor | Howard Wolfman |
| Social Media Chair | Rakesh Margam |
| IEEE Day Chair/Region Ambassador | Vacant |
| Technical Writer | Vacant |
| Public Affairs/Publicity Chair | Vacant |
| Outreach Committee Chair | Simay Akar Koehler |
| Climate Change & Sustainability Chair | Chanaka Hettige |
| Humanitarian Activities Coordinator | Bruce Howell |
| SIGHT | Vacant |
| Tech for Good | Vacant |
| EPICS | Vacant |
| SKPL Committee Chair | John Zulaski |
| SKPL Committee Chair | John Zulaski |
| Assistant Treasurer (SKPL Treasurer) | Adrian Vandergrift |
| Regional Government Activities Coordinator | Vacant |
| Industry Engagement Committee Chair | Aseet Patel |
| Industry Engagement Support Chair | Balaji Sankarshanan |
| External Org Relationships (e.g. AirVenture) | Vacant |
| Conference & Events Committee Chair | Bob Burke |
| Conference Committee Support Chair | Vacant |
| EIT 2025 Conference Administrator | Tarek Lahdhiri |
| EIT 2025 Conference General Co-Chair | Sami Khorbotly |
| Academic Relations | Anu Gokhale |
| Section Management Chair | Tarek Lahdhiri |
| Large Sections Chair | David H Hendrickson |
| Large Sections Vice Chair | Vacant |
| Medium Sections Chair | Hamid Vakilzadian |
| Medium Sections Support Chair | Tom Kaminski |
| Medium Sections Chair | Hamid Vakilzadian |
| Medium Sections Vice Chair | Tom Kaminski |
| Small Sections East Chair | Alkesh Patel |
| Small Sections East Vice Chair | Rakesh Vasudevan |
| Small Sections West Chair | John D Johnson |
| Small Sections West Chair | John D Johnson |
| Small Sections West Vice Chair | Rodrigue Rizk |
| Chapter Coordinator | John Walz |
| Region Vitality Coordinator | Tom Papademos |
| Region Chapters Coordinator | John Walz |
| Region Support Chair | Alvin Chin |
| Director | Connie Kelly |
| Secretary | Ashley Hochstedler |
| Treasurer | Jitendra Solanki |
| Awards Committee Chair | Steve Kerchberger |
| History Chair | Bob Parro |
| Section Congress Coordinator | Vickie Ozburn |
| Audit | Vickie Ozburn |
| Bylaws | Vickie Ozburn |
| Advisory Board | Vacant |
| Milestones | Vacant |
| Region Advisor | David Koehler |
| Strategic Planning (SPC) Committee Chair | Tarek Lahdhiri |
| Bylaws Committee Chair | Vickie Ozburn |
| Audit Committee Chair | Vickie Ozburn |