Region 4 Committee Members 2025

NamePositionEmail
Connie KellyDirectorckelly@ieee.org
Tarek LahdhiriDirector-Electlahdhiri@hotmail.com
Vickie OzburnPast Directorvaozburn@ieee.org
Ashley HochstedlerSecretaryashley.l.hochstedler@ieee.org
Jitendra SolankiTreasurerj.solanki@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnImmediate Past Directorvaozburn@ieee.org
David H HendricksonLarge Sections Chairdaveh@ieee.org
Hamid VakilzadianMedium Sections Chairhvakilzadian@ieee.org
Hamid VakilzadianMedium Sections Chairhvakilzadian@ieee.org
John D JohnsonSmall Sections West Chairj.johnson@ieee.org
Steve KerchbergerAwards and Recognition Committee Chairs.kerchberger@ieee.org
John D JohnsonSmall Sections West Chairj.johnson@ieee.org
Alkesh PatelSmall Sections East Chairalkesh.patel@utas.utc.com
Meredith GodarMembership Development Committee Chairmeredith.a.godar@ieee.org
Aseet PatelIndustry Engagement Committee Chairaseetpatel21@gmail.com
Steve KerchbergerAwards Committee Chairs.kerchberger@ieee.org
Bob BurkeConference & Events Committee Chairrobert.burke@ieee.org
Zachary WilsonCommunications Coordinatorzachwilson@ieee.org
Jon WolfStudent Activities Chairjonathon.wolf@ieee.org
Anu GokhaleEducational Activities Committee Chairaagokhale@ilstu.edu
Liang DowneyProfessional Activities Committee Chairlxdowney@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnSection Support Committee Chairvaozburn@ieee.org
Meredith GodarMembership Development Committee Chairmeredith.a.godar@ieee.org
John WalzMembership Development Vice Chairjohnwalz@ameritech.net
Tom PapademosRegion Vitality Coordinatorapapademos@bex.net
John WalzRegion Vitality Support Coordinatorjohnwalz@ameritech.net
Jim RiessLife Members Chairj.riess@ieee.org
Chris LopezYoung Professional Committee Chairchristopher.j.lopez@ieee.org
Jon WolfStudent Activities Chairjonathon.wolf@ieee.org
Asher SpringlerRegional Student Representativespriglera@msoe.edu
Ronald G JensenHKN Championr.jensen@ieee.org
VacantStudent Professional Awareness Activities (SPAx) Coordinator
Jim RiessLife Members Committee Chairj.riess@ieee.org
Aurenice OliveiraWomen in Engineering (WIE) Committee Chairoliveira@mtu.edu
VacantWomen in Engineering (WIE) Vice Chair
David KoehlerSection Support Advisor (past Director)david.koehler@ieee.org
Liang DowneyProfessional Activities Committee Chairlxdowney@ieee.org
Liang DowneyPACE Chairlxdowney@ieee.org
Anu GokhaleEducational Activities Committee Chairaagokhale@ilstu.edu
Donald ZingerEducational Activities Support Chairdzinger@niu.edu
VacantPrecollege Education Activities Coordinator
John DeMastriR4 IEEE Admission and Advancement (A&A) Committee Representativejohn.demastri@demastri.com
Steve KerchbergerAwards and Recognition Committee Chairs.kerchberger@ieee.org
Steve KerchbergerAwards Committee Chairs.kerchberger@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnNominations and Appointments Committee Chairvaozburn@ieee.org
Darryl PalmerTechnical Activitiesdarryl.palmer@ieee.org
John WalzChapters Coordinatorjohnwalz@ameritech.net
Balaji SankarshananStandardsbalaji.sankarshanan@gmail.com
Bob BurkeConference & Events Committee Chairrobert.burke@ieee.org
VacantConference & Events Committee Vice Chair
Tarek LahdhiriEIT Conference Administratorlahdhiri@hotmail.com
Zachary WilsonMarketing and Member Communication Committee Chairzachwilson@ieee.org
VacantCommunications Vice Chair
Kiran Kumar ChallaInformation Management Coordinator vToolskiranch219@gmail.com
Sharan KalwaniNewsletter Editorsharan.kalwani@ieee.org
Zachary WilsonWebMasterzachwilson@ieee.org
Atharva KarnikWeb Support Chairviroo.28@gmail.com
Howard WolfmanCommunication Comm Advisorh.wolfman@ieee.org
Rakesh MargamSocial Media Chairrakeshmargam@ieee.org
VacantIEEE Day Chair/Region Ambassador
VacantTechnical Writer
VacantPublic Affairs/Publicity Chair
Simay Akar KoehlerOutreach Committee Chairsimay@ieee.org
Chanaka HettigeClimate Change & Sustainability Chairchanaka@ieee.org
Bruce HowellHumanitarian Activities Coordinatorbrucehowell@hotmail.com
VacantSIGHT
VacantTech for Good
VacantEPICSjohnzulaski@ieee.org
John ZulaskiSKPL Committee Chairaevandergrift@ieee.org
John ZulaskiSKPL Committee Chair
Adrian VandergriftAssistant Treasurer (SKPL Treasurer)
VacantRegional Government Activities Coordinator
Aseet PatelIndustry Engagement Committee Chairaseetpatel21@gmail.com
Balaji SankarshananIndustry Engagement Support Chairbalaji.sankarshanan@gmail.com
VacantExternal Org Relationships (e.g. AirVenture)
Bob BurkeConference & Events Committee Chairrobert.burke@ieee.org
VacantConference Committee Support Chair
Tarek LahdhiriEIT 2025 Conference Administratorlahdhiri@hotmail.com
Sami KhorbotlyEIT 2025 Conference General Co-Chairsami.khorbotly@valpo.edu
Anu GokhaleAcademic Relationsaagokhale@ilstu.edu
Tarek LahdhiriSection Management Chairlahdhiri@hotmail.com
David H HendricksonLarge Sections Chairdaveh@ieee.org
VacantLarge Sections Vice Chair
Hamid VakilzadianMedium Sections Chairhvakilzadian@ieee.org
Tom KaminskiMedium Sections Support Chairtjkaminski49@gmail.com
Hamid VakilzadianMedium Sections Chairhvakilzadian@ieee.org
Tom KaminskiMedium Sections Vice Chairtjkaminski49@gmail.com
Alkesh PatelSmall Sections East Chairalkesh.patel@utas.utc.com
Rakesh VasudevanSmall Sections East Vice Chairrakeshv@ieee.org
John D JohnsonSmall Sections West Chairj.johnson@ieee.org
John D JohnsonSmall Sections West Chairj.johnson@ieee.org
Rodrigue RizkSmall Sections West Vice Chairrodrigue.rizk@ieee.org
John WalzChapter Coordinatorjohnwalz@ameritech.net
Tom PapademosRegion Vitality Coordinatorapapademos@bex.net
John WalzRegion Chapters Coordinatorjohnwalz@ameritech.net
Alvin ChinRegion Support Chairalvin.chin@ieee.org
Connie KellyDirectorckelly@ieee.org
Ashley HochstedlerSecretaryashley.l.hochstedler@ieee.org
Jitendra SolankiTreasurerj.solanki@ieee.org
Steve KerchbergerAwards Committee Chairs.kerchberger@ieee.org
Bob ParroHistory Chairbparro@rivernorthsolutions.com
Vickie OzburnSection Congress Coordinatorvaozburn@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnAuditvaozburn@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnBylawsvaozburn@ieee.org
David KoehlerRegion Advisordavid.koehler@ieee.org
Tarek LahdhiriStrategic Planning (SPC) Committee Chairlahdhiri@hotmail.com
Vickie OzburnBylaws Committee Chairvaozburn@ieee.org
Vickie OzburnAudit Committee Chairvaozburn@ieee.org