Industrial and Professional Advisory Council

The Industrial and Professional Advisory Council (IPAC) is a select group of representatives from industry, government agencies, academia, and the profession who advise the department on academic issues, current industry trends, and emerging opportunities in architectural engineering. IPAC is a forum where ideas are exchanged and recommendations are made. IPAC provides direct linkage and communication between the college and the engineering profession.

The functions of IPAC are to:

• act as an advisory group on specific academic and research issues;
• serve as a link between the department and its industrial and professional partners, providing an opportunity for communication of current and future industry and professional needs to the department;
• identify steps that the department should take to meet special needs; and
• provide recommendations on initiatives that the department should explore to improve educational and research programs to meet the needs of the world and the profession.

Current members

• Julia Beabout
  Member since 2020
  CEO, Director of Design
  Novaby
• Michael Beck
  Member since 2020
  Former CEO and Current Board Member
  DVL, Inc.
• Gary Brennen
  Member since 2020
  Co-President
  Syska Hennessy Group
• Cynthia Cogil
  Member since 2016
  Principal, Director of Engineering
  SmithGroup
• Helen Diemer
  Member since 2020
  Principal
  The Lighting Practice
• Holly Green
  Member since 2020
  Project Executive
  Turner Construction Company
• Robert Grottenthaler
  Member since 2016
  Senior Vice President
  Barton Malow Company
• Kevin Kampschroer
  Member since 2020
  Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings and Chief Sustainability Officer
  U.S. General Services Administration Office of Government-Wide Policy
• Luke Leung
  Member since 2016
  Director
  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
• James Mendygral
  Member since 2015
  Senior Project Manager
  Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
• William Moyer
  Member since 2020
  Principal
  James G. Davis Construction
• John O’Keefe
  Member since 2016
  President and CEO
  Atkinson Construction
• John Sadlik
  Member since 2015
  Principal
  J2H Partners
• Cherish Samuels
  Member since 2020
  MEP – Principal Project Manager
  Amazon
• Kurt Scheeren
  Member since 2020
  Principal
  Bard, Rao & Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC
• Riz Shah
  Member since 2015
  Managing Director
  Alvarez and Marsal
• Jeffrey Turconi
  Member since 2015
  President
  P.J. Dick, Inc.