External Leadership Board
Dean Donna Riley composed this board in 2024, which is a mix of alumni, supporters and industry leaders. The board meets periodically to inform and advise the dean and key leadership on various matters pertaining to the School of Engineering.
Meet the board:
Donna Riley
Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing
School of Engineering Dean Donna Riley is a leader in engineering education and inclusive excellence. She was a founding faculty member of the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, the first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college, where she spent 13 years. In 2005, she received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for developing critical pedagogies for engineering classroom implementations. She is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and was elected vice president of scholarship for ASEE in 2023.
Jose Zayas
EVP Policy and Programs, American Council of Renewable Energy
zayas@acore.org
202-836-1747
Brady Key
Director of Software Development, RS21
bradkey@gmail.com
505-720-3733
Lisa Kuuttila
CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer, UNM Rainforest Innovations
kuuttila@innovations.unm.edu
James Sipos
Technical Staff Systems Engineer (retired), General Dynamics
jimsipos@comcast.net
505-366-1133
Edward Angel
Professor Emeritus, UNM
edward.angel@gmail.com
505-453-4944
Robin Stubenhofer
Vice President, Engineering, Honeywell
rstubenhofer@kcnsc.doe.gov
816-488-3006
Bret Simpkins
Associate Laboratory Director, Los Alamos National Laboratories
Simpkinsb@lanl.gov
Sam Hatchell
Director of Quality & Leadership Development, Jaynes Corporation
Sam.Hatchell@jaynescorp.com
505-345-8591
Adrian Chernoff
Product & Innovation Executive
adrian@adrian.chernoff.com
Sandra Begay
EChair, UNMRI Board of Directors, Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories
skbegay@comcast.net
Juan Torres
Associate Laboratory Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Juan.Torres@nrel.gov
505-275-3064
Carol Adkins
Retired, Sandia National Laboratories
dradkins@comcast.net
Doug Campbell
Professional Recreationalist
dougcampb@gmail.com
Barbara Lopez
Program Manager, IT, PNM Resources
Barbara.Lopez@pnmresources.com
505-249-3065