Project Advisory Committee

An Advisory Committee comprised of industry and higher educational professionals provides insights to the EMERGE Program on economic trends and on current and future community needs in the fields of sustainability and renewable energy.

Faculty and project staff synthesize that collective expertise to develop and further refine the program’s project-based curriculum to serve the training needs of our future Central Florida workforce.

Members of EMERGE Advisory Committee

Alicia Asmus
EHS Manager, Environmental
Sea World Parks – Orlando

David Dunn
Fleet & Facilities Division Manager
City of Orlando

Christy Graves
Program Manager
Architectural Engineering Technology
Seminole State College of Florida

Mike Hess
Vice President
Smart & Sustainable Buildings
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company

Dr. Peter Jacques
Director, Political Ecology Lab
University of Central Florida

Colleen Kettles
Program Director
Central Florida Clean Cities Coalition
Florida Solar Energy Center

Kirk Sawyer
Professor, Engineering Technology
Seminole State College of Florida