AMCC’s Advisory Board provides weekly feedback and guidance to inform the objectives and goals of the network. Many advisors and their organizations have supported AMCC’s development since its early inception in EDA’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) program over a decade of work to accelerate U.S. manufacturing revitalization.
Buckley Brinkman, Executive Director/CEO at Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity
Carmen Molina-Rios, Community Development Specialist at State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Christine Nappo, Director, Sector Strategies at the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Debra Franklin, Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Industry Engagement at Wichita State University
Kelley Sowards, President & Center Director, Impact Washington – NIST MEP
Petra Mitchell, President and CEO at Catalyst Connection
Dr. Tulinda Larsen, Principal at NEXA Capital Partners and Senior Advisor at Utah Manufacturers Association
Matthew Fieldman, Executive Director at America Works, and AMCC Sr. Advisor for Workforce Development & Training
Nikhil Kalathil, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University and AMCC Sr. Advisor on Ecosystem Assessment
Phillip Singerman, Ph.D., former Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology, and AMCC Sr. Advisor on Performance Measurement
Sarah Lee, Managing Director at Innovate2Impact, and AMCC Sr. Advisor for Capital Access
Michael Goff, President and CEO at The Northeast-Midwest Institute
Michelle Burris, Fellow, Workforce Development at The Century Foundation