People

Bob Lipetz, MBA is an association whisperer with a track record of growing professional associations. He has been the executive director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council for the past…

Alicia Durán obtained a degree in Physics from the National University of Córdoba in Argentina and a PhD in Physical Sciences from the UAM, developing her professional career at the…

Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell has 20 years’ experience in the glass and glazing and fenestration industry. Her current position includes overseeing all technical and advocacy activities for NGA. Urmilla holds leadership roles…

Anu Agarwal received her doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 1994, where she investigated the spatial extent of point defect interactions in silicon. She has been at…

Adelle Schade is the Dean of Pre-College and Summer Programming, at Albright College, Reading, PA. Prior to Albright College, Adelle was a teacher at Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia, PA…

Richard K. Brow is the Deputy Provost for Academic Excellence and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering at Missouri S&T, where he teaches courses on glass science and technology and…

Christopher R. Taylor is the Executive Director of Pilchuck Glass School. Since his appointment in 2018, he has focused on community relations, staff restructuring, improved financial systems, and significant fundraising.…

The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer and the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is an $8.5B independent federal agency and the…

Kelvin Droegemeier is Regents’ Professor of Meteorology, Weathernews Chair Emeritus, and Teigen Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma, where he served for nearly a decade as Vice President for…

Ludovic Valette leads Owens-Illinois technology and engineering, key areas critical to the company’s performance and transformation, and is part of the Global Leadership Team reporting to the Company’s CEO. He…