COE Board of Directors
The COE Board of Directors is comprised of nine volunteers elected by the COE Membership. The Board is charged to set COE's general direction, oversee the management and represent the interests of the organizations members.
Review the current COE Board of Directors below and send an email to a Board member by clicking on his/her name. You may click here to review Board biographies.
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Charles (Chas) Marsh President Bell Textron Inc. |
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Douglas K Klutzke Vice President/President-Elect Boom Supersonic |
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William Bryan Caton Secretary Elbit Systems of America |
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Marc Jeeves Nikola Motor |
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Joe Konecny Director at Large Precision Castparts Corp. |
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Brian McGibbon Director at Large The Boeing Company |
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Tracey Wade Dassault Systèmes Director Dassault Systèmes |
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Rani Richardson Dassault Systèmes Director Dassault Systemes |
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Nathan Shipley President of COE Academic Foundation Wichita State University |
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James Bryan Jordan VAR Representative Key Performance |
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Jim Escoe Past President The Procter & Gamble Company |
Board of Directors Elections
Each year during the COE Annual Conference & TechniFair, one voting representative from each COE member company is eligible to vote up/down on the proposed Board of Directors slate and the COE Leadership Management Committee slate. If you are interested in applying for a Board of Directors position, please click here to fill out at a nomination form.