Our Team
Our staff and technical area experts bring a diverse wealth of experience to support IACMI’s mission and vision. As engineers, program managers, communicators, accountants, and educators, the IACMI team combines innovative technology and workforce development to deliver real-world impact.
From launching programs like ACE (America’s Cutting Edge), METAL (Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning), and InnoCrate (a K-12 initiative) to managing large-scale research projects, our team bridges the gap between research and application. Together, we connect industry and academia to advance sustainable materials, scale new technologies, and train the next generation of makers, engineers, and innovators who will shape the future of American manufacturing.
IACMI Staff
Headquarters Staff
Chad Duty
Chief Executive Officer
Uday Vaidya
Chief Technology Officer
Jason Gibson
Chief Commercialization Officer
Heather Castleberry
Chief Financial Officer
Erin Brophy
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Morrison
Chief of Staff, VP Communications
Andrew Pokelwaldt
Education & Workforce Director
Michael Alachnowicz
Communications Specialist
Melanie Ashley
Payroll Accountant
Crystal Bentley
DOW Communications & Public Affairs Manager
Shelby Bledsoe
Project Support Specialist
Tyler Blevins
Data & Software Manager
Ray Boeman
Future Mobility / Vehicles Technology Area Director & Working Group Co-Leader
IACMI Scale-up Research Facility (SuRF), Director
Doug Bradley
SuRF Engineering Manager
Justin Brooks
Deputy Director of Workforce Development
Alana Burke
Communications Intern
Lori Butler
Senior Research Account/Contracts Manager
Danielle Cagle
Workforce Coodinator for ACE
Woody Culp
IT Manager
Lucinda Curry
National Workforce Manager
Domingo de la Maza
Financial Project Specialist
Marianne Donoghue
Workforce Manager
Eric Edinger
Workforce Training Associate
Kaitlyn Farmer
Membership Support Specialist
Kamryn Fisher
Staff Accountant
Zack Gardner
Assistant General Counsel
Issac Gonzalez
Metal Workforce Coordinator
Jen Grimes
Staff Accountant
Greg Harrell
Workforce Manager K-12 & Internships
Greg Hayworth
K-12 Workforce Coordinator
Liz Higbie
Workforce Coordinator
Kimberly Hoodin
Member Relations Manager
Leila Howell
Human Resources Manager
Nik Kalolo
Financial Project Specialist
Luke Kamely
Project Coordinator
Tribby Kelly
Facility & Operations Coordinator
Paige Kirby
Metal Project Coordinator
Michael Kubacki
Program Manager
Elizabeth Lawhon
Corporate Financial Controller
Ben Laube
Staff Accountant
Joana Markle
Metal Workforce Coordinator
Becky Millican
Staff Accountant
Nathan Mitchaner
Contracts Manager
Sierra Noe
Project Coordinator
David Okonski
SuRF Deputy Director
Alyssa Pfotenhauer
Communications and Events Specialist
Amy Priest
Staff Accountant
Petey Roach
Workforce Coordinator
David Roberson
Workforce Technical Trainer
Brandy Roberts
Workforce Operations Associate
Catherine Ross
Project Controller
Margaret Slattery
Senior Communications Manager
Kaylan Tummons
Staff Accountant
Cristina Want
Workforce Coordinator
Sara Wilson
Associate Project Coordinator for Workforce Development
Technology Area Experts
Krishnan Veluswamy
University of Tennessee (UT) Assistant Professor
Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF)
Ray Boeman
Future Mobility / Vehicles Technology Area Director & Working Group Co-Leader
IACMI Scale-up Research Facility (SuRF), Director
Vlastimil Kunc
Materials & Processes Technical Area Director & Energy Working Group Co-Leader
U.S. Dept. of Energy Carbon Fiber Technology Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
ORNL Section Head, Composite Science and Technology
R. Byron Pipes
Design, Modeling & Simulation Technology Area Director
Purdue University, John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering,
Schools of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering
Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC), Executive Director
Johnathan Goodsell
Design, Modeling & Simulation Technology Area Director
Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center (CMSC), Deputy Director
Consortium Council Member
Brian Rice
High-Rate Aerostructures Fabrication Area Director & Working Group Leader
Distinguished Engineer, UDRI
IACMI Site Director, Dayton Composites Center
David Snowberg
Energy Technology Area Director & Working Group Co-Leader
CoMET facility at NLR Research
Consortium Council Member
