Advisory Council

Some of the most influential citizens of Collin County have joined our efforts, agreeing to become members of the Sci-Tech Discovery Center Advisory Council. This advisory council is working with our committee to set goals and direction as well as help in fund-raising. Members include:

Government:

  • The Honorable Phyllis Cole - Collin County commissioner
  • Mr. Jerry Durham – U.S. Senator Sam Johnson’s Office
  • The Honorable Jerry Hoagland – Collin County commissioner
  • The Honorable Brian McCall – Texas state representative
  • The Honorable Florence Shapiro – Texas state senator

Business Community:

  • Ms. LeEarl Bryant – IEEE
  • Mr. Chris Curran – Diamond Cluster International
  • Mr. Ralph Doherty – Pebblebrook Consulting
  • Mr. Michael Dowdey - Dowdey, Anderson & Associates, Inc.
  • Mr. Tom Hill – Electronic Data Systems
  • Mr. Barry Karesh – AT&T
  • Mr. Steve Matthews – Oncor
  • Mr. Larry MacPhee – Targetbase
  • Mr. Lance Miceli – The Richards Group
  • Ms. Deborah Montonen – KERA
  • Mr. David Moore – Raytheon
  • Mr. Rick Meyer – Region 10
  • Mr. Ron Robinson – Metroplex Technology Business Council
  • Ms. Lisa Sams – Community Volunteer
  • Ms. Beth Webb – Community Volunteer
  • Gerayne Hesseltine - Community Volunteer
  • Bob Rae - Securus Technologies, Inc.
  • Sandi Stevens - Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Education:

  • Dr. Sandra Chapman – Executive Director, Center for BrainHealth
  • Ms. Sharon Goldblatt – Texas PTA Board of Directors
  • Dr. Toni Jenkins – Collin County Community College
  • Dr. Cynthia Ledbetter – University of Texas at Dallas
  • Mr. Bill Neal – Richardson Independent School District
  • Dr. Doug Otto – Plano Independent School District
  • Nancy Roberts

Board of Directors

Sci-Tech is a 501(c)(3) organization with a strong board of directors:

  • Dr. Lara Ashmore
  • Roger Buss - Tatum LLC
  • Melody Cadungog Schmidt - DART
  • Laura Curran - Community Volunteer
  • Monika Davis - Alliance for a Healthier Generation (American Heart Association/Clinton Foundation)
  • Carole Greisdorf
  • Rob Hale - Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
  • Jim Hirsch - Plano ISD
  • Cindy Kirsch
  • Charlyn Plunk
  • Craig Poole - Overture Networks
  • Kelley Rowley
  • Jennifer Ruhman
  • Maura Schreier-Fleming - Consultant
  • Karen Schultz
  • Heather Sprock - Community Volunteer
  • Rick Tett - Candora LLC
  • Jeff Wacker - EDS
  • Byron Williams - Texas Instruments, Inc.
  • Dave Woollums - Emerson Process Managment

Executive Director: Erica Yaeger