The Delaware EPSCoR State Committee, comprising leaders from academia, government, and industry, advises the principal investigator and leadership team on the RII grant. It ensures alignment with state and institutional priorities while identifying opportunities to enhance research capabilities.
Delaware EPSCoR State Committee
This committee currently includes the following members:
David Small, State Committee Chair
Senior Consultant, Verdantas
Patrick Callahan
Co-Founder, CompassRed
Duncan Coffey
Science & Innovation – Information & Data Science Leader, DuPont Co
Jerry Esposito
Manager, Owner – Espo Enterprises, LLC
Shawn Garvin
Secretary, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Miguel Garcia-Diaz
Vice President for Research, Scholarship, and Innovation, University of Delaware
Debra Heffernan
Representative, Delaware General Assembly
Lisa Hoffman
FMC
Ernesto B. Lopez
4-H Youth Development Specialist, University of Delaware, Former State Senator
William Matthaeus
Director, NASA EPSCoR
Rob Nicholson
DTI/US Navy
Noah Olson
Director, Innovation, Delaware Prosperity Partnership
James Roszkowski
President, Discover Bank
Mike Scuse
Secretary, Delaware Department of Agriculture
Justina Thomas
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Delaware Technical Community College
Robert Traver
Global Technology Leader, Gore
Michael Vaughan
Vice Provost for Equity, University of Delaware