Advisory Board

The GNSPI advisory board provides an invaluable service by keeping GNSPI connected to the community we serve and advising us on the needs of the workforce. 

Dale Dekker: Founding Principal/Architect, Dekker 

Jim Ellsworth: US Army (retired), Professor of Practice, Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences (OILS), Universirty of New Mexico 

Elizabeth Keller: Analyst and Executive Advisor, Office of National Security and International Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Affiliate Faculty, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, UNM

Kimberly Lawrence: Sandia National Laboratories

Rob Leland: Associate Lab Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jaccob Lloyd: Program Manager supporting the Joint Navagation Warfare Center, Kirtland Air Force Base; Instructor of Space Policy, GNSPI

Seethambal Mani: Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (retired)

Amir Mohagheghi: Managing Director, Cooparative Monitoring Center, Sandia National Laboratories (retired)

Emile Nakhleh: Director Emeritus, GNSPI

William Nicholson: Cyber Architecture and Resiliency Engineer, Mitre Corporation 

Amanda Nieto: Information Technology Specialist, Department of the Air Force, GNSPI Alumni

Becky Olinger: Senior Policy Advisor (Contractor), On Point Associates supporting the DOE/NNSA Office of Nuclear Incident Response

Mark Orgeron: Systems Network Analyst, UNM; Data Privacy, Operations, and Logistics Expert and Speaker

Melora Palmer: Executive Director, Global Ties Albuquerque

Vangala Ram: Professor, National Intelligence University

Michael Riley: Captain, US Navy (retired); Senior Program Manager at KBR supporting the US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

Dave Sandison: Director, Center for Global Security and Cooperation, Sandia National Laboratories

Don Shiffler: Chief Scientist, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory

Jim Tegnelia: Owner DBE Consulting; Member of Department of Defense’s Defense Science Board; Member of the Department of State International Security Advisory Board