The Innovation Committee (IC) supports the goals and mission of the Grand Valley State University's Technology Commercialization Office. The IC encourages the commercialization of innovative technologies that have a positive impact; and assists the Technology Commercialization Director in identifying opportunities to provide resources that support innovation at Grand Valley State University.
Committee Roster
Linda Chamberlain
Director, Technology Commercialization Office
Ther Bacon-Baguley
Associate Dean, College of Health Professions
Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury
Associate Dean, College of Education & Community Innovation
Daniel Bergman
Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Tim Born
Associate Dean, Padnos College of Engineering
Julie Couturier
Operations Director, Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Jeffrey Daniels
Electronic Resources Librarian, University Libraries
Samir Iqbal
Associate Dean, College of Computing
Paul Isely
Associate Dean, Seidman College of Business
Jennifer Moore
Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Katherine Moran
Associate Dean, Kirkhof College of Nursing
Ryan Otter
Vice Provost of Research and Innovation (Interim)
Darien Ripple
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Meghan VanLeuwen
Assistant General Counsel
Craig Wieschhorster
Associate Vice President for Business and Finance
Committee Guests
Paul Doyle
Mentor-in-Residence, Technology Commercialization Office
Marsely Kehoe
Director (Interim), Office of Sponsored Programs
Benjamin Vesper
Director, Office of Research Compliance and Integrity
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