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


Linda Chamberlain
Director, Technology Commercialization Office

Ther Bacon-Baguley


Ther Bacon-Baguley
Associate Dean, College of Health Professions

Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury

 

 

 

Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury
Associate Dean, College of Education & Community Innovation

Daniel Bergman

 

Daniel Bergman
Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Tim Born

 

Tim Born
Associate Dean, Padnos College of Engineering

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Julie Couturier
Operations Director, Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Jeffrey Daniels

 

Jeffrey Daniels
Electronic Resources Librarian, University Libraries

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Samir Iqbal
Associate Dean, College of Computing

Paul Isely


Paul Isely
Associate Dean, Seidman College of Business

Jennifer Moore

 

Jennifer Moore
Associate Dean, The Graduate School

Katherine Moran

 

Katherine Moran
Associate Dean, Kirkhof College of Nursing

Ryan Otter

 

Ryan Otter
Vice Provost of Research and Innovation (Interim)

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Darien Ripple
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Meghan VanLeuwen

 

Meghan VanLeuwen
Assistant General Counsel

Craig Wieschhorster


Craig Wieschhorster
Associate Vice President for Business and Finance


Committee Guests

Paul Doyle

 

 

 

Paul Doyle
Mentor-in-Residence, Technology Commercialization Office

Craig Wieschhorster


Marsely Kehoe
Director (Interim), Office of Sponsored Programs

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Benjamin Vesper
Director, Office of Research Compliance and Integrity



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