Engineering PLUS Leadership Team
Each member of the Engineering PLUS Leadership Team is responsible for providing direction and guidance for one or more of the strategies created to achieve the overall projects goals. Learn more about each of the members below.
Karl Reid, PI and Sustainability Leader
Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer, Northeastern University
Dr. Karl W. Reid is the PI and Director of Engineering PLUS. His responsibilities include overall leadership of the Engineering PLUS team, strategic planning, and sustainability.
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Claire Duggan, Co-PI and stEm PEER Academy Leader
Director of Center for STEM Ed, Northeastern University
Claire Duggan serves as a co-PI for Engineering PLUS. Her responsibilities include leading the stEm PEER Network and the stEm PEER Academy in implementing programs to increase retention and graduation attainment.
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Jackie El-Sayed, Co-PI and Non-Profit Partnerships Leader
Interim Executive Director and Chief Academic Officer, ASEE
Jackie El-Sayed serves as Co-PI for Engineering PLUS. Her responsibility is to lead the non-profit partnerships strategy.
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Richard Harris, Co-PI and Regional Hubs Leader
Associate Dean and Director of Multicultural Engineering Programs, Northeastern University
Richard serves as a co-PI for Engineering PLUS. He provides oversight in the nucleation and operation of the Regional Hub Network.
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Alan Peterfreund, CIDER Leader
Executive Director, SageFox Consulting Group
Alan Peterfreund serves as the CIDER leader for Engineering PLUS, His responsibilities include guiding the formation and investigation of the research questions and the continuous improvement methods through data collection and evaluation.
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Michael Silevitch, Co-PI and Strategic Planning and Sustainability Leader
Robert D. Black Prof. of Engineering, Founding Director of ALERT DHS COE, Director of SENTRY DHS COE, Northeastern University
Dr. Michael B. Silevitch serves as a co-PI for Engineering PLUS. His responsibilities include strategic planning and sustainability.
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Contact us at engplusalliance@northeastern.edu
NSF INCLUDES Alliance Engineering PLUS (Partnerships Launching Underrepresented Students). This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under award HRD-2119930. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.