Historical Focus Group Contacts

Historical directory recovered from the original SMART website. The source record was created in January 2019. These roles, affiliations, email addresses and phone numbers have not been confirmed as current.

Advanced Manufacturing

Dr. Michael Galiazzo, RMI of Maryland — MD
rmi@comcast.net
410-404-7779

Materials / Composites / Biotechnology

Kimberly Tanami, Tanami Healthcare Group — NY
KimberlyTanami@gmail.com
718-207-4554

Defense

William Leach, Naval Air Systems Command — NJ
william.leach@navy.mil
732-323-1184

Economic Development

Energy / Environment

Laurie Weigand-Jackson, Utilities Advant. — NJ
lwiegand@utilityadvantage.com
No phone number was provided in the source.

Health Care

Debbie Burrell, Burrell International Group — MD
Dburrell@burrellig.com
301-401-9490

Homeland Security / Cybersecurity

Robert Hanley, Sabre Systems — MD
rhanley@sabresystems.com
204-237-4652

International

Robert Carullo — NJ
bcarullo@smartstates.com
609-304-2904

IT / Communications

Tim Walters, Sabre On Point — PA
twalters@sabresystems.com
215-957-5222

Modeling & Simulation

John Lacontora, NJIT — NJ
John.M.Lacontora@njit.edu
215-895-1752

Nanotechnology

John Gillespie — DE
Jgillespie@CCM.UDel.edu
302-831-4941

Space Technologies

Robert Carullo — NJ
bcarullo@smartstates.com
609-304-2904

STEM Education / Workforce

Anthony Fowler, Real World Design Challenge — MD
Anthony.Fowler@ed.gov
415-246-3794

Transportation

Paul Labow, ePortation — PA
plabow@eportation.com
215-627-2651

Veterans Affairs

Mike Ferraro, Bridging the Gap — NJ
mike@bridgingthegap.vet
732-675-2843

For current participation information, contact Robert Carullo at 609-304-2904. Original directory details are retained for historical reference.