Meet the Staff at the SEA

Robert L. Shepard, Ph.D. , Founding Executive Director

Donald Bowie, SEA-NEON Program Manager

Maheteme Gebremedhin, Ph.D., SEA Staff Scientist

Tanisha Eaton, Executive Assistant/Finance Technician

Contractors

Halima Adasi, Finance

Eva Owens, Research

SEA Steering Committee

Tommy Coleman , Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Development
Alabama A&M University

Dayryush Ila, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Alabama A&M University Research Institute
Professor of Physics
Alabama A&M University

Felix Okojie, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Jackson State University

Mark Hardy, Ph.D.
Dean, College Science, Engineering and Technology
Jackson State University

Willie Trotty, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Development
Prairie View A&M University

John Williams, Ph.D.
Director, PVAMU-NASA Network Resources & Training Site (NRTS)
Professor of Chemistry
Prairie View A&M University

Michael Stubblefield, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Southern University and A&M College

Diola Bagayoko, Ph.D.
Distinguish Professor of Physics
Southern University and A&M College

Tommy Smith, PE
Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Diversity
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

SEA Board of Directors

Andrew Hugine, Ph.D.
President, Alabama A&M University

Carolyn Meyers, Ph.D.
President, Jackson State University

George Wright, Ph.D.
President, Prairie View A&M University
Chairman of SEA Board

Kofi Lomotey, Ph.D.
Chancellor, Southern University

Thomas Poindexter, Esq.
Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Janet Tulk, Esq.
Senior Advisor to the Director
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Past SEA Chairs

Dr. Ronald Mason, 2004-2008
President, Southern University System

Dr. John T. Gibson, 1999 to 2004
Professor, Alabama A&M University

Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr., 1997 to 1999
Secretary, Maryland Higher Education

Dr. Marvin L. Yates, 1994 to 1997
Vice President for Student Affairs, Southeastern Louisiana University

General Julius W. Becton, Jr., 1992 to 1994
U.S. Army, Retired

Dr. Herman B. Smith, 1991 to 1992
Retired Educator

Dr. James A. Hefner, 1990 to 1991
President Emeritus, Tennessee State University