Meet/Join the Ohio Region Steering Committee

Educators and business professionals from various fields make up the volunteers who donate time and creativity to the program. The group is energetic, dedicated, and generous while keeping the focus on the young participants.

Meetings are held once a month, more often in December and January. Anyone interested in joining the team should fill out and return the Volunteer form on the title bar above. We’d love to have you!

Ohio Region Coordinator

Peggy Panagopoulos

Direct Account Manager, ITT Industries, Inc.

Responsibilities: Ohio Region Coordinator, Teacher/School Co-coordinator, and Historian

 

Steering Committee

Dan Becker

Architect, URS Corporation

Responsibilities:  Essay/Abstract Judging Coordinator, Program Coordinator

 

Joseph S. Bolzenius, PE, PS

Franklin County Chapter, Vice-President of Ohio Society of Professional Engineers and Dynotec, Inc., Vice-President – Planning

Responsibilities:  School Recruitment Coordinator, School Registration/Database Coordinator

 

Mark Bonifas

Hull & Associates, Inc.

Responsibilities: Logistics Co-Coordinator

 

Mike Denison

Architect

Responsibilities: Program Coordinator

 

Dick Dieffenderfer         

Technology Education/Environmental Education, Ohio Dept. of Education/Office of Curriculum & Instruction

Responsibilities: Event Team Floor Coordinator and Assistant

 

Mark Farrell      

Project Engineer, TechResources

Responsibilities:  Judge Recruitment Coordinator

 

Robert Foley

Chief Administrative Officer, M-E Companies

Responsibilities: Treasurer and Host Organization Contact

 

Joe Glinski

Safety Programs Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Responsibilities: Logistics Co-Coordinator

 

Heidi Hetzel-Evans

Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Responsibilities: Media Relations Coordinator

 

Peter Macrae    

AIA President, AIA Board of Directors, Triad Architects, Inc.

Responsibilities:  Special Awards Coordinator

 

Paul 'Gus' Smithhisler, P.E.

ODNR Division of Engineering

Responsibilities: Mentor Liaison and Logistics Co-Coordinator

 

Michael von Fahnestock

Sr. Research Scientist and Associate Manager, Battelle Hazardous Waste Research Center, Battelle Memorial Institute

Responsibilities: VIP Judge Coodinator

 

Carolyn Watkins

Chief, Office of Environmental Education, Administrator, Ohio Environmental Education Fund, Ohio EPA

Responsibilities: Model/Presentation Judging Coordinator

 

Lindsay Wood, PMP

Battelle

Responsibilities: Computer City Design Judging Assistant, Sponsorship Coordinator

 

Ron Yarano

Land Surveying Solutions, owner

Responsibilities:  Computer City Design Judging Coordinator

 

 

Supporting Team Members:

 

Dean Sutton

Designer, Battelle Environmental Restoration, Battelle Memorial Institute

Responsibilities: Webmaster

 

Consultants

Dan Fleisch, PhD         

Professor for Dept. of Physics, Wittenberg University

 

Mark Glasper                                                    

Executive Director of Ohio Society of Association Executives

 

Dick Henry

Right-of-Way Officer, Federal Highway Administration

 

Lisa Huelskamp, PhD

Educator, Westerville City Schools and Otterbein College