Our Staff
Dr. Charmane Caldwell
PI and Project Director
Dr. Charmane Caldwell is the PI and EESI Project Director. She is responsible for the overall project operation. Dr. Caldwell also serves as the Director of Student Access for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, where she provides leadership in the areas of growth, quality, and diversity of engineering students. This includes oversight of the ECI, Engineering LLC, and Title III programs
Dr. Reginald Perry
Co-PI
Dr. Reginald Perry, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and former Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Curriculum at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will assist the educational researcher with data analysis and provides technical support to the project PI in project dissemination. Dr. Perry also serves as a faculty mentor.
Our Program Evaluators
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson
Educational Researcher
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, the founder of the Pearson Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Group, is the educational researcher on the project team. Dr. Pearson, along with the PI and Co-PI, and other project team members, will lead the dissemination of the knowledge generated from this project to the STEM education community through journal articles and conference papers, and presentations.
Dr. Melanie Wicinski
External Evaluator
Dr. Melanie Wicinski serves as the project’s external evaluator. Dr. Wicinski is currently the Director of University Assessment at FAMU. She has nearly 30 years of experience in education program assessment and accreditation.
Our Mentors
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Yaw Yeboah
Professor
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Dr. Reginald Perry
Interim Provost of Faculty Affairs
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Ren Moses
Professor
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Sungmoon Jung
Professor
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Juyeong Choi
Associate Professor
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Industry Mentors
Priya Dadd-Cannon
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Trent Hensel
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Fernanda Morias
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Neomar Giacomini
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Ola Ogunsakin
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Jerome Williams
Owens Corning Representative
Clyde Calhoun
Owens Corning Representative
Shimeka Gordon
Owens Corning Representative
Luc Ghaemi
Owens Corning Representative
Delisha Marshall
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Camille Barnes-Mosley
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Roberts Etumnu
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Ezell Hardie
Chevron Representative
Kendall Dutton
Chevron Representative
Anna Marie Schneider
Chevron Representative
Shane Toomey
Chevron Representative
King Dukes
Lockheed Martin Representative
Omar Beckford
US Office of Surface Mining
Tamarah Riley
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Tolulope Odetola
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Vincent Kaliwata
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Brent Smith
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Phobia Setubal
Whirlpool Corporation Representative
Stephanie Hawkins
Owens Corning Representative
Tenise Weaver
Owens Corning Representative
Weldon Williams
Owens Corning Representative
Solomon Nguyen
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Edward Poindexter
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Acklyn Murray
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Tomeka Fisher
Northrupp Grumman Representative
Leandro Lidio
Chevron Representative
Jeremy Jack
Chevron Representative
Alban Howard
Chevron Representative
Darian Johnson
Chevron Representative
Lisa Wight
L3 Harris Representative