advisory council

The CIS Advisory Council was established to provide an advisory service to CIS. The council is composed of center stakeholders (state, federal, and local) and manufacturers that center management rely on for advice and guidance in relation to the needs of Tennessee manufacturers. The  Council does not have fiduciary responsibility; it is strictly advisory in nature.

Tom Ballard, Director
Economic Development & Partnerships
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Roy Bell, III, President
Ace Pump Corporation

Michael Bowers, President
JTEKT Automotive Tennessee – Vonore Co.

Amy Bunton, Manager of Existing Business and Industry
Tennessee Valley Authority

Chris Combs, President
DCS Electronic, Inc.

Kinion Dunn, Owner
Dunn & Bybee Tool Company, Inc.

Jim Dyer, President
Metal Products Company

Ross Florey
Bank of America

David Hall, Executive Director
UT Center for Industrial Services

Carolyn Hardy, President and CEO

Hardy Bottling Company

Mary Hodge Jinks, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President
Institute for Public Service

Dan Liley, MEP Account Manager

Center Strategies and Support

NIST/MEP

Gloria Mencer, Manager of SocioEconomic Programs

Y-12 National Security Complex

Rick Meredith, Assistant Commissioner
Business Services
Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Dev.

Bill Nusbaum, MEP Administrator

UT Center for Industrial Services

Becky Peterson, Manager of F&A
UT Center for Industrial Services

Harry Ragsdale
Thermal Engineering Group

Wayne Scharber, VP Environmental Affairs
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Jack Sisk, UAW Advisor/Director
Saturn Corporation

Dave Sondgeroth
Marvin Windows and Doors of Tennessee

Dan Stiltz, President
Marshall Manufacturing Corporation

Bob Webb, CFO
Woodstream

Ex Oficio Members

Dan Marcum, Managing Partner (Past Chair)

Marcum Capital

Chuck Shoopman, FSTP Administrator

UT Center for Industrial Services