North American Operations Board
The North American Operations Board (NAOB) develops policy and provides strategic direction for the effective operation of IISE's regions and chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The
International Operations Board is responsible for IISE regions and chapters in the rest of the world.
NAOB Chair
Senior Vice President – North American Operations
Jennifer Cross
Associate Professor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
naob-president@iise.org
Assistant SVP
Kazuo Takeda |
Bio
Director of Operations
SprintRay
Los Angeles, California
naob-asvp@iise.org
Vice President for Student Development
Faisal Aqlan
Associate Professor
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
naob-avp@iise.org
President of Young Professionals
Amrika Ramjewan
Principal Strategist
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
yp-president@iise.org
U.S. Northeast Region Vice President (Region 1)
Michael Testani
Director of Industry Outreach
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
region1-rvp@iise.org
U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region Vice President (Region 2)
Rajiv Saxena
SVP, Supply Chain Solutions
Kenco Logistics
Chattanooga, Tennessee
region2-rvp@iise.org
U.S. Southeast Region Vice President (Region 3)
Dean Athanassiades
Leader, Services Program Management Office
Philips
Decatur, Georgia
region3-rvp@iise.org
U.S. Great Lakes Region Vice President (Region 4)
Samantha Hedges
Engineer
FedEX Ground
Convington, Kentucky
region4-rvp@iise.org
U.S. South Central Region Vice President (Region 5)
Emmett Hull
Management Engineer
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Topeka, Kansas
region5-rvp@iise.org
U.S. North Central Region Vice President (Region 6)
Joel Brock
Director Operations Excellence
West Monroe Partners
Chicago, Illinois
region6-rvp@iise.org
U.S. Western Region Vice President (Region 7)
Shokoufeh Mirzaei
Associate Professor
California Poly State University
Pomono, California
region7-rvp@iise.org
Mexican Region Vice President (Region 13)
José Cervantes-León
Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación
Instituto Tecnologico de Reynosa
Tamaulipas, Mexico
region13-rvp@iise.org
Canadian Region Vice President (Region 14)
TBA
region14-rvp@iise.org
IISE Headquarters Representative
Kathy Gamboa
Director of Membership
(770) 349-1104
Staff Liason
Amy Straub
Membership Administrator
(770) 349-1115