Our Team
Our staff and technical area experts bring a diverse wealth of experience to support IACMI’s mission and vision. As engineers, program managers, communicators, accountants, and educators, the IACMI team combines innovative technology and workforce development to deliver real-world impact.
From launching programs like ACE (America’s Cutting Edge), METAL (Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning), and InnoCrate (a K-12 initiative) to managing large-scale research projects, our team bridges the gap between research and application. Together, we connect industry and academia to advance sustainable materials, scale new technologies, and train the next generation of makers, engineers, and innovators who will shape the future of American manufacturing.
IACMI Staff
Headquarters Staff
Chad Duty
Chief Executive Officer
Uday Vaidya
Chief Technology Officer, IACMI
Jason Gibson
Chief Commercialization Officer
Mark Morrison
Chief of Staff, VP Communications
Heather Castleberry
Chief Financial Officer
Erin Brophy
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Pokelwaldt
Education & Workforce Director
Dale Brosius
Commercialization Manager
Michael Alachnowicz
Communications Specialist
Crystal Bentley
Special Projects Manager
Shelby Bledsoe
Project Support Specialist
Tyler Blevins
Data & Software Manager
Ray Boeman
Director, Advanced Mobility Solutions and Scale-up Research Facility
Doug Bradley
Senior Composites Specialist – Scale-up Research Facility
Justin Brooks
Deputy Director of Workforce Development
Alana Burke
Communications Intern
Lori Butler
Senior Research Account/Contracts Manager
Danielle Cagle
Workforce Coodinator for ACE
Woody Culp
IT Manager
Lucinda Curry
National Workforce Manager
Domingo de la Maza
Financial Project Specialist
Marianne Donoghue
Workforce Manager
Kaitlyn Farmer
Accounting and Membership Support Specialist
Zack Gardner
Assistant General Counsel
Jen Grimes
Staff Accountant
Greg Harrell
Workforce Coordinator
Kimberly Hoodin
Member Relations Manager
Nik Kalolo
Financial Project Specialist
Luke Kamely
Project Coordinator
Tribby Kelly
Facility & Operations Coordinator
Michael Kubacki
Project Coordinator
Elizabeth Lawhon
Corporate Financial Controller
Ben Laube
Staff Accountant
Nathan Mitchaner
Contracts Manager
Sierra Noe
Project Coordinator
Alyssa Pfotenhauer
Communications and Events Specialist
Amy Priest
Staff Accountant
Petey Roach
Workforce Coordinator
David Roberson
Workforce Technical Trainer
Brandy Roberts
Workforce Operations Associate
Catherine Ross
Project Controller
Margaret Slattery
Senior Communications Manager
Kaylan Tummons
Staff Accountant
Technology Area Experts
Ray Boeman
Director, Advanced Mobility Solutions and Scale-up Research Facility
R. Byron Pipes
Director, Design, Modeling & Simulation Technology Area, Purdue University
Vlastimil Kunc
Director, Materials & Processes, U.S. Dept. of Energy Carbon Fiber Technology Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
