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NREL Education Advisory Council

NREL's nationally profiled Education Advisory Council (EAC) provides external and independent advice and council regarding the innovation and development of education programming with respect to education policies, issues and trends.

Contacts

Dr. Tim Waters — Council Chair

Executive Director
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
2550 South Parker Road, Suite 500
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303-632-5562
Fax: 303-337-3005
E-mail: twaters@mcrel.org

Dr. Midge Cozzens

President and CEO
Colorado Institute of Technology (CIT)
P.O. Box 6702
Broomfield, CO 80021-0012
Phone: 720-567-4005
Fax: 720-567-4019
E-mail: mcozzens@coloradoit.org

Dr. Mary Gromko

Science Supervisor
Colo. Spgs. School District 11
1115 N. El Paso Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719-520-2034
Fax: 719-520-2165
E-mail: gromkms@d11.org

Dr. Ellen Kabat Lensch

Director
Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC)
500 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Phone: 563- 441-4091
Fax: 563- 441-4080
E-mail: ekabatlensch@eicc.edu

Mr. Corey N. Hessen, PE

Executive Director — Utility Innovations
Xcel Energy
550 15th Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-571-7625
Fax: 303-571-7939
E-Mail: corey.n.hessen@xcelenergy.com

Mr. Harold Pratt

Educational Consultants Inc.
7400 West Grant Ranch Blvd
Villa #24
Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: 303-973-4170
Fax: 303-973-4157
E-mail: hapratt@comcast.net

Dr. Refugio I. Rochin

Professor Emeritus, University of California Davis
119B Southampton Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: 831-457-2433
Cell: 831-419-2411
Email: rirochin@ucdavis.edu

Dr. Paul Kuerbis

Professor of Education
Director, Crown Faculty Center and Colket Student Learning Center
Colorado College
14 East Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3298
Phone: 719-389-6726
Fax: 719-389-6180
E-mail: pkuerbis@coloradocollege.edu

Dr. Vicente J. Llamas

Principal Investigator
UCAN Rural Systemic Initiative
HC69 Box 55
Rociada, N.M. 87742-9705
Phone: 505-425-6438
Fax: 505-425-2978
E-mail: astme@newmexico.com

Ms. Patricia MacGowan

State Director
Washington MESA (& MESA USA)
College of Engineering, University Of Washington
353 Loew Hall, Box 352181
Seattle, WA 98195-2181
Phone: 206-543-0562
Fax: 206-685-0666
E-mail: pmac@engr.washington.edu

Mr. Johnny Weiss

Executive Director
Solar Energy International
P.O. Box 715
Carbondale, CO 81623-0715
Phone: 970-963-8855
Fax: 970-963-8866
E-mail: johnny@solarenergy.org

Mr. Richard Stephens

Science Education Consultant
5505 Poblanos Court, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: 505-344-4960
Fax: 505-344-4951
E-mail: restephens11@yahoo.com (Ex-officio)

Dr. Phil Romig Jr.

Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3255
Fax: 303-273-3285
E-mail: promigjr@mines.edu