2025-2026 Advisory Board

Mr. Mike Adelstein
Consultant
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’96, biochemical & molecular biology

Dr. Jeffrey Avery
Senior Manager in Cyber and Intelligence Solutions
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’12, computer science

Mr. Mark Benesch
Senior Director Capital Projects Americas Portfolio
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’08, chemical engineering

Mr. Steven Falk, PE
Chief Technology Officer
GE Healthcare

Mr. John Foster (Co-Chair)
Chief Operating Officer and Partner
Fearless Solutions
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’04, computer engineering

Dr. Charles C. Glass, Ph.D., P.E.
Executive Director
Maryland Environmental Service

Mr. Michael E. Hinkey (Chair)
Independent Consultant
Sector Vice President & General Manager (Retired)
Northrop Grumman

Dr. Zhensen Huang
Chief Executive Officer
Precise Software Solutions, Inc.
UMBC alumnus: M.S. ’04, information systems and Ph.D. ’00, information systems

Mr. Doug Kendzierski
Chair, Transportation, Engineering & Industrial School of Business, Technology, and Law
Community Colleges of Baltimore County
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’87, information systems, and M.S. ’93, operations analysis

Mr. Andrew Light
Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Dr. Claudia Pearce
Standby Active Reservist (Retired)
National Security Agency
UMBC alumna: M.S. ’89, computer science and Ph.D. ’94, computer science
Adjunct Professor, UMBC

Dr. Paul Pellegrino
Division Chief, Advanced Photonics, Electronics & Quantum Sciences (APEQS)
Army Research Laboratory

Dr. Priyanka Ranade
Computer Systems Researcher
Laboratory for Physical Sciences
Department of Defense

Mr. Srinivas Rao
Senior Vice President, Channel Solutions
Boku
UMBC alumnus: M.S. ’95, mechanical engineering

Mr. Christopher Valentino
Vice President of Cyber and Information Solutions
Northrop Grumman
UMBC alumnus: B.S. ’02, information systems, and M.S. ‘06, information systems

Mr. Richard Wright
Director Engineering and Technology/Chief Engineer
Cyber & Intelligence Business Segment
Lockheed Martin Corporation