America Makes Ambassador Program

Recognizing Outstanding Mission Support

At MMX 2017, America Makes announced the launch of a new initiative, the Ambassador Program, to show recognition and appreciation to those individuals who continually champion and demonstrate outstanding dedication to America Makes and its mission.

Program Symbolism

The theme for the Ambassador medal is based on an oak tree with the strength and size of the tree symbolizing the spirit of the recognition.

The oak leaves and acorns represent the spreading of the mission of America Makes and the ability of something large to grow out of
something so modest.

Recognized Ambassadors

2019

The class of 2019 Ambassadors are:

John E. Barnes, Founder and Managing Director, The Barnes Group Advisors LLC
Stephanie Gaffney, Director of Advanced Manufacturing Programs, Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI)
Chris Holshouser, Technical Director, Advanced Manufacturing Development, Wichita State University — the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR)
Debbie Holton, Managing Director of Industry Events, American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Richard J. Lonardo, Principle Consultant, Defense and Energy Systems LLC
Petra Mitchell, President and CEO, Catalyst Connection
Diana Natalicio, Ph.D., retired President of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Col. Jeffrey Shaffer, Ops Group CC, 910^th Airlift Wing, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS), Ohio
Ryan Wicker, Ph.D., P.E., Director of the Keck Center, UTEP

2018

The class of 2018 Ambassadors are:

Eric Barnes, Manager of Manufacturing Technology, Northrop Grumman
Rick Billo, Associate Vice President for Research, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Sarah Boisvert, MBA, Founder, Fab Lab Hub, LLC
Jesse Boyer, Fellow – Additive Manufacturing, Pratt & Whitney
Lauralyn McDaniel, Industry Manager – Medical and Manager, Innovation Watch, SME
Neal Orringer, Vice President – Defense R&D, 3D Systems Corporation
Brandon Ribic, Ph.D., Joining Specialist, Rolls-Royce Corporation
Tim Shinbara, Vice President of Manufacturing Technology, AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology
Andy Snow, Sr. Vice President, Electro Optical Systems (EOS) North America
Jim Tressel, President, Youngstown State University (YSU)

2017

The inaugural class (2017) of inductees of the Ambassador Program are:

Teresa Clement, Ph.D., Strategic Technology Manager for Technology Development – Missile Systems, Raytheon
Anthony Hughes, President, The Lanterman Group
Terry Wohlers, President, Wohlers Associates
Marilyn Gaska, Ph.D., ‎Chief Engineer, Logistics and Sustainment, Lockheed Martin
Mike Garvey, President and CEO, M-7 Technologies
Lisa Camp, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Mark Cotteleer, Research Director, Deloitte Services LP
Ashley Martof, Industry Liaison, Youngstown Business Incubator