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THE DAYTON THINK TANK MEMBERS

Terry Oroszi, Ed.D., Chairperson & Founder

Assistant Professor and Director, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Strategic Planner, Henry Jackson Foundation, WPAFB

Amit Sheth, Ph.D.

Lexis Nexis Ohio Eminent Scholar, Executive Director of Kno.e.sis Center, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University


Amy Potter, MSN, RN, CNL

Dayton VAMC Emergency Department


Brian O'Shea, PhD, SM (NRCM), CBSP

Senior Biological Safety Officer, Alternate Responsible Official, Battelle, Columbus, OH


Bill Flaute 

Mayor, Riverside


Bob Stone

Mayor, Beavercreek


Charles Rossi

VP, Azimuth Corporation


Carol Walters

Colonel, Aerospace and Public Health


Choi Young, Ph.D.

Principal Research Scientist, Battelle, Columbus (Infectious Diseases)


Dan Kirkpatrick 

Fairborn Mayor, Emergency Response
 

David Finnie

Chief of Police, Wright State University
 

David Gerstner

Senior Paramedic Dayton Fire Department, MMRS Coordinator
 

David Wallace

Security Manager at Northrop Grumman, Industrial Security

Subject Matter Expert, Retired Naval Cryptologist.”

 

David Wright

District Chief Dayton Fire Department
 

Jack Smith, MA, CPM, EMT-P.

State Fire Education Coordinator
Division of Emergency Medical Services
Ohio Department of Public Safety


Jacob King

Fire Chief, Bethel Township and Wright Patterson AFB, Director of Fire and Emergency Services for US and NATO Forces.


James T. Hardy, M.D.

VA Chief of Staff, VA Medical Center, Dayton, OH
 

Jennie Gallimore, Ph.D.

Assoc. Dean and Professor, CECS, Wright State University
 

Jeffrey Payne, M.S.

Director and Chief Dayton Fire Department
 

Jesse Burgard, PsyD

VA Network 10 Mental Health Director & Clinical Faculty Member, Wright State University SOPP
 

Jim Gruenberg

Deputy Director, National Center for Medical Readiness, Wright State Research Institute
 

Julia Vasko

Senior Crime Analyst, CLEAT at Advanced Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC)

 

Greg Merkle

 EH&S Specialist, WSU, Clayton City Councilman
 

Kateri Gabriele M.S., RN, CHSE

Operations Manager, Dayton VAMC Sim Center

Kelley Williams, M.S.

Associate Director, CBRN Defense, BSOM

Nuclear Research Scientist

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Kelly Rabah

Director of Patient Safety Quality Improvement for GME

Asst. Professor in OB/GYN and Geriatrics

Wright State University

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​LaPearl Winfrey, Ph.D.

 Dean, School of Professional Psychology, Wright State University

 

Larry Johnson II

Intelligence Analyst, SRC, Inc.

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Marjorie Markopoulos, Ph.D.

CBM, CCHO, CSP, RBP, Biological and Chemical Safety Officer, Dept. of Environmental Health and Safety, Wright State University
 

Merritt Colton

Captain Dayton Fire Department
 

Michele Simmons

Environmental Protection Division Manager of the City of Dayton’s Water Department
 

Nan Whaley, M.P.A.

Mayor, Dayton OH


Paul Eden, Lt Col

Air Force, Chief, Laboratory Services, 88th Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sq., Wright-Patterson AFB


Patrick McGinness

Firefighter Dayton Fire Department, Emergency Planner
 

Phil Plummer

Sheriff, Montgomery County


Richard Biehl

Dayton Police Chief


Richard Simman, MD, FACS

Plastic Surgeon, Professor, BSOM, Wright State University


Robb Wiegand, MD, FACLP

Chief, Emergency Medicine, Dayton VAMC Emergency Department


Rodney Chatman 

Executive Director and Chief of Police, University of Dayton

 

Ron Kozar, JD

Lawyer


Sherry Farra R.N. Ph.D. CNE

Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Curriculum, National Disaster Health Consortium, College of Nursing, research consultant to the Chief Nurse of the Red Cross, Wright State University


Timothy Shaw, J.D.

 Special Agent FBI (Retired), VP Midwest Operations, SPGlobal Inc.


T. K. Prasad (Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan), Ph.D.

 Professor, Kno.e.sis Center, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University


Trevor Bihl, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Center for Technical Intelligence Studies and Research (CTISR), Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright Patterson AFB, OH

 

Troy L. Eden

Supervisor, EW IntelligenceSRC, Inc.


Valerie ShalinPh.D.

Psychology, Associate Professor and Human Factors Area Leader, Wright State University
 

Vikram Sethi, Ph.D.

Advisor of Corporate Programs and Relations, Professor of Information Systems and Operation Management, Wright State University
 

Wendy Stiver

Major, Dayton Police

DTT Members: TeamMember
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