Advisory Board
Advisory Board Responsibilities
The Advisory Board promotes partnerships between businesses and public high schools, and works with the Academy Director/Manager in providing the following essential functions:
- Provides industry expertise to support Academy curriculum.
- Assists in student recruitment.
- Provides paid internships for Academy students.
- Encourages other community businesses to establish paid internships for students.
- Provides access to industry training classes for teachers.
- Provides industry familiarization tours for teachers and students.
- Provides mentoring and shadowing opportunities for students and teachers.
- Assists in budget development for Academy activities.
- Assists in fundraising to support Academy activities.
- Assists in promotional activities for the Academy.
- Assists in expansion of Academy programs.
- Provides scholarships for outstanding students.
- Serves as an advocate for the Academy to educational, political, and business communities.
Current Members
- Margo Bills, Taxes and More
- Dick Bugg, Fidelity Investments
- Joe Buzitsky, Kelly IT Resources
- Diane Cadavid, Career Development Coordinator, Apex High School
- Tim Campbell, SAS
- Eric Chancy, Counselor, Apex High School
- Patrick Clark, WCPSS Tech Services Division
- John DeFazio, Chair, IBM
- Marcus Edwards, Cisco
- Barbara Elles, Higgins, Frankstone, Graves & Morris
- Mark Jessick, Net App
- Bob Morrison, Lord Corporation
- Jason Mooneyham, Lenovo
- Michael W. Murphy, EMC Corporation
- Marcia Murto, PPD
- Jerry O'Connor, American Airlines
- Daniel Pratt, RTI
- Gal Profesorsky, Micro Focus
- Jeff Reed, Siemens Training and Development Center
- Bill Terrill, Wake Tech Community College
Interested in serving on the Apex High School AOIT Advisory Board?
Contact:
John DeFazio, board chair at jdefazio@us.ibm.com
Or
Julie Oster, AOIT Director at joster@wcpss.net