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Tami Trout is a Principal Consultant for OMEP. She works with companies to maximize organizational success and profitability by developing effective human resources systems, workforce hiring and development, and performance management.

Melissa Meaney Phillips is a research chemist at NIST, where she works to develop new analytical methods for the determination of marker compounds, vitamins and contaminants in dietary supplements and foods. Phillips started NIST’s Food Safety Program and has been involved in the development of standard reference materials (SRMs) for many foods. Phillips earned her bachelor’s degrees, master’s degree and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Outside of work, Melissa enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, baking and spending time with her husband and two daughters. She stays busy volunteering at school events and watching her girls play soccer.

Jeanne Quimby is the project leader for the Device-level Anomaly Detection to Forensic Security Electromagnetic Emissions (DARE2FORESEE) project. Her team assesses wireless telecommunication devices for cybersecurity vulnerabilities at the radio access network and the device subcomponent level. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. from The Ohio State University and a B.S. from the University of California of San Diego. Quimby currently serves as the Charter Women in Radio Science vice chair for the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI) and the vice chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers P2982 – Millimeter-Wave Channel Sounder Verification.

Daniel Eliot is the lead for small business engagement within the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Applied Cybersecurity Division. In this role, he works across NIST's cybersecurity and privacy program to advise and support development of cybersecurity resources, communication materials, and collateral tailored for use by small businesses. He also regularly works directly with the small business community and their advocates through external outreach and engagement. 

Nehika Mathur is a researcher in the Systems Integration Division at NIST. She develops standards that enable manufacturers to use circular economy principles in their businesses, using a product life cycle perspective. She spent the earlier part of her career working in the automotive and electrical switchgear industries. Later, while working for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), she saw the challenges facing small and medium-size businesses in sustainable manufacturing. Mathur’s doctoral research at Purdue University explored closing loops to lessen environmental impacts and strengthen supply chains for electronics and clean energy technologies.

Robert Mazzuca is a Staff Engineer for New Jersey MEP, which is part of the MEP National Network. Robert has an extensive career in leadership roles in economic development, business development and aerospace engineering.