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Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo
Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo is a consultant and project manager who strategizes on a wide range of projects from small startups to high-asset corporations and other publically traded companies. He is widely recognized for his dedication to K-12 STEM education.
Dr. Katsvairo has appeared on TV and in newspapers and magazines as an expert in renewable energy, agronomy, and environmental conservation. He’s recognized in the science world for his research on perennial grasses, and is extensively published in the scientific arena on agricultural and environmental topics wherein his research has been designated as exemplary scholarly work.
Dr. Katsvairo is also a composer of lyrical music for a wide range of instrumentation including music for wind symphony, swing band, solo piano, piano duo, and flute. Visit: https://www.tawainga.com. Tawinga is also writing several novels based on true stories.
Dr. Katsvairo earned his M.Sc. from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Tawainga is a former board member of the Tallahassee Symphony Society where he is a recipient of the Donna O’Meara award, a board member for the Tallahassee Music Guild, and a Rotarian.
Ms. Anne Phipps
Ms. Anne Phipps is a community volunteer and dedicated environmentalist. In addition to serving on the BUC Technologies Foundation Board, Anne serves on the Goodwood Museum and Garden Board, the Tallahassee Symphony Board, Friends of Dance at FSU Board, and the STAC Board (an anti-trafficking organization). She is also a former member of the Refuge House Board (the domestic violence shelter). Anne holds an advanced teaching credential from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Thomas Cellucci
Dr. Thomas Cellucci is a managing partner of a private equity fund and senior executive board member in both the private and public sectors. He was appointed the first Chief Commercialization Officer in the US Federal government and has worked with US Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
Dr. Cellucci was an early pioneer in advancing the field of nanotechnology in American science, engineering, and manufacturing. He was instrumental in making progress with America’s nanotechnology agenda through his bi-partisan work with Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and other leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives. Dr. Cellucci has received numerous awards in industry, government, and business.
Dr. Cellucci served as a Fellow with the Smithsonian Institution’s James Smithson Society where he collaborated with the National Portrait Gallery’s American Presidents Collection.
Dr. Cellucci earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Rutgers University, and a BS in Chemistry from Fordham University.
Mr. Christopher Weider
As a teacher at Success Academy in Tallahassee, Florida, Mr. Christopher Weider provides his school teacher perspective to the foundation. He holds an MS in Chemistry from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.