Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame comprises outstanding, eclectic leaders and inventors from public corporations, private businesses, research universities, nonprofit institutes, governmental agencies, and other areas.
Name Affiliation Marco Carvalho, Executive Vice President and Provost Florida Institute of Technology Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative Florida’s 14th Congressional District Michael J. DeLuca, Intellectual Property Counsel Florida Power & Light, NextEra Energy Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Kenneth Ford, Founder & CEO Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition Richard A. Houghten, Founder, CEO & President Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies James Howard, Executive Director Black Inventors Hall of Fame Richard Jove, Institute Director Cell Therapies Institute Rhea F. Law, President University of South Florida Arthur Molella, Director Emeritus Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian Institution Phoebe Miles, President Cade Museum Janet E. Petro, Deputy Director NASA – John F. Kennedy Space Center Paul R. Sanberg, President National Academy of Inventors Mark Sharpe, Executive Director Tampa Innovation Alliance Paul Sohl, CEO Florida High Tech Corridor Sylvia Wilson Thomas, Vice President University of South Florida
