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Officer Bios

Ms. Teresa Dietrich Gurney
President

Prior to joining the GMU Masters of Science Telecommunications International program, Ms. Gurney spent her undergraduate years at  Carnegie Melon University. She plans to pursue her PhD at GMU. She's working as a Senior Network Engineer at America Online. Ms. Gurney is an all-rounder. She enjoys such hobbies as basketball. Email Ms. Gurney.

Ms. Jen Hartz
Vice President of Communications

Jen Hartz expects to graduate this spring with an MS in Telecommunications from George Mason, with a focus on Network Engineering.  She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1997.  She is a self-taught Network Engineer, having become interested in the field in 1998. She received a CCNA Cisco Certification in 1999. As a Network Engineer, Jen has worked for Lockheed Martin and is currently employed by America Online.  After graduation in May, Jen plans on continuing her career at AOL and possibly teaching network engineering to undergraduate or graduate students.
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Mr. Jonathan Mar
Vice President of Programs

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Mr. Tom Simancik
Secretary

Thomas Simancik is currently pursuing his Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications at GMU.  His focus is in Network Technologies and Wireless Communication.  He earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University in 1996. Tom is a Senior Systems Engineer with Raytheon Systems Company and has been employed with them since May of 1997.  In that time he has worked on several Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) projects and within their Secure Communications group.  Upon completion of his degree in Spring of 2003, Tom plans to continue working for Raytheon while pursuing his PhD in Information Technology at George Mason.            Email Mr. Simancik.
 

Mr. Matthew Iles
Member At Large

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