Members of the CPI Executive Committee (EC) are selected each year by the CPI Chair and ratified by the full Council. The EC meets for a coordination meeting the first Wednesday of every month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and invites research administrative representatives from Texas A&M, HSC, TEES, TTI, and AgriLife Research to attend.
The CPI EC also meets regularly with the Texas A&M President, Provost and Vice President for Research; Distinguished Professor’s Executive Committee; The Texas A&M University System Chancellor and other representatives or administrators upon request.
The CPI-EC can be contacted by sending an email to cpi-ec@listserv.tamu.edu.
2026-2027 CPI Officers (officers are standing members of the Executive Committee)
Laura Dague, Chair
Department of Public Service and Administration
The Bush School of Government and Public Service
dague@tamu.edu
979.845.6591
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2028 (2nd term)
External Committees: Research Development Fund Advisory Committee
Giridhar ‘Giri’ Athrey, Vice Chair
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
giridhar.athrey@ag.tamu.edu
979.458.9921
CPI Membership Term: 2026-2029 (2nd term)
External Committees: University Research Council
Jorge Alvarado, Past Chair
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
College of Engineering
jorge.alvarado@tamu.edu
979.458.1900
CPI Membership Term: 2022-2027
External Committees:
2026-2027 Executive Committee (PENDING RATIFICATION APPROVAL)
(terms extend from September 1st through August 31st)
Rebecca Brooker
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
rebeccabrooker@tamu.edu
979.845.2581
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028 (2nd term)
External Committees: SSC Advisory Committee, Associate Provost for Faculty Advocacy Search
Rodolfo Cardoso
Department of Animal Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
rodolfo.cardoso@ag.tamu.edu
979.458.8463
CPI Membership Term: 2024-2027
External Committees:
Carl Gregory
Department of Medical Physiology
College of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center
cgregory@tamu.edu
979.436.9643
CPI Membership Term 2025-2028
External Committees: Research Development Fund Advisory Committee
Natalie Johnson
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health
nmjohnson@tamu.edu
979.436.9325
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028
External Committees:
David Powers
Department of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
david.powers@chem.tamu.edu
979.862.3089
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028
External Committees: Research Development Fund Advisory Committee
Raquel Sitcheran
Department of Cell Biology and Genetics
College of Medicine
raquel.sitcheran@tamu.edu
979.436.348
CPI Membership Term: 2026-2029
External Committees:
Lee Tarpley
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Beaumont Center
ltarpley@tamu.edu
409-752-2741 ext 2235
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028
External Committees: EPIK – Maestro Steering Committee
Taylor Ware
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
taylor.ware@tamu.edu
979-845-9374
CPI Membership Term: 2025-2028
External Committees:
Kelly Wilson
College of Nursing
Texas A&M Health Science Center
kwilson@tamu.edu
979.436.0151
CPI Membership Term: 2026-2029
External Committees: