Dr. Colleen Conklin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Gaetz Aerospace Institute Executive Director
ERAU
Dr. Colleen Conklin is an Associate Professor of Aeronautical Science as well as the Executive Director of the Gaetz Aerospace Institute at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. As Executive Director of the Institute, Dr. Conklin is responsible for the overall management and administration of programming. This past year 150 Secondary Schools; 214 teachers and over 6,000 students participated in Gaetz programming. In total, the program has reached more than 25,000 students, including 13,000+ dual-enrolled students since the program started in 2004. The Institute provides rigorous aerospace-based STEM-related courses that prepare students for college and careers in emerging industries such as Unmanned Aerial Systems, Robotics, Global Navigation Systems, and Commercial Space Operations. Professor Conklin has over 28 years in public education as a classroom teacher from the inner-city streets of Washington Heights and the South Bronx to the rural fields of Bunnell, Florida. She holds a doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership with a minor in Brain-Based Leading. Outside of her role at Embry-Riddle, she is the Vice-Chair of the Flagler County School Board where she was first elected in 2000 to today where she continues to serve the children and citizens of Flagler County. She is married to Christopher Conklin for the past 20 years and has two sons Patrick (22) and Ryan (20).
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