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Wright State Applied Research Corporation (WSARC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2011, that is affiliated with, but separate from Wright State University. WSARC provides administration and oversight of government and defense contacts, while Wright State Research institute (WSRI) performs the scientific work associated with those contracts.

WSRI provides research services, playing a critical role in testing, evaluating, and inventing products and services in the human performance and technology sectors for the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Defense, and a variety of other organizations.

Over the past eight years, the organizations have experienced significant growth in the number and value of contracts. Dennis James Andersh, CEO and President of WSARC and Executive Director of WSRI will address explain the organizations’ missions and services. His presentation is titled, “The Science of Intelligent Teaming.”

BIO: DENNIS ANDERSH

CEO, President, Wright State Applied Research Corporation

Executive Director, Wright State Research Institute

Mr. Andersh connects the university’s research to new markets, while also leveraging the Wright State Institute’s (WSRI) existing commercial and healthcare business. Mr. Andersh was named Chief Executive Officer of the Wright State Applied Research Corporation (WSARC) in May 2014.  In September 2015 Mr. Andersh was also named Executive Director of WSRI. 

With more than 20 years of documented leadership, management, and technical innovative successes, Mr. Andersh’s expertise lies in basic research; laboratory research and development (R&D); system concept development; system and platform development; and the fielding of air, ground, and space mission-critical systems. He is highly respected for building collaborative partnerships of academia, industry, government, commercial, congressional, and local entities to create strategic growth across multiple new markets in the federal, state, and local government. 

Before coming to Wright State, Mr. Andersh held several leadership positions at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). He led the Dayton region as Senior Vice President where he was responsible for SAIC’s business with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Springfield Air National Guard, and the Dayton region.

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Associate Dean of Enrollment and Communication, Kettering College

Emotional Intelligence Researcher and Group Facilitator

Jessica Beans is the Associate Dean of Enrollment and Communication at Kettering College, the educational institution of Kettering Health Network which specializes in offering healthcare degrees. She previously worked at Kettering College as the Marketing and Public Relations director for 5 years.

In 2017, Jessica graduated with a masters in organizational leadership with an emphasis in change management. Through this she began researching how emotional intelligence impacts organizations and she started facilitating discussions around how to build emotional intelligence, understanding group dynamics, leadership, and change management. Jessica loves discovering insights and tools to aid leaders in steering their teams and creating a healthy, trusting work atmosphere and to improve communication.

Jessica will speak about the power of emotional intelligence in the workplace and will focus on how she has seen this applied in industries she’s been most involved including higher education, healthcare, and small business.  

She and her husband have lived and worked in Kettering, Ohio, since 2014. Her husband works for the parks and recreation department for the city of Kettering and they also co-founded a local coffee roasting company and have launched a coffee line (Enneagram Coffee) to encourage growing your own emotional intelligence while enjoying specialty coffee.

45 years of experience in civil engineering, concentrated on highway planning and design.

National Urban County Engineer of the Year, 2016, National Association of County Engineers
Immediate Past President, County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO)
Past President, Transportation Officials Division, ARTBA.
Board Member and Past President, We Care Arts
Past President, DSPE.
Past President of ACEC Ohio.
Past Chair of Ohio Council, ASCE.
Past Board Member, Ohio Contractors Association.

Specialties: Have made numerous presentations at regional and national conferences and published in regional and national magazines related to various transportation engineering topics

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