Our Staff Team

WIRED is led by a talented staff team. The following individuals provide the staff support for WIRED.

Mark Smith

Mark is WIRED’s Project Administrator. He provides the day-to-day management of WIRED. You can read Mark’s full bio here and you can reach him by email at smith96@purdue.edu.

Peggy Hosea

Peggy, WIRED’s Office Manager, is the glue that holds it all together. You can reach her by email at phosea@purdue.edu.

Ed Morrison

Ed came on board to serve as WIRED’s Economic Policy Advisor. Ed brings a wealth of experience in economic development. You can read Ed’s bio here and reach him via email at efmorris@purdue.edu.

Christy Bozic

Christy is WIRED’s Manager of Business Innovation. She focuses her efforts on moving innovations into the region’s industrial firms. You can read more about Christy here and reach her by email at cbozic@purdue.edu.

Scott Hutcheson

Scott provides overall leadership to the WIRED project and focuses his time on WIRED strategy development. Scott’s bio is available here and he can be reached at hutcheson@purdue.edu.

Susan Dripps

Susan Dripps has been a welcome and much-needed addition to our office Staff. Susan can be reached by contacting her at sdripps@purdue.edu.