Federal · Small business
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board
Applications accepted year-round
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Provides advice on Manufacturing Extension Partnership program activities, plans, and policies, and assesses the performance of the program that serves small and medium-sized manufacturers.
Who currently sits on it
7 listed
- Bernadine Hawes
Chair - Candice M. Smith
Member - Dr. Jermaine Ford
Member - John T. Smith
Member - Miriam Kmetzo
Member - Sean Ketter
Member - Winston W. Chang
Member
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Advise on MEP program activities, plans and policies
- Assess MEP program performance
- Represent small manufacturing businesses and MEP Centers
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Director of NIST
- Who is eligible
- The board must include at least 2 members from MEP Centers, at least 5 members from small manufacturing businesses, and at least 1 member from a community college. Federal employees are not eligible.
- Residency required
- Not stated by the agency
- Term
- 3 years
- Meets
- At least biannually
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- Applications accepted year-round
- Official notice
- federalregister.gov →
- Official membership roster
- nist.gov →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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