Sam Barnes, BSME '91/MBA '15, was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Commonwealth Associates. He has been with Commonwealth since 2012. Commonwealth is a design engineering and consulting firm focused on high voltage power delivery and power generation projects. Barnes also serves as chairman of the Jackson College board of trustees, is the Jackson College representative on the Dahlem Conservancy board of directors, and is on the advisory boards for the Electric Power and Power-Gen International conferences.