Board Members

Thomas A. Summers of Rochester, Pennsylvania was designated Vice Chair of the Board on August 17, 2020.  He served as Acting Chair from September 13, 2020, to January 20, 2021.  Mr. Summers was twice confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 2020, for service through October 18, 2025.  Mr. Summers previously served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Administrator and as the Deputy for Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation in the Office of Defense Programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration in the Department of Energy.  He is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with over three decades of active duty in a variety of command, teaching, military staff, and scientific positions.

Mr. Summers earned a B.S. from Saint Vincent College, PA, in Physics and Mathematics and four M.S. degrees: Applied Physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology, OH; Administration from Central Michigan University, MI; Military Operational Art and Science from Air Command and Staff College, AL; and National Security Strategy from the National War College, DC. 

 

Dr. Patricia L. Lee, a native of Springfield, Massachusetts, brings over thirty years of experience in radiation protection and nuclear safety. For over two decades, she was a key leader at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), where she recently served as Portfolio Manager for the SRNL Digital Enterprise, overseeing the lab's integrated computing strategy. Her career also includes nearly a decade at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she evaluated the impact of Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities on human health and the environment. Dr. Lee also held senior advisory roles at DOE headquarters, including two Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignments as a Senior Technical Advisor to the Office of Environmental Management. She also served as a liaison to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering/Health Physics and a and M.S. in Health Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology; a M.S. in Physics from Clark Atlanta University; and a B.S. in Physics from Lincoln University.