Meet the Team

Lisa Drexhage currently serves as Associate Director of Corporate Relations for WPI. In this role, Lisa supports the Executive Director with the administration of a comprehensive and holistic Corporate Relations strategy including a strong focus on facilitating outreach operations and managing projects.   Lisa has excelled as a project manager in the non-profit, real estate & higher education settings supporting construction, placemaking and fundraising activities. After 8 years of leading and executing complex economic development and community development initiatives, ...

“WPI is a university with prestigious history and world-changing achievements. Being able to help students who will become part of this history makes me very proud of my role as an influencer.” Within this capacity, Pete collaborates with development and operations to deliver graduate programs and professional development workshops to meet the needs of both individual students and corporate clients. With over 19 years of experience in high profile and strong relationship management, Pete demonstrates the ability to develop and effectively manage WPI’s educational services. Customer ...

Dr. David (Dave) Ortendahl currently serves as Executive Director, Corporate Partnerships for WPI. In this role, Dave oversees the central Office of Corporate Partnerships (OCP) team and corporate collaborations for the university. OCP fosters strategic collaborations and serves as a catalyst for work between industry and academia at WPI. The team generates holistic partnerships that encourage agile solutions and positively impact faculty research and student development.Over the years, Dave has served at both private & public institutions in Higher Education. He has served in divisions of ...

Caitie Reidy currently serves as the Assistant Director, Corporate Stewardship in the Office of Corporate Partnerships. In her role, she supports the Executive Director of Corporate Partnerships and the Office of Corporate Partnerships team with account cultivation and stewardship, supporting the university’s holistic corporate partnership strategy to benefit faculty and students. Caitie joined WPI in 2018 as a member of the Academic & Corporate Engagement team as the WPI Boston Seaport Office Coordinator and from 2019 – 2021, Caitie was a member of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship ...