Section Officers
PRESIDENT
John Beam, a student in the Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology program, has over 30 years of defense and commercial nuclear experience. He is currently the corporate senior manager for health, safety, and environmental training with Fluor. John is responsible for the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training for a global workforce of 30,000 plus employees and contractors.
John sees nuclear energy as the most promising clean energy solution to the global energy crisis and believes the future is bright for nuclear applications in the fields of imaging, radiation therapy, health physics, and medical physics.
John is finishing his final year of studies to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology and hopes to further his education with a master’s degree from Excelsior.
VICE PRESIDENT
Chelsea Troutman has worked in the nuclear power industry for the past 11 years. In 2023, Troutman became the regulatory assurance manager at James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Prior to joining the team at FitzPatrick, she spent five years in Nuclear Oversight where she began as an auditor and progressed to the Northeast regional oversight manager in 2020. Prior to her time in oversight, Troutman was a senior emergency preparedness specialist supporting the maintenance of emergency response facilities, provided training and interface with the Offsite Response Organizations, and served as the system manager for the siren systems around seven plants spanning Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a Mapping Technology concentration from Mansfield University in 2011 and a Master of Science in Emergency Management from Millersville University in 2013. As part of her master’s degree, she completed an internship with Exelon Generation, which kickstarted her career in the nuclear power industry. In October 2023, she began the Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology program at Excelsior University.
FACULTY ADVISOR
Dr. Michael Johnson began his career in the Navy as a nuclear-trained machinist mate serving on submarines and instructor duty. After 11 years as a machinist mate, he received his commission (Limited Duty Officer) and served as a Naval Reactors Representative for the Enterprise refueling at Newport News Shipbuilding. After completing the Enterprise refueling, he served as a Radiological Controls and Nuclear Repair Officer on a submarine tender. He qualified as a surface warfare officer during his tour on the tender. His final tours in the Navy were as a Naval Reactors Representative at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Expended Core Facility at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho.
Upon his retirement from the Navy, he held leadership positions in the operations and maintenance departments at the Department of Energy nuclear facility in Idaho. After working at the DOE site, he worked in the commercial nuclear industry for six years in various leadership positions in the maintenance organization. He was the Associate Dean of Science, Business, and Technology for Excelsior University. He then returned to the nuclear industry as the Site Manager for Allied Power Services at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant.
Dr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in sociology from the NY State Board of Regents External Degree Program (Excelsior University), a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Excelsior University, a Master of Science Degree in Management from Florida Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.
In 2022, Dr. Johnson returned to Excelsior University as Faculty Program Director for the Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs.