NorTech Technology Resource Council – 2008

The Technology Resource Council and Advisory Board is comprised of representatives from the region's technology-based economic development, community and research organizations.  The Council members have expertise in the fields of bioscience and healthcare, information and communication technologies, instruments/controls/electronics, polymers/advanced materials, nanotechnology, energy/power/propulsion, and advanced manufacturing. Members of the Council serve two main functions: 1) keep NorTech staff updated and informed on the latest technology cluster advancements in the region and 2) actively participate in NorTech projects and initiatives that help to bolster the region's key technology strengths. (Appointments to the Council are made annually.)

Jackie Acho
The Acho Group

David Akers
Northeast Ohio Sourcing Office (NEOSO)

Kenneth Alfred
Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition

Mark Ansboury
OneCommunity

Constance Atkins
CAAO

Ziona Austrian
Cleveland State University

Robert Baxter
OMERIS

Ann Womer Benjamin
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE)

Daniel Berry

Greater Cleveland Partnership

Patricia Book
Kent State University

Anita Campbell

Small Business Trends

Carol Caruso
Greater Cleveland Partnership

Dawn Clark
Cleveland Engineering Society

Arnie Clebone
Ohio Department of Development (Youngstown)

Christopher Coburn
CCF Innovations
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Dennis Cocco
Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE)

Bob Cohen
BrainTree Partners

Daniel Colantone
Greater Akron Chamber

James Cossler
Youngstown Business Incubator

Mark Coticchia
Case Western Reserve University

Jeanne L. H. Coughlin
The Coughlin Group, Inc.

David Crain
MAGNET

Farnk DeTillio
Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

Colin Drummond
Ohio MEMS Association

Marion (Rick) Earles
Glennan Microsystems Initiative

John H. Erdmann
Hana Microdisplay Technologies, Inc.

Barbara Ewing
Office of Congressman Tim Ryan

Michael Goldberg
Bridge Investment Fund L.P. 

Joseph F. Hahn
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Jack W. Harley
JWH Group Inc.

Michael Heil
Ohio Aerospace Institute

Edward (Ned) Hill
Cleveland State University

Lisa L. Hong
e-Quest Strategies, LLC 

Thomas Humphries
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber

Allen Hunter
Youngstown State University

Andrew Jackson
Commission on Economic Inclusion

Peter Kasvinsky
Youngstown State University

Donald Knechtges
GLIDE

Carol A. Latham
Thermagon, Inc.

Bob Leach

Braintree Partners

Ray Leach
JumpStart, Inc.

Michael LeHere
Akron Global Business Incubator

Jerry Lesnick
Akron Global Business Incubator

Lou Licata
Licata & Associates, LLP

Susan Luria
Team NEO

James J. Mazzella 
Vistage International

Rodger W. McKain
Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (U.S.) Inc.

John Meyers
University of Akron Research Foundation

Sharell Mikesell
Ohio Polymer Strategy Council
Center for Multifunctional Polymers, Nanomaterials and Devices (CMPND)

Stephen Millard
Council of Small Enterprises (COSE)

Kathleen Needham
NASA Glenn Research Center

Brad Nellis
Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA)

George Newkome
The University of Akron

John O'Donnell
Stark State College of Technology

Stephen Paquette
Stark Development Board

Christopher Pestak
Battelle

Darrin Redus
JumpStart, Inc.

Clifford Reynolds
GLIDE

Barry Rosenbaum
University of Akron Research Foundation

Scot Rourke
OneCommunity

Jenn Ruggles
Ohio Department of Development (Cleveland)

Gordon Schorr
University of Akron Research Foundation

Baiju Shah
BioEnterprise Corporation

Robert (Joe) Shaw
NASA Glenn Research Center

Eric L. Small 
SBK Brooks Investment Corporation

Julie Michael Smith
Youngstown Business Incubator

Mark Sniderman
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Charles H. Somers, Jr.
Diebold, Incorporated

Richard Stuebi
The Cleveland Foundation

Brian D. Tucker
Crain’s Cleveland Business

Leah Anglin Walsh
Ohio Department of Development (Akron)

Wayne Watkins
University of Akron

Fatima Weathers
Manufacturing Advocacy Growth Network (MAGNET)

John West
Kent State University
Liquid Crystal Research Institute

John Wheeler
Case Western Reserve University

Gregory Wilson
Kent State University

Pierrette Woodford
Battelle

Wayne Zeman
Manufacturing Advocacy Growth Network (MAGNET)