NorTech

Board of Directors

The 23-member NorTech board reflects the diversity of technology-driven organizations in Northeast Ohio.

Cynthia Anderson
President
Youngstown State University

W.A. "Bud" Baeslack, III
Provost and Executive Vice President
Case Western Reserve University

Rebecca O. Bagley
President and Chief Executive Officer
NorTech

Timothy G. Biro
Chief Operating Officer
On Target Labs, LLC

Peter W. Broer
President and CEO
Lumitex

Ellen Burts-Cooper
Senior Managing Partner
Improve Consulting and Training

Roy A. Church, Ed.D.
President
Lorain County Community College

Steven A. Eisenbrown
Senior Vice President
Rockwell Automation - retired

Richard Garcia
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Avtron Holdings, LLC

Jay A. Gershen, D.D.S., Ph.D.
President
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)

Albert M. Green
CEO
Kent Displays, Inc.

John (Jack) W. Harley
CEO
FirstPower Group LLC

Darrell Hughes
Vice President and General Manager
Avery Dennison
Vice Chairman, NorTech

Yvette M. Ittu
Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations
Greater Cleveland Partnership

Shilpa Kedar
Program Director for Economic Development
The Cleveland Foundation

Joseph P. Keithley
President and CEO
Keithley Instruments - retired

Daryl Z. Laisure
President and CEO
ZIN Technologies, Inc.
Vice Chairman, NorTech

Lester A. Lefton, Ph.D.
President
Kent State University

Luis M. Proenza, Ph.D.
CEO
The University of Akron

Timothy M. Reynolds
President
Tribute, Inc.
Chairman, NorTech

Jennifer Thomas
Program Director, Akron
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Thomas N. Tyrrell
Chairman and CEO
Great Lakes Biomimicry

George Walker, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies
Cleveland State University