STAR TEC Names 2010 Officers, Board Members
LARGO – STAR Technology Enterprise Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center for technology businesses, has announced its 2010 Advisory Board.
“STAR TEC relies on its volunteer leadership to provide feedback on community needs and generate broad based community interest in our entrepreneurship programming,” says Tonya Elmore, STAR TEC executive director. “We appreciate the time and skills these board members bring to our programs and activities.”
STAR TEC’s 2010 Advisory Board includes:
Officers
- Chairman: Doug Martin, CFO, Imagine International Corp., Tampa
- Chairman, Marketing Committee: Suzie Boland, president, RFB Communications Group, Tampa
- Chairman, Mentoring Committee: John Drinkard, managing principal, Office Space Brokers, Tampa
- Chairman, Recruitment Committee: Shawn Hughes, chairman, ifollo, Tampa
- Chairman, Building Committee: Christopher Paradies, Ph.D., shareholder, Fowler White Boggs, Tampa
- Chairman, Vetting Committee: George Shand, partner, Data Rose, Palm Harbor
Board Members
- Robert Brady, CEO/design director, ROBRADY design, Sarasota
- Rod Casto, Ph.D., executive director, USF Research Foundation, Tampa
- John Churchman, general manager, DRS Technologies, Largo
- Michael Fountain, Ph.D., director, Center for Entrepreneurship, University of South Florida, Tampa
- Shri Goyal, Ph.D., dean, College of Technology & Management, St. Petersburg College, Largo
- Nancy Howe, publisher, Maddux Business Report, St. Petersburg
- Penny Hulbert, president, Links Financial, Tampa
- Irene Hurst, director, MBA programs, College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa
- Dennis Jones, D.C., State Senator, vice president, economic development and innovative projects, St. Petersburg College, Largo
- Robin Kovaleski, executive director, Florida Venture Forum, Tampa
- Janet Kumpu, president, Fortress Technologies, Oldsmar
- Mike Meidel, director of economic development, Pinellas County, Largo
- Tom O’Neal, Ph.D., director, University of Central Florida Technology Incubator, Orlando
- Paul Sacco, director of real estate management, Pinellas County, Largo
