To conduct the business of NEOTEC, each county is able to appoint two trustees and one alternate to the NEOTEC Board of Trustees. Meetings of the NEOTEC Board of Trustees are held quarterly on the third Wednesday of January, April, July and October at various locations throughout the region.
Board Officers
Chairman - Tracy Drake, CEO, Columbiana County Port Authority
Vice Chairman - Rick Hale, CEO, Winner Aviation at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Treasurer - Steve Paquette, President & CEO, Stark Development Board
Secretary - Iris Harvey, Vice President of University Relations, Kent State University
Board Members by County
Ashtabula County
Brian Anderson
Executive Director, Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County
Columbiana County
Charles Presley
President, Glamer Group Leaders of America
Tracy Drake
CEO, Columbiana County Port Authority
Mahoning County
Rick Hale
President & CEO, Winner Aviation at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Medina County
Bethany Dentler
Executive Director, Medina County Economic Development Corporation
Bill Frantz
President and COO, Sandridge Food Corporation
Portage County
Brad Ehrhart
President, Portage Development Board
Iris Harvey
VP of University Relations, Kent State University
Richland County
Tim Bowersock
Economic Development Director, City of Mansfield
Bob Cohen
Director, Northern Ohio International Trade Assistance Center (ITAC)
Stark County
Steve Paquette
President & CEO, Stark Development Board
Dean Pugh
National Sales Executive (Retired), Fresh Mark Inc.
Dan Talarcek (Alternate)
VP Strategic Services, Stark County Port Authority
Summit County
Larry Saulino
Rick Rebadow
Executive Vice President, Greater Akron Chamber
Connie Krauss (Alternate)
Director, Summit County Department of Development
Trumbull County
Bill Miller
Director, Trumbull County Planning Commission
Mark Zigmont
Economic Development Coordinator, Trumbull County Planning Commission
