The strategies and initiatives of NEOTEC are developed and implemented through the work of several standing committees. These committees include:

• Marketing/Logistics
• Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)
• Executive

The marketing and FTZ committees are comprised of representatives from the 10 NEOTEC counties in various capacities, including economic development, chambers of commerce, port authorities, local government and private industries. The executive committee is comprised of the four officers of the NEOTEC board of trustees and the chairs of the marketing and FTZ committees. Actions of the marketing and FTZ committees are recommended for approval by the executive committee, which then recommends the action for ratification by the NEOTEC board of trustees.

NEOTEC committee meetings are held monthly except during the 4 months when NEOTEC board meetings are held (January, April, July and October).

Marketing Committee Members
     Rod Crider – Wayne Economic Development Corp. (Chair)
     Chris Burnham – Summit County Port Authority (Vice Chair)
     Alan Edie – Stark Development Board
     Bethany Dentler – Medina County Economic Development Corp.
     Bill Ulik – Portage County Department of Economic Development
     Bob Cohen – North Central ITAC
     Bryan Edwards – Summit County Port Authority
     Chuck Wiedie – City of Hudson
     Connie Krauss - Summit County
     Dean Pugh – Fresh Mark Inc.
     Doug Sibila – Peoples Services, Inc.
       Eric Planey  -  Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
     Gregg Cramer – Greater Akron Chamber
     Iris Harvey - Kent State University
     Jennifer Syx – City of Cuyahoga Falls
     Joe Mayernick – Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County
     Kimberly Rice – Ohio Department of Development
     Kristie Van Auken – Akron-Canton Airport
     Mark Albrecht – City of Akron
     Mark Zigmont – Trumbull County Planning Commission
     Melissa Frank – FirstEnergy Corp.
     Norma Fox Horwitz – Summit County Port Authority
     Rick Rebadow – Greater Akron Chamber
     Sam DeShazior – City of Akron
     Sandy Neuman – Medina County Economic Develop. Corp.
     Sarah Boyarko– Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
     Tim Bowersock – City of Mansfield
     Tracy Drake – Columbiana County Port Authority
     Walt Good – Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber

Foreign-Trade Zone Committee Members
     Tracy Drake – Columbiana Co. Port Authority (Chair)
     Dan Talarcek – Stark County Port Authority (Vice Chair)
     Bethany Dentler - Medina County Economic Development Corp.
     Betsy Sparr – Wayne County Department of Planning
     Bill Ulik – Portage County Department of Economic Development
     Bob Cohen – North Central Ohio ITAC
     Connie Krauss - Summit County
     Doug Sibila – Peoples Services, Inc.
     Jason Haas – Summit County
     Jeremy Rowan – City of Akron
     Norma Fox Horwitz – Summit County Port Authority
     Rick Hale – Winner Aviation (Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport)
     Rod Crider – Wayne Economic Development Council
     Steve Paquette – Stark Development Board
     Tim Bowersock – City of Mansfield

Executive Committee Members
     Larry Saulino – Summit County (Chair)
     Rick Hale – Winner Aviation/Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (Vice Chair)
     Steve Paquette – Stark Development Board (Treasurer)
     Rod Crider – Wayne Economic Development Council (Secretary & Marketing Chair)
     Tracy Drake – Columbiana County Port Authority (FTZ Chair)