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 9 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
Rick Hale - Winner Aviation at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (Chair)
Alan Edie – Stark Development Board
Andrea Lyons - Medina County Economic Development Corp.
Bethany Dentler – Medina County Economic Development Corp.
Bob Cohen – North Central ITAC
Brad Ehrhart - Portage Development Board
Bryan Edwards – Summit County Port Authority
Chris Burnham – Summit County Port Authority
Chuck Wiedie – City of Hudson
Connie Krauss - Summit County
Doug Sibila – Peoples Services, Inc.
Eric Planey - Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
Gregg Cramer – Greater Akron Chamber
Jennifer Syx – City of Cuyahoga Falls
Kimberly Rice – City of Medina
Kristie Van Auken – Akron-Canton Airport
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
Sarah Boyarko– Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
Tim Bowersock – City of Mansfield
Tracy Drake – Columbiana County Port Authority
Foreign-Trade Zone Committee Members
Dan Talarcek – Stark County Port Authority (Chair)
Bethany Dentler - Medina County Economic Development Corp.
Bob Cohen – North Central Ohio ITAC
Brad Ehrhart - Portage Development Board
Bryan Edwards - Summit County Port Authority
Connie Krauss - Summit County
Doug Sibila – Peoples Services, Inc.
Mike Weddle – City of Stow
Norma Fox Horwitz – Summit County Port Authority
Rick Hale – Winner Aviation (Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport)
Rose Ann DeLeon – Western Reserve Port Authority
Steve Paquette – Stark Development Board
Tim Bowersock – City of Mansfield
Tracy Drake – Columbiana County Port Authority
Executive Committee Members
Tracy Drake – Columbiana County Port Authority (Chair)
Rick Hale – Winner Aviation/Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (Vice Chair)
Steve Paquette – Stark Development Board (Treasurer)
Iris Harvey – Kent State University (Secretary)
Dan Talarcek - Stark County Port Authority (FTZ Chair)
Larry Saulino - Akron (Immediate Past Chair)