Mar.1.2011

The NCTC is pleased to announce its new President and class of the Board of Directors. Marty Muscatello, President and CEO of CCS-Inc. and subsidiaries Qualtrax, Inc. and FoxGuard Solutions, will be the President through 2012. Marty has been an active member of the NCTC as well as on the NCTC Board of Directors since 2005 and said "I am very excited to be working with the NCTC as President. It is an honor to work alongside such a passionate group of organizations who want to see our region continue to grow and be recognized as a great place to live and work." Immediate Past-President, Mary Miller of Interactive Design and Development, Inc. will remain on the Executive Committee.

The NCTC Board of Directors represents the diverse technology community of the Roanoke-Blacksburg region, from small tech start-ups to some of the largest employers in the region. Joining the NCTC Board of Directors in 2011 are Jonathan Hagmaier (Interactive Achievement, Inc.), Michael Friedlander (Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute), Scott Graeff (LUNA Innovations, Inc.), and Andre Muelenaer (Pediatric Medical Device Institute).

The 2011 NCTC Executive Committee: President Marty Muscatello (CCS-Inc.), Past-President, Mary Miller (Interactive Design and Development, Inc.), Vice President, Nanci Hardwick (Schultz-Creehan Holdings, Inc.), Vice President, Bob Summers (EnergyWare Corporation), Vice President, David Poteet (NewCity), Treasurer, Wally Newton, (Portaqua, LLC) and Secretary, Sam Hampton (Cox Business).

The 2011 NCTC Board of Directors: Henry Bass (Automation Creations, Inc.), Kevin Byrd (NRV Planning District Commission), Mark Coburn (Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.), Tim Conner (KPMG, LLP), Hap Connors (Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology), Nicholas Conte (Woods Rogers, PLC), Rick Coro (Advance Auto Parts), Steve Critchfield (Tele-Works, Inc.), John Dooley (Virginia Tech), Michael Drzal (LeClairRyan), Doyle Edgerton (Rev.Net Technologies, Inc.), Basil Edwards (Radford City Economic Development Office), Russ Ellis (Xcellos Corporation), Sam English (CIE Partners), Ken Ferris (Wireless MedCARE, LLC), Jim Flowers (VT KnowledgeWorks), Jay Foster (SoftSolutions Information Technologies), Leon Harris (Keltech, Inc.), Bonz Hart (Meridium, Inc.), Bryce Hunter (Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP), Jack Lewis (New River Community College), Mark Lucas (Lucas Therapies, PC), Mary Anne McElmurray (Brown Edwards & Company, LLP), Ted Melnik (Melnik Consulting), Joe Meredith (Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center), Ray Pethtel (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute), Robert Sandel (Virginia Western Community College), Wayne Strickland (Roanoke Valley Alleghany Regional Commission), Karen Turner (StellarOne), Neil Wilkin (Optical Cable Corporation), Gordie Zeigler (SyCom Technologies, Inc.), Jonathan Hagmaier (Interactive Achievement, Inc.), Michael Friedlander (Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute), Scott Graeff (LUNA Innovations, Inc.), and Andre Muelenaer (Pediatric Medical Device Institute).