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February 02, 2014 | Tom Ballard

Rogers, Brahams new leaders of Tech 20/20 Board

tech 2020 newTom Rogers, Director of Industrial Partnerships and Economic Development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is the new Chair of the Board of Directors of Tech 20/20.

The former President and Chief Executive Officer of Tech 20/20 was elected to the post at a recent Board meeting. He succeeds David Bradshaw, Oak Ridge President for CapitalMark Bank & Trust.

Teri Brahams, Executive Director Business and Community Services for Pellissippi State Community College, was elected Chair-Elect.

Board members for 2014 are:

  • Tom Ballard, Pershing Yoakley & Associates (Entrepreneurship Committee Chair)
  • Gerald Boyd, Huntington Ingalls Industries.
  • Suresh Babu, University of Tennessee/ORNL Governor’s Chair.
  • Bradshaw.
  • Brahams.
  • Jim Campbell, East Tennessee Economic Council.
  • Chris Clark, B&W y-12, LLC.
  • John Eschenberg, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  • Barry Goss, Pro2Serve.
  • Parker Hardy, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
  • Melinda Hillman, Roane State Community College.
  • Patrick Hunt, Fiveworx.
  • Martin Keller, ORNL.
  • Roger Kiger, Visionary Horizons Wealth Management (Access to Capital Committee Chair).
  • Chris Mainini, Radio Systems Corporation (Advanced Manufacturing Committee Chair).
  • Joe Matteo, ProNova Systems.
  • Lee Martin, Clarity Resources, LLC.
  • Stacey Patterson, University of Tennessee (UT).
  • Rhonda Rice, Knoxville Chamber.
  • Jim Roberto, ORNL.
  • Rogers.
  • Fred Tompkins, UT.
  • Mark Watson, City of Oak Ridge.
  • Ken Woody, Innova.
  • Lawrence Young, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (Financial Oversight Committee Chair).

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