Maryland Tech Council Welcomes Twelve Industry Leaders to its Board of Directors
'We are proud to welcome to our board twelve individuals with deep expertise in Maryland's innovation ecosystem,' said Kelly Schulz, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council. 'Their insights and leadership will be vital as we enhance our best-in-class member offerings, including policy advocacy, workforce development solutions, networking and education, and member cost savings programs.'
The new directors are:
New Life Sciences Directors
Timothy Fouts, ABL, Inc.
Jacob Greenwood, Precision for Medicine, Inc.
Laura Vivian, TrilliumBiO, LLC
Markus Weiss, Miltenyi Biotec North America
New Technology Directors
Allyson Black-Woodson, Pepco Holdings Inc.
Rob Corradi, AWS
Gary Daigle, RealmOne
Dean Merritt, Mindgrub Technologies LLC
Paul Plymouth, Verizon
New Service Provider and Government Directors
Michael Halaiko, Baker Donelson
Greg Tselikis, SC&H Group, LLC
Jonathan Sachs, Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development
MTC has grown its membership to more than 870 member organizations and recently launched the new Rural Technology Network to accelerate growth in rural Maryland's technology ecosystem. It also operates the BioHub Maryland Training and Education Center at Montgomery County, a state-of-the-art and multifunctional skills training facility equipped with cutting-edge industrial bioprocessing equipment.
About the Maryland Tech Council
The Maryland Tech Council (MTC) is a collaborative community that is actively engaged in building strong technology and life science industries by supporting the efforts of our individual members. We are the largest technology and life sciences trade association in the state of Maryland, and we provide value by giving members a forum to learn, share, and connect. MTC brings the region's community together into a single, united organization that empowers our members to achieve their business goals through advocacy, networking, and education. The vision for the Maryland Tech Council is to propel Maryland to become the number one innovation economy for life sciences and technology in the country. Follow us at mdtechcouncil.com, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
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